It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
For readers of all ages
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly blog hop we host which focuses on sharing what we’re reading. This Kid Lit version of IMWAYR focuses primarily on books marketed for kids and teens, but books for readers of all ages are shared. We love this community and how it offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other.
The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. The Kid Lit IMWAYR was co-created by Kellee & Jen at Teach Mentor Texts.
We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up below, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs.
Happy reading!
Kellee
Since I last updated you, I have finished the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins! Reread or read this if you haven’t. It truly is as great as you remember or as people are saying!
- Mockingjay: I know everyone has an opinion about the end of Mockingjay, but I just truly admire the arc throughout the entire trilogy. (Though I do have a huge opinion on the epilogue, too!)
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Okay, so I didn’t really want to read this book. The newest book coming out made me go back and pick this one up. President Snow is one of the worst characters in book history, so I found no appeal in learning about him as a child; however, I will say that I was intrigued by the early Capital history and the secondary characters in this book. It was worth the read, if nothing else for all the Easter Eggs and tie ins.
- Sunrise on the Reaping: This book, on the other hand, stands strong with the original trilogy. I mean, wow. If you’ve read it, you know. I loved getting to know characters we already knew some and meeting new characters. Also, it was so suspenseful and heartbreaking and an emotional rollercoaster! So. Good.
I also listened to one audiobook with Trent while we were driving around to camps:
- I Know Your Secret by Daphne Benedis-Grab: Trent wanted to listen to a mystery, and of the ones I listed for him, he chose this one, and he and I had a good time making guesses about the secrets and antagonist and resolution throughout the book. I do think this is a great reader ladder for middle schoolers before going to One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
And you can always learn more about any of the books I’ve been reading by checking out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
It is my week off; I will update you all next week.
Kellee
I wanted to let you all know that I am taking a bit of a break from IMWAYR during this summer though I will be sharing some amazing Student Voice posts during that time, so please check them out! OH, and please keep linking up, checking out Ricki’s updates when she posts, and commenting on others in the community 📖💙
My next update will be August 11th, and I look forward to sharing what I read during the rest of the summer (because that’ll be the first day back to school for my students 😲!), but you can always you see what books I’ve been reading by checking out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Wednesday: Student Voices: Benefits of Reading and School Libraries from Annarita A., Leo S., Scarlet-Gray S., Arden W., and Diogo R.
Sunday: Author Guest Post: “Scared Safe: How Horror Literature Can Comfort Young Readers” by Ann Dávila Cardinal, Author of You’ve Awoken Her
Link up below and go check out what everyone else is reading. Please support other bloggers by viewing and commenting on at least 3 other blogs. If you tweet about your Monday post, tag the tweet with #IMWAYR!
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Ah, man. But I don’t WANNA read Sunrise on the Reaping. Sigh. Songbirds and Snakes was not my favorite, and I wish the series had stopped at the first book. If I buy it for my students, though, I have to read it. Drat. ; )
I didn’t love Songbirds and Snakes either. But Sunrise at the Reaping was great! Hopefully it won’t be too big of a bummer for you to read it.