In four days my new book comes out. I have been trying for a while to come up with a catchy blog post to announce it, but the truth is, my heart is heavy with the images of hatred coming from Virginia. With the calls to action, yet the fear so many educators have when it comes to teaching against hate in our classrooms. It seems silly for me to be excited about a book. But perhaps that is life in a nutshell, we are conflicted with our emotions and driven toward change. Good can exist along evil. Happiness can exist along hatred. Even as we reel with the news that unfolds around us, we are preparing for our first days, or perhaps we are already in them, getting to know this new great group of kids.
I wrote Passionate Readers as a way to give my students’ voices a bigger platform. To once again share the common sense advice that they have bestowed upon me and anyone else that would listen as I asked them how we could make reading suck less. (Student words…) I wrote this book not as a literacy expert, but as one who is on a journey to become better at teaching reading, at creating reading communities, at helping students hate it less or even love it more. As someone who was faced with 45 minutes for all English Language Arts and faced with the daunting task of getting vocal resistant readers to give books a chance. I filled this book with the research that I stand upon, but also the practical day-to-day that we all crave when we seek inspiration. I filled this book with every small thing that has worked and also the things that haven’t. I filled it with all of me and now, the world awaits. And it is terrifying, yet exhilarating to see it be released.
So in honor of the release date of Passionate Readers, I would like to give a copy away. Once I have a copy myself, I will mail it to one winner and hope that it becomes a book that is worth your time. All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment on this post. The contest will run until August 17th at midnight, the day the book comes out.
PS: If you would like to order your own copy, please go here
If you like what you read here, consider reading my newest book, Passionate Readers – The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child, out August 2017. This book focuses on the five keys we can implement into any reading community to strengthen student reading experiences, even within the 45 minute English block. If you are looking for solutions and ideas for how to re-engage all of your students consider reading my very first book Passionate Learners – How to Engage and Empower Your Students. Also, if you are wondering where I will be in the coming year or would like to have me speak, please see this page.
Pernille Ripp 
I can’t wait to get my hands on this!! Thank you for writing this!
I am brand new to your blog and appreciate all I have read.
Passionate readers aren’t found with their noses in a basal reader… it’s all about exposing kids to great authors and fantastic literature!
As a reading teacher, I would love to reference the ideas in this book.
Thanks for writing this book, I’d love to read it, and to win it!
Dear Pernille,
For the past eight years I have been the literacy coach at my middle school. This past spring I decided to go back into the classroom to “teach what I preach” as a coach. My friend and colleague turned me on to your book Passionate Learners and also to your blog which I read religiously. Just yesterday I ordered 21 picture books from your lists to use with my 7th graders. I love your honesty and vulnerability. You often say what many of us struggle to admit. I look forward to reading your new book and also to hearing you speak when you come to Waukesha in the spring.
As a new literacy coach, believe sharing with many teachers as I reflect on my reading would be so powerful !
I’m looking forward to reading your book. I’m sure it will be as enlightening as hearing you speak was and reading your posts is.
Love your work! Love your passion! Love Great Picture Books to Inspire Hope in the World!
I am an 8th grade reading teacher. I would love to read and win your book!
I’m looking very forward to reading your new book! I appreciate your hands-on research straight from your own classroom!
Pernille,
I have been following you for 5 years. It’s exciting to see how your voice has grown. I have admiration, respect and gratitude for you hard work and determination to give kids a voice. You are a bright light in times of darkness.
Thank you,
Meg
Every teacher and librarian should have this book! Thanks for your work, Pernille!
I also teach 7th grade language arts and would love to have more ideas to use in my classroom!
I have had the pleasure to meet you a few times and have enjoyed participating in the GRA several times. I found good advice in your first book, and look forward to this new book.
Creating a passion for books and instilling a joy of reading will change students and help the world, Thank you for helping us all to do that!
Would love to win your new book!
I appreciate all that you do to motivate students to love reading including “The Great Read Aloud” and your book recommendations. I am looking forward to reading your book.
Pick me! My fingers are crossed !
I feel confident your words will have a strong impact on supporting not only struggling readers but empowering our confident readers too.
I would love to win a copy of your book! It sounds wonderful!
As to the hate that takes place on daily basis throughout our world, stay strong. We all need to stick together and pray that love wins out over the hate. We can be role models for our students, especially when they have none at home. Together we can make a difference!
Can’t wait to read your new book! And then give a copy to every one of the teachers on our staff! Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.
Congratulations on your latest book! Your posts are enlightening and educational and I’m doing whatever I can to continue to educate myself as well as the teacher friends I have the pleasure to know. We always need some Light when there is darkness, so please continue to shine your light, It’s what the world needs.
Becausethemamasaidso
Congratulations on your book! Thank you for sharing your passion for reading and children, it’s contagious!
Your blog emails are so inspiring and empowering! Thank you for that!
I’ve just ordered your first book. I like to read things in order. Can’t wait to dig into both books.
Congratulation 🙂
Would love to win your new book, thank you!
Having passion each year throughout the year is what should drive each of us. I’m looking forward to reading your book!
I can totally understand your mixed feelings. A new book is so exciting, but it’s like letting go of your child’s hand on the first day of school. Will she be accepted and loved? I look forward to getting a copy.
Loved your other book….and visit it often. I am sure that this one will become a well-read resource as well! Thank you for all the work that you do to support educators and the children in our care!
Just recently discovered your blog, and your reading suggestions – they have all been brilliant! Would love to give this a go!
Can’t wait to see this book. Thanks!
Pernille, I am thrilled for your new book to come out. I have been reading your booklists and posts on Twitter for a long while now and I believe you really are central to what is needed in my teaching of readers young and not so young. Thank you for your heart and your vision. Best of luck with the publication of your book. It must be a dream come true. Cindy
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Pernille Ripp posted: ” In four days my new book comes out. I have been trying for a while to come up with a catchy blog post to announce it, but the truth is, my heart is heavy with the images of hatred coming from Virginia. With the calls to action, yet the fear so “
You are an inspiration to me, both as a parent and a teacher. Thank you!
As a first year teacher, I have been so inspired by your passion! I would love to read another one of your books. Thanks for sharing and inspiring us all to be better educators.
CAN’T wait to read this book!!!
You are my mirror image. When I taught 7th grade, you taught 4th. I took your ideas and massaged them to work in my 7th grade class. When you moved to 7th grade, I read how you changed your approach with older students – most often matching my classroom practices. You validated my ideas…thank you. Now, I am teaching 4th grade. Once again rethinking my approaches to literacy and reading. Thank you again for being here for all of us passionate teachers. I look forward to reading your new book and future blogs.
Can’t wait! It’s on the top of my “to read” list!
Thank you for “opening your classroom and all your teaching ideas” to us!
So excited for this book! It’s definitely on my list!
You must be so excited for your book to be out! I would love to win a copy!
Thank you so much for the chance to win this. I can’t wait to read it!
This book has been on my list to read since the TIES conference last Winter!
I would love to win a copy of your book.
Pernille,
I LOVE your work as I feel you really “get it”!!!
Thanks for everything you do to inspire students and fellow teachers!!!
Cindi
Excited for you! I attended your sessions at SITA, and was definitely motivated! Thank you!!
I am always reading and always looking for new reads. I would love to add your new book to my stack.
My students NEED me to win this book😉
I left the school I had been teaching in for over 14 years because the new principal wanted “accountability” during pleasure reading.
Hi: I love following your blog. I am looking forward to your new book & learning from you.
Love the work you do for teachers and most importantly children. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.