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!
Thursday: Sofia’s YA Book Nook: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
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Kellee
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- The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan: So much happens in this book! I can’t share too much because it is smack dab in the middle of the series, but I can share that I still really love this series and that this one gave me all the feels.
- I can’t wait to read more of the series and hopefully get to Nico’s series, but I have some guides I need to write first, so we’ll see!
- If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal: It is almost senior year and Rochelle knows she needs a job to help her college resume, but the job she finally gets is with her mortal enemy–how is she going to survive? Well, survive she does. Rochelle is one of those protagonists that I liked from the beginning, but I truly did not like some of her choices. It was great to read this and watch her grow as a person and show the reader that life is more than just academics.
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Mark Oshiro is coming to my school in November, and although I have read Anger is a Gift, I wanted to read their middle grade books.
- The Insiders by Mark Oshiro: I think we’ve all felt alone before. In The Insiders, Hector has never felt more alone AND he is being targeted by a bully. But then he finds the perfect place to hide: the janitor’s closet. But the closet is more than just a regular room, it is his key to working through this situation. And although I disagree heavily with some choices Hector made and Ms. Heath made me SO mad, I truly adored the characters in this book and watching them come together to overcome.
- Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro: Jasmine knows she is haunted–it has kept her from making friends and her and her mom have to keep moving. But then at her new school she finds two friends who believe her and want to help her. This is the beginning of a ghost story that is more than it seems.
And you can always learn more about any of the books I’ve been reading by checking out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
This is my week off; see you next week!
Kellee
- Reading: Love Craves Cardamom by Aashna Auachat
- Listening: You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro
Wednesday: Educators’ Guide for Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Sunday: Author’s Guest Post: “Inspiring Young Writers Wound Up Inspiring Me!” by Julia Krebs Patterson, Author of Charlie and the Crystal Cave
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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Great picks, Kellee! Always nice to see your reading list.