Sometimes it's not the book...it's the reader.

I had an experience as a reader this week that got my teacher-brain thinking about books and kids, and why the right book at the right time is such a very important concept for us to keep in mind.

I've been reading this book...



...and loving it.  ELI THE GOOD by Silas House is a beautifully written story about a ten-year-old boy whose family is facing the challenges of change in 1976 -- a father haunted by memories of Vietnam, a crazy aunt who's appeared with a mysterious problem, and a teenage...