Whenever I talk to teachers I like to share books-- not just mine.
So I've been doing a LOT of reading this week!
First up, A SKY FULL OF STARS.
(side note: I'll be moderating a panel at the MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL in August and Linda is one of the featured panelists. Can't wait to hear more about this story.)
I can't remember who told me to read SATURDAYS WITH HITCHCOCK. I've never read a book by Ellen Wittlinger, but I now look forward to reading more. This middle-grade novel kind of sneaked up on me. It seemed to be a sweet story of the love between a girl and her grandmother, and then it turned into so much more. Wittlinger masterfully handles several sensitive issues (dementia, emerging sexuality, friendship, adult siblings) in ways that are age-appropriate and caring.
My current (can't-put-it-down but need to do a few other things!) read is an Advanced Readers Copy of a book coming in August. Two friends highly recommended NOWHERE BOY, or I might have missed it. I'll share this with the Arkansas teachers because of the connection to the author's inspiration. (Be sure to click on that link and go to Katherine Marsh's excellent website, with such good information.)
This middle-grade novel (but truly, it spans a lot of age groups) is set in Brussels and involves a young Syrian immigrant. So appropriate to our times.
Put this on your list. Don't miss it!
That's my Monday in books.
Oh! Almost forgot- I'm re-reading parts of MAKING FRIENDS WITH BILLY WONG to pick out passages to read with my new friends in Arkansas.
I know so many of you- and your kids- are finally enjoying the wonderful leisure of summer reading. What's on your list?
10 comments:
I have A Sky Full of Stars but still have not read it. Your panel coming up sounds interesting, would be fun to be there! And thanks for sharing about Nowhere Boy, a good one indeed to read today!
Look forward to reading A Sky Full. Right now I'm listening to "Eyes on The Prize." It's unbelievably great because of the civil rights history packed in.
Our local library has A Sky Full of Stars, but it does not have Midnight Without a Moon. Since this is a series, I'm wondering if they need to be read in order. I'm really intrigued! Thanks for sharing!!
Have a great time, and thank you for sharing these titles, I haven't read any of them!
I loved Midnight Without a Moon and am looking forward to reading A Sky Full of Stars. Nowhere Boy sounds like a fabulous read!
Ooooh, Nowhere Boy looks excellent! I am going to add it to my list, too! Please thank your friends who recommended it to you! The word is spreading! :)
Oh wow, I just read this absolutely riveting nonfiction memoir set in the Mississippi Delta - not sure if you've read it or have heard of it yet: Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo. Definitely one of my best reads this year.
I think you can read Linda's books as separate entities. But they do feature most of the same characters and you'll get a fuller reading experience as a duo! (There could be a third book coming, too.)
Thanks for all these comments and suggestions. Especially yours, Rhoda Myra Garces! Putting it on my list. (Have you read TEACHER: TWO YEARS IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA about Teach for America? Another good one.)
I haven't read a couple of these and you make them sound pretty interesting. I will put them on my TBR list. Thanks for the post.
I think you'll LOVE Nowhere Boy, Rosi. Really has be thinking. One of those "all ages" books.
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