{"id":2780,"date":"2020-04-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2020-10-23T17:37:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T22:37:21","slug":"with-the-fire-on-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/with-the-fire-on-high\/","title":{"rendered":"With the Fire On High: How to Spice Up Your Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elizabeth Acevedo’s newest novel With the Fire On High<\/em> won’t stay on your classroom library shelves for long<\/strong>. Acevedo turns up the heat with her young protagonist Emoni–a high school senior, a talented chef, and a young mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your students will love her voice as they follow her coming of age story including relationships, motherhood, and the pursuit of a dream. Although Emoni’s journey may not be traditional, readers will admire<\/strong> her devotion to her family<\/strong>, and she can serve as a role model for many young women. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products that I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Drew me to With the Fire on High<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth Acevedo is a great choice for this Creative Writing Author Study Project!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I love<\/em> Elizabeth Acevedo.<\/strong> In my creative writing class<\/a>, I use her work as mentor texts<\/a>. I show her recitations to inspire students to share their work. And I encourage students to study her in-depth during our Author Study project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truly, if you haven’t watched this powerhouse of a woman perform, stop reading this and go do it. For real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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