the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin Publisher: Simon & Schuster Final Book Release Date: November 4, 2014 I have been obsessed with Michelle Hodkin‘s debut series ever since I first read an early copy of THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER in June of 2011 and stayed up way too late because I couldn’t stop reading and woke up too early after a… Read More
Archives for 2014
Where I’ll Be – #NCTE14 & #ALAN14
This week I’ll be heading to National Harbor (outside Washington, D.C.) for my annual trek to the NCTE Annual Convention. This year will be my 4th time attending the National Council of Teachers of English convention, and my 3rd time presenting. It’s one of the most meaningful professional development experiences of my year because not only are there great sessions… Read More
Busy Reading, New Role (Chair)
I’ve been busy reading, very busy reading, but there hasn’t been as much time to blog about the books individually because of an exciting new role I’ve taken on and the reading I’ve been doing related to it. It became official this weekend! The Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA) Children’s Literature Committee is a group of WI education professionals who… Read More
TTT: Top 10 Places Books Have Made Me Want to Visit
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want to Visit Barcelona ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins Prague DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor Hogwarts The HARRY POTTER series by JK Rowling Paris STARRY NIGHTS by Daisy Whitney Coldtown THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN by Holly Black Cinque Terre, Italy… Read More
Some More of What I’ve Been Reading Lately
A busy start to the school year meant not much blogging. It always surprises me even how little reading I get done in the first two weeks of a new school year, but I’ve been getting back into it. These are the books I’ve been reading since I got back to start working in my classroom mid-August. Almost all of… Read More
Some of What I’ve Read Lately
I had a busy summer and beginning of the school year, and I’ve been trying to read as much as possible, which has led to not as much blogging happening. But I wanted to share some of what I read over the last part of summer that I’ve added to my classroom library so you can watch for these titles,… Read More
ATLANTIA by Ally Condie + Giveaway
Title: ATLANTIA Author: Ally Condie Publisher: Dutton Children’s (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: October 28, 2014 Number of Pages: 368 Source of Book: ARC from Publisher at ALA Can you hear Atlantia breathing? For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But… Read More
2014 Picture Book 10 for 10
I have been making a concerted effort to read more picture books in the last year, and with my work on the Wisconsin State Reading Association’s (WSRA) Children’s Literature Committee, it has given me even more reason to. And then, when I found out I would have an additional 10 minutes for each class period this coming year, I decided… Read More
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