This practical resource aims to help teachers understand and enjoy working with students from different cultural backgrounds. Focusing on the special needs of adolescents, it recommends ways of thinking about curriculum and pedagogy that will enable both teachers and children to thrive.

In her new book, Mary Dilg brings us into her high school English classroom, where we see students reach across the social, cultural, and economic lines that divide them to build life-long literacy skills. The book explores what happens when we introduce