Cyber Monday book post

slpmay03

I know it is a Tuesday post but I post it on Monday nights b.c. I don't get to this until later in the evening.  I finished Sweet Valley Confidential and really liked it.  Jessica is still not a nice person but that is how her character is supposed to be.  Did anyone else read this?

I started Santa Cruise by Carol Higgins Clark and her mother Mary Higgins Clark.  It is great. I love reading Christmas books around the holidays. This is about Christmas and a cruise ship plus a mystery so it makes for a great read!!! The mother and daughter team have written 4-5 Christmas books together and I have only read one...which is going to be a movie on TNT near Christmas (Deck the Halls.)  It was great too!!

benmel31

I am reading Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer.  It is the story of Pat Tillman,  an NFL player who enlisted in the military after 9/11.  He gets killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.  The book is really well written.  The author does a great job of telling Tillman's story while connecting it to and balancing the whole story with what is going on in the world at the time.  So far I have read about the start of al-Quada and the Taliban, the 2000 presidential election, and 9/11.

huskerfan1189

I am rereading Tangerine by Edward Bloor. It's a young adult book that came out around 1997. I read it back when I was in 5th or 6th grade, but I'm getting ready to teach it to my middle schoolers, so I needed to read it again. I remembered loving it, but I didn't really remember specifics.

I'm about 2/3 through it, but I already started some introductory activities with my kids. We did an anticipation guide and filled out a fill-in-the-blank summary using context clues. Now they are working on a web quest to find out some background information. They're hooked and so ready to start the book! They keep asking when they will get their copy. Unfortunately, the books are in terrible, terrible condition. Our librarian did what damage control he could, but this will definitely be the last time we can use these. We can order a new set for next year, but I might look into purchasing a newer novel. We'll see  

elishabelle

I just started reading Nothing Daunted: The unexpected education of two society girls in the west. It is a true story about two "society" girls in their mid 20's that accept jobs as school teachers in rural (nowhere) Colorado. Much of the book reads like a history text. I am hoping that it becomes more novel like as I read. The story itself is fascinating, but at 20% into the book, my opinion is that it surely could have been better written.

benmel31

huskerfan1189:

I am rereading Tangerine by Edward Bloor. It's a young adult book that came out around 1997. I read it back when I was in 5th or 6th grade, but I'm getting ready to teach it to my middle schoolers, so I needed to read it again. I remembered loving it, but I didn't really remember specifics.

I'm about 2/3 through it, but I already started some introductory activities with my kids. We did an anticipation guide and filled out a fill-in-the-blank summary using context clues. Now they are working on a web quest to find out some background information. They're hooked and so ready to start the book! They keep asking when they will get their copy. Unfortunately, the books are in terrible, terrible condition. Our librarian did what damage control he could, but this will definitely be the last time we can use these. We can order a new set for next year, but I might look into purchasing a newer novel. We'll see  

This sounds great!  I love hearing that teachers are doing activities to "teach" reading and get the kids excited about reading! 

RonCourt

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