This week’s book talks 9/9-13

Monday

Zero Tolerance  by Claudia Mills

Tuesday

Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Wednesday

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher

Thursday

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

Friday

The Faitful Spy by John Hendrix

 

 

 

This week’s booktalks 10/1-5

Monday

Zero Tolerance  by Claudia Mills

 

Tuesday

Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer

 

Wednesday

The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor  by Sonia Sotomayor

Friday

Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Readers)  by Bryan Stevenson

 

This week’s book talks 11/13-17

Monday, one of my favorites to share, because I have stories to tell about real kids this sort of thing happened too. The kids are shocked every time!

Tuesday, we went the chess route. I asked the kids to think about whether they think they know everything about their parents.

Wednesday, we took a trip to Vietnam.

Thursday, we thought about fresh starts.

And then we finally made it to the end of the first five-day week in a while. I celebrated with a favorite.

 

The Top 10 Novels in my Library

The classroom library inventory is complete. Books are still missing, but they continue to trickle in. With no more checking out going on, I’ve taken some time to look over what was checked out. Graphic novels led the way, and my next post will be about the top 10 graphic novels. Today I will announce the top 10 novels in ascending order.

 

#10 Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin

 

#9 Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart

 

#8  Half Brother  by Kenneth Oppel

 

#7  The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

 

#6 Wonder by R. J. Palacio

 

#5 Restart by Gordon Korman

 

#4 I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest

 

#3 The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

 

#2  Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills

 

#1 Cinder by Marissa Meyer