​We at Beyond the Box Learning encourage our students to become "story eaters," ​or avid readers. Stories through any medium, ​novels,​ graphic novels, comics, and videos help to educate us about the world, the people who struggle with in it, and the realizations they discover ...

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Kick-start Your Reading Habit with these 4 Teen Novels this Avid Reader Loved & Devoured

AAPI Middle Grade Novels: 7 Must-Read Gems by Micah Hirsch Ackerman Imagine... a girl blending Paul Bunyon and Chinese Folklore into new stories as she copes with anti-Asian rhetoric in a California logging camp.  Or what if the ghost of a Chinese emperor possessed a ...

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7 Engaging AAPI Middle Grade Novels that Will Capture Your Imagination

The terms autobiography, biography, and memoir are occasionally used interchangeably by the public, but they are three distinct, if similar, genres of nonfiction. A biography is a retelling and description of a person’s life, be they a famous actor, a nobel-prize winning scientist, or an ...

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Biography, Autobiography, Memoir? What’s the difference?

The Case for The Lord of the Rings The world has grown to love the epic adventures of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books and movies. Tweens and teens these days may be more familiar with the blockbuster film adaptation ...

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The Lord Of The Rings Book: Surprising Advice Why Teens Must Read It Today

I love vetted lists. Below are 3 Book lists from the New York Library. This is a mixture of picture books and chapter books for readers up to 12 years old. Of course, these books are not only for children to enjoy! They're all wonderful! I ...

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New York Public Library – Children’s Books List

By Tyler Keen - Young Guest Reviewer to Beyond the Box Learning I am a big fan of graphic novels. My favorite feature about them is the fact that they always are entertaining to the eye. Our mind is always drawn to pictures and paintings, which ...

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Graphic Novel Artists I Love to Read