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: The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
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Kellee
- Royal Academy Rebels series by Jen Calonita: I love fairy tale twisted tales and Jen Calonita is one of the best at them. I am so glad I finally read this series because being on this adventure with Devin, a minor royal who does not fit the “norms” that the fairy godmother has set for what a royal should be, was so much fun! I loved that Jen was pushing what it meant to be a royal in so many ways throughout the series, and help or evil was never where you expected! Such fun reads and loved the crossover with her Fairy Tale Reform series, too!
- Trials of Apollo #1 & #2 by Rick Riordan: I took a break of Rick Riordan’s series after trying to read the Heroes of Olympus series because I REALLY struggled with it. The number of points of view made it so I felt like I didn’t really know any of the characters, except Percy and Annabeth who I already knew. Because of this, I was hesitant to start Trials of Apollo, but I AM SO GLAD I DID! Apollo is hilarious and my love for Riordan’s protagonist is back! And, in regular Rick Riordan style, the adventure is on point, so now I am loving the point of view and the plot–yay! (My one gripe is I wish that it would be easier for readers to read the Percy Jackson sequels/spin offs without reading the series before it. There are just so many books, and I hate the idea of readers not getting to one series, like Apollo, just because they didn’t read another series.)
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–see you next week!
Kellee
- Reading: Trials of Apollo #3: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
- Listening: The Insiders by Mark Oshiro (who is coming to my school in November!!!)
Tuesday: Student Voices: Insights into Kellee’s Middle School from Makenna A., Amber D., Valiya T., and Edie M.
(The last summer Student Voices blogs of this year–I love featuring their words each summer!)
Sunday: Author Guest Post: “Increasing Cultural Intelligence Through Travel and Books” by Kellie McIntyre, Author of The Passport Project
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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