Here's what I read last week:
120. Amplified by Tara Kelly (finished 7/16) Story of a spoiled girl who runs away from home and joins a band. Definitely YA.
121. The Enemy by Charlie Higson (finished 7/18) A favorite of many of my boys last year. A group of kids must fight for survival against zombie-like adults.
122. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (finished 7/21) A truly original story set on a Welsh island. Too hard to find the words to explain this book!
123. Best Practice: Bringing Standards to Life in America's Classrooms by Zemelman, Daniels & Hyde (finished 7/22) Great professional reading. A must-read for teachers across the content areas.
124. The Trouble With May Amelia by Jennifer Holm (finsihed 7/22) Touching sequel to Our Only May Amelia.
This week, when I'm not in a training, meeting, or class, I plan to:
- Finish reading Kepler's Dream.
- Read Chopsticks.
- Read Student Centered Coaching by Diane Sweeney
- Read Pathways to the Common Core by Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, and Christopher Lehman
If you'd like to find ideas for great titles to read, check out some more It's Monday! posts. Head over to TeachMentorTexts and follow the links!
Oh, so many books on your list I need to read! Sounds like a great reading week. I need to finish several PD books as well.
ReplyDeleteI need to read The Enemy. That's a popular book with my boys as well.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read all of the PD books I wanted either. That's what I'm going to be working on the next couple of weeks!
It's hard to believe summer is already almost over...it really flew by for me.
Hopefully your professional commitments fill you with inspiration for the start of school!
Glad you are finding books you like. I am in that summer doldrums-- I need to get back and talk to actual students! The meeting part of going back to school is never fun, though!
ReplyDeleteOoo.. The Enemy sounds cool. Though I really need to start looking more for younger YA books for my students. They are excellent readers, but since the oldest are fifth graders I have to be careful about the content.
ReplyDeleteI keep hearing about Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children too, I need to check that out.
Just bought The Enemy for my library's collection. Trying to get more boy books. Good to know your boys like it!
ReplyDeleteMiss Peregrine's is on my TBR, as is the Trouble With May Amelia . . . so many good books to look forward to! :)
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I have to begin the appointments too, so am sympathetic. We officially begin the 13th, but... Thanks for all the book notes. I put The Enemy on my list & have Miss Peregrine-will try to move it up on the TBR pile.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Amplified and was surprised that it was not on more YA radars. Also, I think I liked the sequel to May Amelia better than the first (though they both are wonderful).
ReplyDeleteI still need to read The Enemy, Miss Peregrine and Pathways.
Happy reading this week! :)
I have one more week of freedom and then next week I'll be in at school at least 2 days of the week, too. At least we are kind of easing back in...kind of? I'm anxious to start the school year, I know it will be a year of learning for me and I'm really looking forward to that! Happy psuedo-back-to-school!
ReplyDeleteI'm on the waitlist for Miss Peregrine's at our local library -- I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteMiss Peregrine's is on my list, too. Heard lots of good things!
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