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 the other linked blogs.
Happy reading!
Wednesday: Educators’ Guide for Trunk No. 3 by Allie Millington
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Kellee
It’s my week off! You can always learn more about any of the books I’ve been reading by checking out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
As my kids would say, I have been COOKING with my reading. I went from being several books behind my reading goal to being on goal! WOHOO! The books I’ve read have been incredible, and I am so excited to share them!
Middle Grade
I loved the creativity of Daniel Nayeri’s This is a Door and recommended it to several people today! He uses concrete poetry and word play to depict an adventure of three characters. Each chapter represents a different part of the hero’s journey! It’s such a clever book!
Chrystal D. Giles’ Listen to the Girls is a middle grade novel about a teacher accused of grooming his students. I think this book should be in every school. It is such important content.
Rex Ogle’s Absent tackles an educational issue that is facing all teachers today: chronic absenteeism. It shares the stories of three boys with very different reasons for being absent. The narratives are told in prose, verse, and graphics. I have requested that this book be added to our educational courses!
Young Adult
Elizabeth Acevedo’s Anger is Only a Shadow is magnificent, and I immediately added it to my course syllabus. The way she develops character…it’s breathtaking. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Byron Graves’ Medicine Wheels feels relatable and authentic. I rarely save books after I read them, but I am saving this one for when my almost 13-year-old is just a year or two older. I loved this boy’s story.
Adult
Patmeena Sabit’s Good People is unforgettable. It makes readers question perspectives and their own biases. My book club read this book, and we all loved it.
Christina Lauren’s The Romance Revival is a romance with a cool premise. You have to suspend some judgment on scientific aspects, but I thought it was an enjoyable read!
I read The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer because the GoodReads challenge for the month was witches. I’d read all of the books I was particularly interested in. I liked how this was a book about books! But I don’t think I’m particularly interested in witches. 🙂 That said, if you are, you’d like this one!
I’m Reading: Together We See by Ari Tison
Henry (Almost 13 years old) is reading Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (the adult version, after loving the middle grade version) and Anger is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo
Wednesday: Sofia’s YA Book Nook: Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan
Sunday: “Busting STEM Stereotypes in the Elementary Classroom” by Ruth E. Propper, Author of What Kind of Scientist Can a Girl Be?
Link up below and go check out what everyone else is reading. Please support other bloggers by viewing and commenting on other blogs. If you share your Monday post, tag with #IMWAYR!
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