Submission Criteria
Children's
Picture Books
Intermediate
Chapter Books
Teen
Chapter Books
Book submissions will be only be considered if they support one or more of the following themes:
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Restoring American patriotic education and ideals or celebrating patriotism with a positive twist.
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Topics that push against status quo structures in education or make us re-think new ways of doing something that has been so prehistoric within our educational system.
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The following curriculum considerations are highly encouraged:
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Align lexile level to your targeted audience. Include the lexile level. You can scan your work on lexile.com (Aligned Lexile Grade Level)
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Is there enough content and vocabulary that a teacher could read the book several times for several purposes? Is there enough substance and depth for dialogical conversation? (Close Reading)
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Are there specific enough examples that students could mimic and/or relate to the positive behaviors of the main characters to change or alter their own behaviors? (PBIS)
