It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA!
It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme started by Sheila at Book Journeys and now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It’s also a great chance to see what others are reading right now…you just might discover the next “must-read” book!
Kellee and Jen, of Teach Mentor Texts, decided to give It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit – join us! We love this meme and think you will, too.
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Last Week’s Posts
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Tuesday: Ten Underrated (less than 500 ratings on Goodreads) Books We Read in 2016
Thursday: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Friday: Zack Delacruz: Just My Luck by Jeff Anderson
Last Week’s Journeys
Kellee
Out of the 4 Mock Newbery titles I hoped I would get to, I was able to get to two. Summerlost by Ally Condie is a wonderful story about friendship and grief with a little bit of Hollywood, Shakespeare, and mystery thrown in. Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk lives up to the To Kill a Mockingbird comparisons because of Annabelle’s strong voice, the look at a misunderstood situation, history, and standing up to bullies.
Ricki
I have always intended to read this book, and I am so glad I did! Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett is fabulous. Jon Klassen is able to take a story and illustrate it in a way that is so remarkable. This beautiful story will stick with me.
I was able to read My Map Book by Sara Fanelli when a guest presenter for my class used it to talk about writing and authorship. What a clever book! I will be using this book as a writing starter in the future! If you do memoir writing, especially, this book is fantastic to initiate writing!
Yessss! I read Ghost by Jason Reynolds. There is something special about Jason Reynolds’ writing. Every book has blown me away! I have high hopes that this book is on the Newbery list on Monday!
This Week’s Expeditions
Kellee
I have a lot of books I NEED to read, but I decided to read one I WANTED to read first. I love Chains and Forge, so I am so excited to read Ashes!
Ricki
I am still reading both of these books (Walk Two Moons and For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood). Both are excellent. I am just searching for time to read amidst my dissertation work!
Upcoming Week’s Posts
Tuesday: 2017 New Year’s Book Resolution
Wednesday: Kellee’s Mock Newbery Experience
Thursday: Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia
Friday: Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson
Sunday: Author Guest Post
So, what are you reading?
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You both read some wonderful books this week! Wolf Hollow was great, but felt so sad to me. I love both Extra Yarn and The Map Book, both good for different reasons. Can’t wait for the morning! So exciting!
Wolf Hollow was SO sad, but it was so beautiful sad. My students have started comparing beautiful sad books to sad songs that you want to listen to over and over again because they are beautiful even if they make you cry.
It was a great day, indeed!
Monday is going to be very exciting!
Kellee, I didn’t like Wolf Hollow, although I grant that Lauren Wolk can write. I wasn’t sure about Summerlost at first but ended up loving it. I think the appeal of Jason Reynolds writing is that his characters are so darn endearing.
Rickie, good luck with your dissertation work.
It was so exciting today! And I agree about Jason Reynolds. I definitely need to read As Brave As You now.
Thanks, Cheriee!!
Wolf Hollow. Sigh. I know others liked The Girl Who Drank the Moon more than I did. Always next year. And the Cybils announcement in February.
Girl Who Drank the Moon was one of our nominees I didn’t get to–I wish I had. Looking forward to the Cybils!
Great reading week for both of you! I haven;t read any of these yet, but they all sound great. And can you believe I have never read a Laurie Halse Anderson book? I need to rectify that!
Enjoy your books this week –
Sue
Book By Book
Sue, I would recommend starting with either Speak or Chains. VERY different but both differently.
Ahh! I love LHA!
Preordered Last Day on Mars 🙂
Kind of surprised about some of the awards. Wish we were closer so we could discuss.
We need to chat about them–I’ll text you!
My Map Book looks interesting. The YMA results were interesting. I think I clapped every time March won.