tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post6905416624979538359..comments2023-07-03T02:43:58.897-07:00Comments on Adventures in Learning: Late Summer Reading Round-Up 2013Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686178925901139554noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post-62823303137746243392013-07-29T05:55:47.014-07:002013-07-29T05:55:47.014-07:00Thanks, Noah! My husband really likes Gaiman. I ...Thanks, Noah! My husband really likes Gaiman. I want to read The Graveyard Book. I've had it for a few years and haven't gotten to it yet. Glad to know it's worth it. I've been using more and more NF in my lesson planning and the kids really do love it. Come down and check out my shelves sometime and let me know what you're buying NF-wise.<br /><br />Doll Bones is a good one if you don't go into it thinking it's going to be a creepy, scary story, because it's not. It's about kids growing up and not necessarily wanting to grow up. I think it would be a great book for sixth graders.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686178925901139554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post-29606046847174605202013-07-29T05:52:57.503-07:002013-07-29T05:52:57.503-07:00I just added this to my "to-read" list. ...I just added this to my "to-read" list. It sounds like it might be a good text pairing with Esperanza Rising. Thanks for the rec!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686178925901139554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post-64758690452661539322013-07-27T12:54:09.867-07:002013-07-27T12:54:09.867-07:00Yes--Out of My Mind. Everyone I've ever talke...Yes--Out of My Mind. Everyone I've ever talked to has loved that book. Planning on starting off the year with that as a read aloud. <br /><br />My book/author that everyone's talked about but I'm just now reading is Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I can really see myself reading nothing but Gaiman for an entire year. He's that good.<br /><br />I also find myself reading mostly nonfiction lately, which has caused me to overhaul my class library. <br /><br />Anyway, you have some titles up here that intrigue me...especially Doll Bones. Do you highly recommend it, or just a little bit recommend it? :)<br /><br />Great post, Ginther!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833486217822874132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post-2807628018135150742013-07-26T19:10:42.271-07:002013-07-26T19:10:42.271-07:00I enjoyed Cynthia Kadahota's new book, The Thi...I enjoyed Cynthia Kadahota's new book, The Thing About Luck. It focuses on a young girl and her migrant family as they travel the midwest during harvest time. It isn't action packed, but I love their unique perspective. Highly recommended. Kathy Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281567439983005064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post-72389892874578798722013-07-26T19:00:35.958-07:002013-07-26T19:00:35.958-07:00I want to read A Week in Winter, too! In fact, I ...I want to read A Week in Winter, too! In fact, I had it on audio in the car and didn't get to it before someone else needed it at the library. I plan on reading it soon! I like Maeve Binchy.<br /><br />Way to go Zachary and twins. I love early readers! Natalie takes books to bed with her each night, too. She can't function without them. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686178925901139554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586207507758544805.post-4704754057279618262013-07-26T16:18:02.216-07:002013-07-26T16:18:02.216-07:00I read Maeve Binchy's last book "A Week i...I read Maeve Binchy's last book "A Week in Winter". It was just what I needed to read at the end of long days tending newborn twins and a toddler. I could read a chapter a night easily, and each chapter is dedicated to a single character's story. It weaves together all the characters who come to stay at an Irish seaside Inn for a week in winter!<br /><br />Zachary was a reading machine this summer. He accumulated over 100 points during his first summer reading program at the library. The twins racked up these points too because mom and dad read to all the boys as a family. We won 5 brand new books. Zachary's favorite book was "Nini Lost and Found" about a sneaky cat who had an outdoor adventure but then found its way home. He also liked a story called "You Can Do It Too". He loves books so much and takes them to bed with him at night. It makes my heart soar!<br /><br />Congratulations, Megan, on all your reading and writing accomplishments this summer! Your enthusiasm helps me keep my faith in the teaching profession.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918536187085872808noreply@blogger.com