Friday, June 27, 2014

Summer Reading Round 1

Digital Media Camp is over for the summer and that means time to read, read, read!
PS- I'm posting this from my phone just in case you see any strange auto-corrects.

Here's what I accomplished this week:



My teacher read choice : The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller is by far THE closest book I've read that matches my philosophy about teaching reading.  I'm all charged for a new school year and am ready to take back the aesthetic side of reading in my classroom.   

One for the Murphy's by Linda Mullaly Hunt a global read aloud choice for 2014-15.  I give 5 stars! It's a story about a girl's journey through a year in foster care. I laughed, cheered, and finished the book on my porch swing without any tissues- I should have had tissues.  

Rump by Liesl Shurtliff was also a 5 star read.  This fractured fairy tale is the true story of Rumplestilskin and has us questioning the meaning of our names.  I simply loved this book- it will definitely be a read aloud next school year!

A Tale Grim & Dark by Adam Gidwitz is another fairy tale spin-off of Hansel and Gretel.  I also loved this book.  The narrator speaks to the reader, teasing them to beware of the gore they about to read.  Gidwitz is playful with the gory scenes :-) not sure about this as a read aloud BUT I will definitely be recommending it.

SMILE by Raina Telgemeier
This book made me smile! An awkward 6th grader accidently knocks her front teeth and must learn to survive with a not so perfect smile- not an easy journey for a middle school kiddo.  She learns to listen to inner self and conquers some pretty common middle school issues.  It was a fast read and written in a graphic novel/comic book format.  Another 5 stars from me! 

Here's what I'm hoping to tackle next week:



Stay tuned...




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