Monday, May 26, 2014
2014-2015 Bluebonnet Award Books
Can't wait to get my hands on some of the Bluebonnet nominee books!
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Killer Species by Michael P. Spradlin
I just finished up Killer Species: Menace from the Deep. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this book. It is more of a SciFi- which I am typically not interested in reading. But the plot line of this book really kept me interested in it. I still have not figured out who the villain is - named Dr. Catalyst in the book. I thought I knew, but it left a to be continued since this is a series. If you are into adventure and SciFi, you will love this book.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Books I am Reading
Wow! Can't believe I am reading several different books right now. A book I am almost finished with is The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller. If you are a language arts teacher, this is a MUST read! I have always struggled with getting my students to love reading- ok - I get why they don't like it - I didn't like it as a kid, but I LOVE to read now! I don't want them to think they have to read. This book is showing me the LIGHT! I hope to implement Donalyn's ideas next year in my language arts classes!
I am also trying, and I stress TRYING, to read Life of Pi. Kaylee (my oldest DD) had t read this book for her freshman English class. I have heard wonderful things about it and I really want to stick with it, but I am having a hard time getting started!
With my youngest DD, Courtney, I am reading The Haunted Museum, The Titanic Locket. It is good. I stop reading and Courtney says, "Please, one more chapter." So this is good, if she wants to keep going. She is not a reader like my oldest DD. I hope to use some of The Book Whisperer moves on my youngest DD.
I also started reading Killer Species: Menace from the Deep because I know the boys in my class will enjoy this. It seems to be a SciFi book. It was actually a coincidence because we were reading an article about invasive species and this book right off the bat talked about the boa and python being invasive to the Florida Everglades. So that did pique my interest.
That is what I am reading now. I am ready for summer, so I can do LOTS of reading!
I am also trying, and I stress TRYING, to read Life of Pi. Kaylee (my oldest DD) had t read this book for her freshman English class. I have heard wonderful things about it and I really want to stick with it, but I am having a hard time getting started!
With my youngest DD, Courtney, I am reading The Haunted Museum, The Titanic Locket. It is good. I stop reading and Courtney says, "Please, one more chapter." So this is good, if she wants to keep going. She is not a reader like my oldest DD. I hope to use some of The Book Whisperer moves on my youngest DD.
I also started reading Killer Species: Menace from the Deep because I know the boys in my class will enjoy this. It seems to be a SciFi book. It was actually a coincidence because we were reading an article about invasive species and this book right off the bat talked about the boa and python being invasive to the Florida Everglades. So that did pique my interest.
That is what I am reading now. I am ready for summer, so I can do LOTS of reading!
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