#teacher of the year

[daily-dose-of-danno]

Season 1, Episode 12 - Teacher of the Year

#teacher of the year #danny phantom #danny fenton #daily dose of danno

[stardustandrockets]

Do you have a favorite book with disability rep? Drop it below! (Title and author, please.)

July got away from me and I didn't get this disability rep post finished before the month ended.

The rep listed is by no means a comprehensive list, but what I could remember. I know there are a lot of other lists out there with several of these books on them, but some I hadn't seen and wanted to include.

• Photo 2: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert (OCD), Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (OCD), The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (anxiety, depression, and OCD)

• Photo 3: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (anxiety), Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (anxiety and depression), Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell (anxiety and ADHD)

• Photo 4: Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (anxiety and PTSD), The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen (anxiety and depression), Heartstopper (anxiety, depression, and anorexia)

• Photo 5: A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen (depression and PTSD), The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (depression and PTSD), Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (depression)

• Photo 6: Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan by Gaku Kaze (depression), Perfect World by Rie Aruga (spinal cord injury), Vicious by V.E. Schwab (chronic pain)

• Photo 7: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (blindness), The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (partial deafness), The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew (deafness)

• Photo 8: I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino (deafness), A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard (deafness and select mutism), Everything You Never Said by Jordon Greene (mutism)

• Photo 9: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (dyslexia), Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (dyslexia), All the Feels by Olivia Dade (ADHD)

#disability rep #disability pride #highly suspicious and unfairly cute #turtles all the way down #the charm offensive #truly devious #icebreaker #teacher of the year #lost in the never woods #the infinite noise #heartstopper #a neon darkness #the witch king #summer sons #life lessons with uramichi oniisan #perfect world #vicious #a darker shade of magic #the raven boys #the raven cycle #the whispering dark #i hear the sunspot #a quiet kind of thunder #every word you never said #cemetery boys #spoiler alert #all the feels #stardustandrockets

[vkelleyart]

TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPECIAL EDITION for SteamyLit/The Steam Box Co.

So excited to share the artwork for Steamy Lit’s special edition of M.A. Wardell’s swoon-worthy gay romance, TEACHER OF THE YEAR! What a pleasure to have collaborated with Wardell on a book that centers a teacher, as I happen to be married one and can verify that the book’s depiction of the rewards and challenges of teaching are spot. On.

Read about Teacher of the Year on Goodreads

The Hardcover is available for preorder right now on SteamyLit.com’s shop, linked below! Thank you so much to M.A. Wardell and Steamy Lit for bringing me on board for this delightful commission!

#Teacher of the Year #Cover Reveal #Commission #Marvin and Olan #Illona #The Steam Box #SteamyLit

[ask-nico-and-the-sides]

NO BABY, YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER ☹️💙💙

Logan: Apologies, I had a moment of weakness there… your kind words are appreciated. 💙

#sanders sides #logan sanders #teacher of the year

[andalus88]

This moment is golden. I love it.

#abbottedit #abbott elementary #tyler james williams #gregory eddie #melissa schemmenti #lisa ann walter #teacher #teacher love #teacher of the year

[jhsharman]

snow queen two

The (most of) color changes were made before the dialogue change. Not sure what the implications are there -- Miss Grundy not apt to win "Snow Queen", or has that title slid into antiquity?

This is more effort than I would give to honor any teacher of mine. Like, by a factor of a thousand.

#Archie Comics #Mr. Weatherbee #Miss Grundy #Betty Cooper #Veronica Lodge #Moose Mason #Jughead #Reggie Mantle #Archie Andrews #Snow sculpture #Snow Queen #Teacher of the Year #Snow #Dan Decarlo #1965

[pridepages]

May 2023 titles read on PridePages 🌈

Learn more about them under the cut!

“Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (F/F Scifi YA) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Teacher of the Year” by MA Wardell (M/M spicy/sweet contemporary romance debut by an OwnVoices author!) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Imogen, Obviously” (F/F, Contemporary YA) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I Am Not Your Chosen One” by Evelyn Benvie (M/M, New Adult Fantasy that includes nonbinary and asexual representation. Feat. the gorgeous Rainbow Crate edition!) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“The Henna Wars” by Adiba Jaigirdar ⭐⭐⭐ (F/F Contemporary YA. Highly recommended for middle grades in need of a book that explores the intersections of sexuality and race.)

“Darkhearts” by James L. Sutter ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (M/M Contemporary YA)

#book recommendations #mlm #gay #wlw #lesbian #bisexual #nonbinary #asexual #greysexual #lgbtqia #lgbt reads #queer lit #gearbreakers #zoe hana mikuta #teacher of the year #ma wardell #imogen obviously #becky albertalli #i am not your chosen one #evelyn benvie #the henna wars #adiba jaigirdar #darkhearts #james l sutter

[aurorawest]

Reading update

The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights - 5/5 stars

Again, bought this solely for Natasha Pulley's story, The Eel Singers, which is about Thaniel and Mori from The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. It's set between Watchmaker and The Lost Future of Pepperharrow. I loved it, obviously. The rest of the stories were also really good—a few of them were genuinely really disturbing.

Teacher of the Year by MA Wardell - 3.75/5 stars

This is the first book in Wardell's Teachers in Love series (the second being Mistletoe & Mishigas, which I read last week). I didn't like this one as much, though tbh I'm chalking that up to the fact that it's Wardell's first novel. He uses some very strange descriptors sometimes that really throw me off ('matte' was used once to describe dialogue, which I still can't really make sense of). I also got kind of frustrated with Marvin's freakouts over Olan's alcoholism—not really the fact that they happened, but just like...the pacing of them, I guess? After it happened once, it didn't really feel like there was any escalation of that conflict, just sort of the same conflict happening repeatedly.

That said, I did like the book! The characters are all great, and I really loved how Marvin has to take responsibility for how he can't move on from how his mother's alcoholism affected him, and how he's actually quite unfair to his mother and Olan when they both take recovery incredibly seriously. There was a nuance to that that felt really refreshing.

Fallow by Jordan L Hawk - 4.5/5 stars

Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton - 3.5/5 stars

Only the Brightest Stars by Andrew Grey - 3.25/5 stars

Beautiful Undone by Melissa Polk - 3.5/5 stars

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee - 5/5 stars

Adorable book and read it made me so hungry. I need to try a mooncake next fall.

Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions in Norway and the New Land by Kathleen Stokker - 5/5 stars

I've had this sitting around for a few years now and figured I should read it around Christmas. It was super interesting—not only did I learn a lot about Norwegian Christmas traditions, I actually learned a lot about American Christmas traditions. Also it gave me an idea for a Christmas ghost story/romance.

The Winter Knight by Jes Battis - 5/5 stars

This book had a dreamy quality to it that was perfect for the subject matter. This is a murder mystery and kinda/sorta a retelling of Gawain and the Green Knight...I think? It's been way too many years since I've read Gawain and the Green Knight. The premise is that all the characters of Camelot are reincarnated over and over and stuck living out their myth cycles.

Death by Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold - 5/5 stars

Soooo much yearning. Two school friends reconnect over a murder case. Both of them think they're the only one in love with the other. If you're a Freya Marske or KJ Charles fan, this is very much up your alley.

Doc by Mary Doria Russell - 4.25/5 stars

The King's Delight by Sarah Honey - DNF at pg 72

#the haunting season #the eel singers #natasha pulley #teacher of the year #ma wardell #fake dates and mooncakes #sher lee #keeping christmas: yuletide traditions in norway and the new land #kathleen stokker #the winter knight #jes battis #death by silver #melissa scott #amy griswold #reading tag

[justapayneaway]

This week I'm reviewing Teacher of the Year by M. A. Wardell 🍎

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#teacher of the year #m. a. Wardell #rita’s book club #book #bookclub #Youtube

[proverbialschoolmarm]

#abbott elementary #season two #teacher of the year #mom #taraji p. henson

[daily-dose-of-danno]

Hello! Do you have any screenshots of Nikolai Technus?

Technus appears in soo many different forms, hope I got what you’re after? :)

Season 1, Episode 4 - Attack of the Killer Garage Sale

Season 1, Episode 12 - Teacher of the Year

Season 2, Episode 6 - Identity Crisis

Season 2, Epiosde 10 - Flirting with Disaster

Season 3, Episode 12 - Phantom Planet

#danny phantom #attack of the killer garage sale #teacher of the year #identity crisis #flirting with disaster #phantom planet #nicolai technus #request #daily dose of danno

[aplaceinme]

I started reading “Teacher of the Year (Teachers in Love)” by M. A. Wardell. I'm only at chapter 8 so it's too soon to tell if it's really good or not, but so far I am liking it (each chapter gets more interesting).

I wanted to share some quotes, though (for context, the narrator and main character is called Marvin and his cat is called Gonzo):

“I wouldn’t run unless zombies were chasing me, and even then, after a block, I’d probably relent and offer myself up as a tasty kosher snack.”

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“I’ve mastered overthinking, and my body finds bolting awake in the middle of the night the perfect time to hone my expertise. A whole night’s sleep? Why rest when my mind can ping-pong about multiple topics and increase my bubbling anxiety simultaneously?”

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“bananas are the one food I can’t stomach. Something about the smell makes me nauseous; if I get too close to one, my gag reflex kicks in.”

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“Why are nerds so damn sexy? Their glasses and big vocabulary have me babbling like a fool.”

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“What I actually want to do is go home, order a large pizza for myself, put on pajamas, and be in bed shoving pizza in my face and watching Netflix with Gonzo by seven.”

I'm Marvin… Marvin is me!!!! So relatable!!!

#danielle reads #teacher of the year #teachers in love #m. a. wardell #marvin block #gonzo the cat

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

A customer called the motel to book a room, but I could barely hear her over a cacophony of voices in the background. She tells me "oh, yeah, sorry, I have a class full of kids who won't SHUT THE FUCK UP and do their work."

Florida will hire ANYONE to be a teacher, huh?

She needs to get her priorities straight.

#she called DURING class and then told them to shut the fuck up #teacher of the year #my job #work #motel #florida #our education system has failed

[drackiszunk]

I power read this book today. One of the spicier gay romances I’ve read.

Of course it left me crying and now incredibly lonely. Why do I do this to myself?!?

A great sweet read though. 61st book of 2023

#Zack reads #teacher of the year #ma Wardell

[187days]

Day One Hundred Seventy-Three

So, one of my former students from way back (read: my second year of teaching) is a current TOY, and he came in to chat with me during my prep block about the project he’s working on. It was a really great, positive conversation, and afterwards he went to talk to some of my other colleagues. That was a way to start the day off right. 

And the good vibes continued.

It was super hot again, but keeping my classroom fans on and lights off kept it tolerable through the morning. It’s last day my World students had to do their current world issue exploration assignments, although some of them were already done (I could have probably timed this to three days instead of four, but it’s no biggie). Most of them did really well, and they told me they learned a lot, so that’s a win. I’m going to have them share what they learned on Monday, and talk about the lesson in time management built into the assignment, as well. That’s key because we’ll be starting multi-genre projects. Stay tuned for all the fun of that!

The heat was bad by Block 4, so my APGOV students and I took over another conference room. Today it was The Principal’s really nice conference room with the air conditioning AND the comfy chairs. He spotted us there about halfway through the block, gave me an amused thumbs up, and chatted with the students about their projects. That was awesome.

#teaching #teacher #teachblr #edublr #education #high school #social studies #the principal #it's too hot #visits from past students #teacher of the year #conversations about current events #educhums #day one hundred seventy three

[bookstattoosandtea]

Release Tour, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell

Release Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Teacher of the Year By M.A. Wardell Love: Not as easy as ABC. They were supposed to keep things casual. Who’d expect they’d be schooled in love? Those who can, teach. Marvin Block is one of the best kindergarten teachers out there. And despite his anxiety, Marvin’s life is sweet. He knows what he wants. And what he wants is the Teacher of the Year Award. Not…

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#Action #Book Love #Comedy #Debut #Gay Book Review #Gay Romance Authors #Kristian Parker #LGBTQ #LGBTQ Books #M.A. Wardell #MM Romance #Out Now #Teacher of the Year