⭑ "Debut author Aleman was born in Mexico and his writing is stellar, clear and emotional, realistic and suspenseful. The story is complex and heart-wrenching, yet full of hope and familial love, making this an excellent choice even for younger YA readers." —Booklist

This timely, moving debut novel follows a teen's efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation.

Mateo Garcia and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past few years, however, the fear that their undocumented immigrant parents could be sent back to Mexico has started to fade. Ma and Pa have been in the United States for so long, they have American-born children, and they're hard workers and good neighbors. When Mateo returns from school one day to find that his parents have been taken by ICE, he realizes that his family's worst nightmare has become a reality. With his parents' fate and his own future hanging in the balance, Mateo must figure out who he is and what he is capable of, even as he's forced to question what it means to be an American.

Daniel Aleman's Indivisible is a remarkable story—both powerful in its explorations of immigration in America and deeply intimate in its portrait of a teen boy driven by his fierce, protective love for his parents and his sister.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3uyfJJh

Daniel Aleman discusses INDIVISIBLE

LitBit Episode 1:  "Engagement with Young Adult Literature" by Ivey and Johnston

Katie Thomas and Brooke Cunningham from the University of Tennessee PhD in young adult literature program discuss Ivey and Johnston's "Engagement with Young Adult Literature: Outcomes and Processes" as well as talk about what young adult literature they have been reading.

*There are a few bugs in our audio, but we will have that fixed by our next podcast!

Study Citation: 
Ivey, G., & Johnston, P.H. (2013). Engagement with young adult literature: Outcomes and processes. Reading Research Quarterly, 48(3), 255-275.

Links to Books Mentioned:

Mosquitoland by David Arnold
http://www.amazon.com/Mosquitoland-David-Arnold/dp/045147077X

Books by Rita Williams-Garcia
http://www.amazon.com/Rita-Williams-Garcia/e/B00BJ8QIEE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1459115614&sr=1-2-ent




LitBit Episode 1: "Engagement with Young Adult Literature" by Ivey and Johnston

Book 12 is the epic finale to the New York Times bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series!

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 The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup's quest is clear... But can he end the rebellion? Can he prove himself to be king? Can he save the dragons? The stakes have never been higher, as the very fate of the Viking world hangs in the balance!

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How to Fight a Dragon's Fury by Cressida Cowell, Read by David Tennant

CAST: 

Shimmer: Xochitl
Thorn: Dalgot Alta
Lieutenant: T. Rooney
Soldier: JessieVoice

Dragon Steel Audiobook: Chapter 3

The Fault in Our Stars Podcast

With so many people working and learning from home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to give you all something special. Welcome to the Storyman Virtual Reading Series, where I, Neal Shusterman, will be reading from my short story collections: MINDQUAKES, MINDTWISTERS, MINDBENDERS, and MINDSTORMS.

Copyright © Neal Shusterman

The Bob Squad

Storyman Virtual Reading Series Intro

Number Two

Welcome to the Storyman Virtual Reading Series, in which I'm reading selections of my work for students, educators, librarians, and readers of all kinds around the world. Today's installment is "The Elsewhere Boutique" from my short story collection MINDQUAKES.

Copyright © Neal Shusterman

The Elsewhere Boutique

Welcome to the Storyman Virtual Reading Series, in which I'm reading selections of my work for students, educators, librarians, and readers of all kinds around the world. Today's installment is one of my personal favorites: "Smells Like Kafka" from TWICE TOLD: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork.

Copyright © Neal Shusterman

Smells Like Kafka

Grammy-winning audiobook publisher. Authors include James Patterson, David Baldacci, and Michael Connelly. Earbuds encouraged. Follow us on Twitter at @HachetteAudio.

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