Join the NCTE Book Rationale Review Team

Book rationales are some of the strongest tools for educators to show why This Story Matters in their schools and classrooms. Rationales are created by educators who use their expertise in literacy and teaching, grounded in the standards students need to meet to achieve their educational goals. Each rationale includes summaries, grade-level suggestions, teaching tools, alternative book titles, and more. NCTE has created and collected peer-reviewed book rationales for decades, and a database of hundreds of titles can now be accessed online. View the full list of available titles here.

Join the Rationale Review Team

We are creating rationale review teams to read, edit, and provide their expertise to review submitted rationales before they are added to the database. Click ‘ENGAGE HERE’ and fill out the form with your information to get involved. We will be in touch with next steps as this project moves forward. Please email Sarah Miller at IntellectualFreedom@ncte.org with any questions.