I am the author of five professional books for educator: [See the drop-down menu for information on individual books]:
- THE WRITE TO READ: Response Journals that Increase Comprehension
- TALKING TEXTS: A Teacher’s Guide to Book Clubs across the Curriculum
- NO MORE “US” AND “THEM”: Classroom Lessons & Activities to Promote Peer Respect
- BRIDGING THE GAP: Reading Critically & Writing Meaningfully to Get to the Core
- COMMA QUEST: The Rules They Followed—The Sentences They Saved
I have also contributed chapters to four other professional books:
- “Challenging the Gender Binary while Studying Author's Craft in Freakboy.” QUEER ADOLESCENT LITERATURE AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM
- “Remixing Reader Response with Digital, Mobile, and Multimodal Literacies.” YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE IN A DIGITAL WORLD: Textual Engagement Though Visual Literacy
- “Memoir: Writing Our Lives.” STORY FRAMES FOR TEACHING LITERACY: Enhancing Student Learning through the Power of Storytelling
- “Exploring Mental Health Literacy through Book Clubs.” FOSTERING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY THROUGH ADOLESCENT LITERATURE