Showing posts with label shiloh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shiloh. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

What I'm Reading Wednesday - Twisted, Feeling Good, Black Ants and Buddhists, and Shiloh

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson


Wintergirls was sooooooo good that I decided to read another Laurie Halse Anderson book. I started it last night. 

Feeling Good by David D. Burns


Still trudging through this one...

Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey


...same. 

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


My third graders and I are on Chapter 13! They're starting to wonder whether Marty and his family will give Shiloh back to Judd. 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

What I'm Reading Wednesday - Wintergirls, Feeling Good, Black Ants and Buddhists, See Me After Class, and Shiloh

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson



I've put The Raven Boys aside for awhile and picked this one up. I'm loving it. Is there a genre that's the opposite of magical realism? Because that's how this book feels to me. Everything is dreamlike and strange, but only through the eyes of the narrator, Lia. 

Feeling Good by David D. Burns


Still trudging through this one...

Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey


...same...

See Me After Class by Roxanna Elden


...same...hey, it's been a long (busy) week ;). 

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


My third graders and I are on Chapter 7! They're starting to wonder whether Marty's lies are okay or not, and if he will get caught soon. 

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

What I'm Reading Wednesday - The Raven Boys, Feeling Good, Black Ants and Buddhists, See Me After Class, and Shiloh

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater


I don't know if it's because of spring break, the fact that I'm reading this book in hardcover instead of on my kindle, or the book itself but I'm really struggling to get into this book. Maybe it will fare better this week. 

Feeling Good by David D. Burns


Unfortunately this book puts me to sleep when I read it right before bed (which is my prime reading time) so it's slow going. 

Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey


Starting to read this one again! Especially now that I'm taking over more subjects in my student teaching, this book is really helping me develop my outlook as well as pedagogy. 

See Me After Class by Roxanna Elden


This book is pretty much an easy read that helps me vent. As the author put it, it's "hard liquor for the teacher's soul". I don't agree with all of the attitudes she has toward teaching but it makes me feel better about my mistakes as a student teacher. 

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


This is my current read aloud with my third graders. I remember reading it in elementary school, it's such a sad book. I don't remember the ending though, so I'm excited to read it again! I just hope I don't cry in front of my students.