It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

This meme was started by Sheila at Book Journey and the kids' version borrowed from the wonderful ladies at Teach Mentor Texts.

I did quite a bit of reading over the weekend.  I read The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan.  I was really glad I reread The Throne of Fire because there were some characters had needed a bit of a reminder about.  See my post below for my thoughts on this great book.


I was still on my Jennifer Holm reading frenzy.  I read two more Babymouse graphic novels.  I still can't get enough of Babymouse.  Such a great character!!!  I also read The Trouble with May Amelia.  This was a sequel to Our Only May Amelia.  I have just fallen in love with May Amelia!  She is such a strong vibrant female character.  I've got some girls that I think will really love her.  I can't wait to share May Amelia with them next year!  I think I can't say anymore that I'm not a fan of historical fiction.  I realize now, I just wasn't reading the right historical fiction books.  Thanks to my friends on Twitter, I've come up with a huge list of historical fiction books that I love!  


I picked up a book while I was at the library this weekend, Dying to Meet You (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise.  This book is about an author with writer's block who moves into a run-down house complete with a child, a cat, and a ghost.  It is not told in chapters, but by letters and newspaper articles.  I really enjoyed it and all the puns.  I can't wait to read more of the series!


My reading for this coming week, another Jennifer Holm book:  Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf, and Born to Fly by Michael Ferrari.  I also plan to read a few picture books that I checked out at the library.  I also plan to get caught up on my Google Reader posts.  The last time I checked, I was up to 218 unread posts!!  I've got some reading to do!!


I achieved my goal of posting three time last week.  I'm going to challenge myself to have the same goal again.


Happy Reading!!


Stacey
@libraryjo92

I Finished The Serpent's Shadow!!!

Even though I'm posting this after 12:00am, I'm still saying that I achieved my goal of posting three times this week!


I spent most of this weekend reading The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan.  My copy hasn't arrived yet, so I went out and bought another copy!  I'll donate one to my school library.  Once again, I'm not disappointed in a Rick Riordan book.  My only disappointment comes in the fact that this is a trilogy.  But in typical Rick Riordan style, he has left me with a few questions about what the future holds.  Now I'm just waiting until October 2, 2012 when his next book The Mark of Athena, the third book in the Heroes of Olympus is published.  I'm counting the days.


I went to the library today and got another great stack of books.  I'll try and post a picture of my book stack.  


On happy note two truly great librarians who I follow on Twitter and through their blogs, John Schumacher and Travis Jonker are going to be part of the Newbery and Caldacott Committee's for next year!  Big congratulations to them both!!!  I find it so cool that two people who I "know" are part of those committee's.


Happy Reading!!


Stacey
@libraryjo92

Wow, it's Wednesday!!

It's Wednesday, at some moments I've said today "I can't believe it's only Wednesday" and "Wow, it's Wednesday already".  It just depended on the kids and what was going on at that moment.  


I've been trying to get caught up after being sick yet again.  I am holding myself to my goal of blogging three times this week.  So this is post number two!!


I haven't started The Trouble With May Amelia by Jennifer Holm and Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf, also by Jennifer Holm yet.  This morning I grabbed Bigger Than A Bread Box by Laurel Snyder as I was waiting for the bad thunderstorm to pass over.  I didn't want to leave for work because I was so captivated by the book!  It is such a great read!!


Best teaching moment today wasn't actually me teaching.  I overheard one of my third grade students book talk When Life Gives You OJ by Erica Perl to a fellow classmate because she loved it and she thought her friend would too.


I love my public library!!  The children's librarian contacted me about coming again this year to talk to the students about the summer reading program.  We do this every year.  I enjoy it and it gets the kids excited about reading over the summer.  Well, this year she also proposed doing a school spirit night for my school.  During this night the kids (and parents) who don't have their own library card can come and sign up for one, the kids can sign up for the summer reading program, there will be a craft, door prizes and of course books to check out.  I'm so excited over this!! I picked a day when we are still in school so that I can promote it.  After it is over I'll make sure that I post pictures!!

My only great disappointment this week was that my two books that I have been waiting for, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and The Serpent's Shadow has not shipped yet.  It was their book birthday yesterday, May 1st. I was very very sad!!!  I should have them by the beginning of next week.