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Congratulations to our student authors just published by 826NYC in the anthology No Matter What I Should Be Myself Fully .  Out this week a...

You probably know who Rosa Parks was, and it’s likely you’ve also heard of Claudette Colvin.  But did  you know the two women knew each othe...

Finally they’ve split themselves apart. The Hulk and Bruce Banner are now two separate beings able to go their separate ways - at least that...

This is a well-rounded look at data security written on at a middle school reading level explaining how data breaches happen and how readers...

New York City mayor Eric Adams wrote a note prefacing this account of the towering 19th century figure Frederick Douglass making the book es...

Mike Ramsey at Bronx Hope 12/22/22 photo credit: Jamila Abdulrashid Happy 2023! While we are looking forward to what’s ahead in  the new ye...

After ten years, everyone has forgotten about Jess’ mom. The media no longer covers  what happened back then,  and everyone has gone back to...

For the reader looking for a very basic understanding of cryptocurrency, this book provides just that. Written at a 6th grade reading level,...

This month students at Belmont participated in a New Victory residency program that brought two extraordinary teaching artists from the thea...

A new take on an original… Badgirl? Anti-heroine? You’re never sure where Harley Quinn stands on the spectrum of good - bad. Even in this re...

How did one image of the revolutionary leader Che Guevara’s face become so popular?  Students who have seen the iconic image - originally a ...

“Aight, so boom.  Check it.”  So begins When We Make It narrated by 8th grader Sarai, who lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn.   It’s the late nine...

Have you ever been curious about venomous sea creatures? Well you’re in luck!  Don’t Mess With Me is filled with tidbits of information abo...

While her mom is at work Rico basically runs her family while attending high school -  taking care of the budget,  seeing the bills are paid...

  The Passages Academy library Team would like to welcome you all back to our blog. Once again we are up and running for the school year and...

This book is a wonderful introduction to business and  entrepreneurship for teen readers.  While Bridges’ unique voice is a bit lost in the ...

  Another year, another National Poetry Month celebrated!  Students enjoyed playing with magnetic poetry tiles so much last year that we bro...

  Students from the Blum group home attended Word. Sound. Power. 2022 , Brooklyn Academy of Music’s poetry celebration for teens.  Participa...

Image of the interior from Library Journal article by Lisa Peet On Friday, April 8th, three of us educators (librarian, ELA teacher, Speech-...

Students who know the TV show Shark Tank may be interested in this  book co-authored by the American billionaire Mark Cuban, former Shark Ta...