I started out this summer by finishing Pretties - the second book in Uglies/Pretties/Specials/Extras - I plan to read the last two this summer as well.
This was a book we started in lit. circle at the end of the school year - so my girls who are reading it are still blogging about it - so I have to keep up!
City of Bones - this is part of a series - sci-fi - action - keeps the reader hooked - I just don't love sci-fi - but I know I will read the other books in this series.
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve - ok this is the first "grown up" book I read this summer - a quick summer read - great for recovering from pnemonia
Sea Glass - also by Anita Shreve - currently reading - will get back about this one! This author was recommended by one of my former students' parent.
June 27 - I finished Sea Glass - what an incredible story that takes place during the Great Depression - interesting read w/our current economic situation.
I am now reading Fortune's Rocks - same author - it takes place 1899 - I've heard from several people that it is an amazing story. These three books all take place in the same house - it is more then just 3 seperate stories. Very interesting - I love realistic/historical fiction!
Finished Fortune's Rocks - it was by far the best of the three books I read by Anita Shreve - an absolutely incredible story!!!
Now, onto a young adult book - Specials - the third book in The Uglies/Pretties series. Some of my students from last year are reading this book over the summer and blogging on our class blog about - so I need to catch up!!!
July 7 - I am now reading the last book in the Uglies/Pretties/Specials series - The Extras also by Scott Westerfield - this book is more of a stand alone - but is based on the sci-fi setting & vocabulary developed in the first three books. I highly recommend this series for middle schoolers & high schoolers - it is a Brave New World meets Big Brother type sci-fi book with all the drama that middle schoolers/high schoolers love!
July 12 - I finished the Extras - the last book in the above series - it was more of a stand alone book then actually part of the series. It introduced new characters. I didn't enjoy it as much as the first three in the series, but real sci-fi lovers will enjoy it.
July 28 - Time to start reading the Blue Bonnets to prepare for the upcoming school year. Every summer I try to read all 20 (won't be happening this summer but at least I can get a head start). I also read aloud at least 5 during the school year so that all my students can participate in the end of the year Blue Bonnet party and also get to vote on their favorite Blue Bonnet. I will start a new blog for these books and will add the link to this blog.
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Wow! You are an avid reader. I need to make time for just reading for enjoyment. I enjoy reading books by Dean Koontz, James Patterson and Stuart Woods...
ReplyDeleteRight now, my level of enjoyment is reading those trash magazines.We all know how insightful those magazines are....LOL.
Don't you love a great book! I just read the Testimony by Anita Shreve. It is a bit graphic but the story is pretty good and leaves you thinking. Loved the book ideas!!
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading "Black Rabbit Summer" by young adult author Kevin Brooks. I want to become familiar with the type of books teens are reading today. I must say that I was quite taken aback by the language and situations presented in this book - and it is recommended by TAYSHAS, one of the Texas literary organizations for high schools. The dialogue alone would be worth at least two days in ISS! 2008-2009 was my first year as a full-time high school teacher and I have learned quite a bit. Teaching in the public schools is a far cry from working in private industry.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing what is in young adult books! Some of my favorite books are written for young adults and the content and vocabulary often surprise me - to think it was a big deal when I read CATCHER IN THE RYE in public school!
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