So I started this blog for a grad class, but guess what? I really do love talking about books!! So even though I'm done with my Master's (woot woot!!) and even though I'm still a busy #LibraryLady, I think I shall continue on.
So here's a quick reading update:
My school has decided on our six summer reading options for summer 2017:
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Hunt
Legend by Marie Lu
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (featured on this blog!)
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Shenkin
Temple Grandin: How the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world by Sy Montgomery
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (young reader's edition) by William Kamkwamba
I am the head of the committee who picks these books, and so I have the pleasure of doing a lot of reading in preparation for our final decisions. I have to say that I am pumped about our options this year. Three fiction, three non-fiction. All different types of protagonists, and a graphic novel in there too. Inspiring stories to start meaningful discussions about the importance of not making assumptions about people with first getting to know them. It's going to be wonderful.
Now I just need to create promotional videos for each book, lesson plans for students, and do book talks with close to 1,000 students in four buildings! #MyJobIsAmazing
Do you know what else I read recently that I really liked?
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson.
I thought it would be all dry, and non-fiction-y. But it was really a powerful story about a woman whose life was completely destroyed by a bomb that had nothing to do with her. And you know what she spent the rest of her life fighting for? (Her cancer-ridden, lonely-because-her-family-all-died life...) Peace. She fought for peace. Wow, sometimes humans are pretty amazing.
I'm currently reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and Heartless by Marissa Meyer (my more favorite of the various YA Meyer authors). I'm SURE there will be glowing reviews to come!
Never fear... my next blog posting shall have more hyperlinks and pictures and advice on where to buy over-priced t-shirts. Next time!
