literacy

A Grade Ahead Reviews the Book Versus the Movie: Death on the Nile

Last Updated: Mar 11, 2026

Most of my students know that I am crazy about the books and films of Agatha Christie. Because of her books, I have always been drawn to the mystery genre. I read her books as a teen, and when a…

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A Grade Ahead Reviews the Book Versus the Movie: Fahrenheit 451

Last Updated: Oct 8, 2025

The number 451 is the temperature at which paper burns; it signifies the fragile point in which preserved knowledge can be destroyed. When Ray Bradbury first published Fahrenheit 451 (ages 13+) in 1953, he warned of a future of censorship,…

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