No matter the purpose, I just can’t ever seem to keep a Top Ten list to only 10 items – especially when it comes to books! Since we asked for guest blogging volunteers to share their favorite books read during the two months of #summerthrowdown, I was thinking quite a bit about which were my favorite titles. I started ranking… Read More
Archives for August 2012
Guest Post: Wads of Tissue Summer
Today’s #summerthrowdown guest post is from Kelly. Kelly teaches high school English in Northern Indiana, not far from Notre Dame University. She’s determined to find the right book for each of her students, and help them understand the importance of being a life-long reader. She really needs to start a blog, but would rather spend her time reading. She can… Read More
Guest Post: Top Ten Fearless Females
For today’s #summerthrowdown guest post, I have Meagan who has been an active participant in both rounds all summer. Meagan teaches high school English in Northwest Indiana. She always has a book handy and blogs about her reading and teaching experiences at www.paradisaicallife.wordpress.com. Find her on Twitter (@uhohmeagan) and let her know your favorite Fearless Females! Top Ten Fearless Females,… Read More
Guest Post: Top 10ish #summerthrowdown 2012 List
For my second in the series Top Ten Book Read Guest Post by #summerthrowdown participants, I’m welcoming Jessica Walsh, a 7th grade language arts teacher who blogs at Stories Told in Stick Figures. Jessica is visiting to share her top books she read this summer. Top 10ish #summerthrowdown 2012 List 10. Ish by Peter H. Reynolds What better way to… Read More
Guest Post: Picture Books in a High School Classroom? Absolutely!
In thinking about the hundreds of participants who read thousands of books for #summerthrowdown Librarians vs. Teachers, we (Brian, Kathy, Sherry, and myself) wanted to hear about and share some of the favorites that people read, so we asked for volunteers to do a “Top Ten Books Read” guest post on our four blogs this week after the second round… Read More
SEND by Patty Blount
Title: SEND Author: Patty Blount Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: August 1, 2012 Number of Pages: 291 Source of Book: Bought the paperback It’s been five years since I clicked Send. Four years since I got out of juvie. Three months since I changed my name. Two minutes since I met Julie. A second to change my life. To keep… Read More
FLIRTING IN ITALIAN by Lauren Henderson
Title: FLIRTING IN ITALIAN Author: Lauren Henderson Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (a Random House imprint) Release Date: June 12, 2012 Number of Pages: 336 Source of Book: Hardcover for Book Divas review & NetGalley eARC In Flirting in Italian, Lauren Henderson, bestselling author of Kiss Me Kill Me, follows four girls’ unforgettable summer in the magnificent Italian countryside…. Read More
RIFT by Andrea Cremer
Title: RIFT (NIGHTSHADE prequel series) Author: Andrea Cremer Publisher: Philomel (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: August 7, 2012 Number of Pages: 448 Source of Book: ARC from publisher at IRA Chronicling the rise of the Keepers, this is the stunning prequel to Andrea Cremer’s internationally bestselling Nightshade trilogy! Sixteen-year-old Ember Morrow is promised to a group called Conatus after one… Read More