It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's 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 your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, 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 visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week on the blog:

#YearoftheAsian Reading Challenge

Last Two Weeks:

 

I went out of town unexpectedly so I didn't read as much as usual. It also meant that I listened to more podcasts though. The books that stood out this week were Internment and Love from A to Z (which I had digitally via Netgalley for a future review at Rich in Color). 

Podcasts I enjoyed on my road trip were: On Being with Krista Tippett, KidLit Women, and Book Friends Forever.

The Coming Week: 

I just started White by Han Kang and am not sure what else I will pick up. Have a great week!

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 91/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 60/275
#MustReadin2019 - 16/30

#YARC2019

Today I found out about the Year of the Asian: A 2019 Reading Challenge. I'm a little late to the challenge, but am excited to join. It's hosted by CW, Lily, Shealea & Vicky and you may find them at different blogs online, but also on Twitter @YearoftheAsian.

Through the challenge, I hope to find out about more great books to read and share what I am reading too. Here are the books I've read so far:

Internment, Love from A to Z, The Weight of Our Sky, Not Quite Note White, The Bridge Home, The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali, and Everlasting Nora.

You can see the list and find out more about each book on my #YARC2019 Goodeads shelf. Since I have already read seven books, I am going to challenge myself to finish 21-30 books by the end of the year which is the Malayan Tapir level. It should be fun.

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's 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 your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, 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 visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week on the blog:

Author Spotlight & Giveaway with

Padma Venkatraman & her book The Bridge Home

What About Nonfiction? (excellent YA nf)

Last Week:

Classroombookaday

Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock is a self published book I picked up at Birchbark Books in Minneapolis last weekend. It has a few random errors, but is a fantastic way to talk about activism, Native history, treaties, and sovereignty among other things. Students have lots of questions and opinions so we had lively discussion. With fifth grade I read the two hat stories to much laughter. A Morning with Grandpa was a great lead in to Emily Arrow's I am Yoga song with kindergarten. We had done the song before, but we re-visit it a lot. Third grade is getting ready for a museum field trip so we read Stories and discussed how art can tell stories. First grade planted lettuce under grow lights so The Curious Garden and Emily Arrow's song to go with were perfect.

Reading at Home

My wrist is much better so I am okay to type again. I'm so glad. Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American City pulls back the curtain on evictions and poverty in Milwaukee specifically - and our country in general. It's heartbreaking & frustrating. It's well researched and everyone should be reading it to start to understand what's going on. I love Lucy Knisley's sense of humor and her graphic novels always make me smile. Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos is about her journey through pregnancy. It also contains a healthy dose of information about women's bodies and the difficulties and dangers or childbirth in our country. Spin is a very engaging YA thriller. I loved it way more than I expected. It's told in alternating perspectives and centers around a DJ who has died and the people closest to her. Blended is about families and what it's like to feel like you are straddling two lives. It takes a dramatic turn toward the end. Blended and Kid Gloves were both on my #MustReadin2019 list, so now I've finished 1/2 of those. Yay!

The Coming Week: 

These are the books I have ready at the library, so I will likely pick them up and get started. I really enjoyed the On Being podcast with Teju Cole so I wanted to read some of his writing and the other two were on my MustRead list. I'm not sure what children's and YA I will be reading though. That remains to be seen. I have some fantasy checked out, but I am just not in the mood for some reason. I've been drawn to nonfiction and adult more recently. Have a great week!

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 82/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 54/275
#MustReadin2019 - 15/30

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's 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 your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, 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 visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week:

Classroombookaday

Reading at Home

 

The Lost Girl was lovely! Pushout and We Are Here to Stay were helpful to read though difficult. The Weight of Our Sky was fast paced and was well done, but was also difficult reading even though it was fiction. Jack Not Jackie and We Belong Together were not favorites and I wouldn't recommend them, but the rest were nice.

The Coming Week: 

I'm reading Blended by Sharon Draper and I'm not sure what will come next. My wrist is a little better, but I am still not enjoying typing all that much so am keeping it short. Happy reading!

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 78/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 52/275
#MustReadin2019 - 13/30

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's 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 your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, 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 visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week:

Classroombookaday

Reading at Home

It's me again - the one with the sprained wrist. I just spent time scraping ice off of my window (another winter storm) so am trying to keep this short. Loved my reads this week and would recommend all I read at home. Sweep is fabulous. The YAs were fun and the nonfiction thought-provoking.

The Coming Week: 

I've started We Are Here to Stay and have some great books waiting at the library. I also just ordered The Weight of Our Sky. Happy reading!

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 66/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 45/275
#MustReadin2019 - 13/30

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's 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 your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, 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 visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week:

On the Blog

 

Review: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
 

Classroombookaday

Reading at Home

I fell on the ice last week and hurt my right hand so I'm not going to type out much, but these were all excellent books.

The Coming Week: 

I'm in the middle of Odd One Out by Nic Stone and have a big pile of books from the library. Happy reading!

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 61/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 41/275
#MustReadin2019 - 13/30

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's 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 your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, 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 visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week:

On the Blogs

Muslim Voices in Children's & YA Literature 

Bring on the Awards

Interview with Hanna Alkaf

Presentations

Creating a More Diverse & Inclusive Classroom/School Library

Engaging Students with Daily Picture Book Read Alouds with Jillian Heise, Michelle Knott & others

 

#ClassroomBookaday

I didn't teach all of the grades this week.

Kindergarten: Below

First grade: Floaty

Second grade: There's Nothing to Do

Reading at Home

 

I was feeling really drained and a bit down so I picked up Tilly and the Crazy Eights. That was a great choice. There are sad things happening, but it's packed with love and laughter too. One more #MustReadin2019 complete along with Black Enough. This collection is filled with excellent stories of growing up Black in the US. Everlasting Nora is a heart-breaker that offers hope. It's a middle grade book about family, poverty, community. The Book of Boy was a Newbery honor that I hadn't even heard about before award day. I read it and the beginning reminded me of Avi's Crispin, but it has its own unique twists. C is for Consent may not be baby's favorite board book, but it is a helpful way to have that chat. It's quite didactic. I Don't Want to Be Big and There's Nothing to Do are two humorous picture books from Dev Petty. A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks is a beautiful picture book biography in poem/song.

The Coming Week: 

I just started Donalyn Miller & Colby Sharp's book Game Changer. It's easy to read and I'm excited to pass it to my principal and others in the district. I'll be reading The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali for review at the end of the week. Beyond those, I have Be Prepared and a huge pile from the library. Happy reading!

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 53/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 35/275
#MustReadin2019 - 10/30