It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR 11/9/15

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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.

We encourage everyone who participates to support the blogging community by visiting at least three of the other book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

CONGRATULATIONS

ERIC W.

for winning a prize package of MONSTER picture books from Sterling Kids!

Last Week’s Posts

top ten tuesday judy blume sonia sotomayor dolley madison sacajawea

culturally responsive teaching and the brain Elwood Bigfoot Alchemist Theorem

Tuesday: Top Ten Movies We Would Like to See Adapted into Books

Wednesday: Women Who Broke the Rules by Kathleen Krull

Thursday: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond

Friday: Elwood Bigfoot: Wanted: Birdie Friends! by Jill Esbaum

Sunday: Author Guest Post!: “Choosing Your Stepping Stones” by Margaret R. Chiavetta, Author of The Alchemist’s Theorem: Sir Duffy’s Promise

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 Last Week’s Journeys

Kellee: This week, I read The Princess Games by Danai Kadzere which is a funny, fractured fairy tale mixed with Princess Academy. Trent and I also read a new board, A Carnival of Cats by Charles Ghigna, which Trent loves because he adores kitties. Other than that, because of a stomach virus and a Disney race on Saturday, not much reading was going on in the Moye household other than rereads of our favorite board books.

Ricki: I finished with Surviving Santiago by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (author of Gringolandia). I really enjoyed learning about the Chilean setting. Lately, I’ve gotten into international literature (but texts published outside of the United States and texts with settings outside of the United States). It offers me similar things that historical fiction offers. I learn about a new settting/time period and I enjoy learning about the different cultures.

I also finished Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This is a powerful book, and I am glad it is receiving so much praise.

This Week’s Expeditions

Kellee: I am currently rereading Eleanor and Park, and I’m finding the story as easy to read and the language as beautiful as the first time. I’m also listening to the third book in the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series. If you love audiobooks and humorous, fun middle grade books, you should definitely pick this series up.

Ricki: I am still listening to (and loving) Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, and I am starting More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera.

Upcoming Week’s Posts

top ten tuesday sunny side up wig in the window pickle verynearly1 hook's revenge picture of grace undertow the edge lost tribes Stinkville

Tuesday: Top Ten Book To Movie Adaptations I’m Looking Forward To

Wednesday: Kellee’s NCTE Session: Humor and the Art of Engaging All Readers with Kim Baker, Caroline Carlson, Jennifer Holm, Kristen Kittscher, and Heidi Schulz

Thursday: A Picture of Grace by Josh Armstrong

Friday: Kellee’s ALAN Panel: Keeping ‘Em on the Edge of Their Seats with Michael Buckley, Roland Smith, and C. Taylor-Butler

Sunday: Author Guest Post! by Beth Vrabel, Author of A Blind Guide to Stinkville

 So, what are you reading?

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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22 thoughts on “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR 11/9/15”

  1. I’m so excited – the public library in my school district has the Pirates books on cd! At least the first 2 books! Just checked out book number 1, I’m looking forward to reading/listening to it.
    We need to make sure to find each other at this year’s NCTE! I’ll be there Thurs-Sun.

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  2. Wow, sounds like you both had a busy week! I haven’t yet read any of the books you two are reading, but both Eleanor & Park and Mr. Penumbra on at the top of my want-to-read list! Glad you are both enjoying those. I’m starting Challenger Deep on audio today – I LOVE Neal Schusterman.

    Enjoy your books this week!

    Sue

    Book By Book

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  3. Kellee:I have just emailed our public library begging them to get The Buccaneers Code as an audiobook. I too am infatuated with Katherine Kellgren, and can’t bear to imagine just reading this last book! I swear she could make anything fabulous. Hook’s revenge is on order at our library. I am first in line for it!
    Rickie: I’ve just found out that Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is available at our local library. I will make sure to have a look at it this week some time. It is also available as an audiobook, so I might try that instead.

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