“It’s Monday! What are you Reading?” started by Sheila at Book Journey as a chance for book lovers to share their reading accomplishments as well as what is on the proverbial nightstand. Her life changed beyond my imagination, but was still my inspiration. Subsequently Jen and Kellee at Teach Mentor Texts added an opportunity for those reading kidlit to join the fun. Check them out, join the conversations, and discover more great books.
Books marked with an '*' I would put in my classroom library.
Books marked with a '#' would be in a middle or high school library.
Books marked with a ‘@’ would be good for adult book clubs.
Books marked with a '#' would be in a middle or high school library.
Books marked with a ‘@’ would be good for adult book clubs.
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Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Rosenthal
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Rosenthal
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All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
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Every Day by David Levithan
Every Day by David Levithan
What I Know Now: Letters To My Younger Self edited by Ellyn Spragins
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A Beginning, A Muddle, And An End by Avi
A Beginning, A Muddle, And An End by Avi
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan
My Story by Elizabeth Smart (audio)
Season of Secrets by Sally Nicholls
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Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life is one of my favorite mentor texts. I'll dip in looking for a particular section to share with my student writers and then find myself still reading 40 minutes later!
ReplyDeleteI like yours and Elisabeth's comments about Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Live (loved the snippets available at Amazon) I wasn't particularly enamoured by A Beginning, A Muddle and an End. It felt pretentious to me. Stone Fox on the other hand is one of those books that every library and every classroom should have copies of. We have a few literature circle sets of it. I really like this new cover and think I should upgrade ours.
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