It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA!
It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme started by Sheila at Book Journeys and now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. It is 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 the next “must-read” book!
Kellee and Jen, 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 support the blogging community by visiting at least three of the other book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.
Last Week’s Posts
**Click on any picture/link to view the post**
Tuesday: Gateway Books for Kids Who Say They Don’t Like to Read
Wednesday: When Paul Met Artie by G. Neri
Thursday: Astronaut Annie by Suzanne Slade
Friday: Granted by John David Anderson
Last Week’s Journeys
Kellee
I cannot wait to share this book with you on Friday. I’m so glad that I was introduced to this series.
Ricki
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds is a standout. Lovers of words will adore this book. I had a great discussion with my son about collections. I love the idea of collecting words, and I think I’ll start this with him when he is a little bit older.
Dance, Dance, Dance! by Ethan Long would make an enjoyable read-aloud. It’s very silly! I Am Famous by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie is a fun book about a girl who believes she is famous. I can think of several adorable divas that I know who will love this book. What Happens Next by Susan Hughes is a book about how to react to bullying. I would recommend this title for upper elementary schoolers. It is stylistically very interesting (but was much too mature for my four-year-old!). Terrific Tongues by Maria Gianferrari was not what I expected! It features all of the crazy, neat things that different animals can do with their tongues.
I loved Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll. Emily beautifully captures the original version of the book. This graphic novel version has many similarities with the prose version, yet it feels different. Even though I knew the story, it hit me hard. I love and will cherish both versions.
This Week’s Expeditions
Kellee
- I am still listening to The Runaway King, and although it is different than the first one, I am really enjoying Jaron’s story! I know I am loving my audiobook when I find myself wanting to listen instead of talking to anyone.
- I am so excited to read the Secondhand Heroes series! I own the first one and students love it and most have read the second from our school library, but I have the third to read also. And I may even be more excited to bring them all into the classroom when I am done!
- The Prince and the Dressmaker is a graphic novel that I’ve been so excited to read!
- Sugar by Jewell Parker-Rhodes was recommended to me from a student at the very beginning of the year, and she even lent me her book; however, I feel so bad that I forgot about it! I hope to read it this week.
Ricki
I’ve been reading several books simultaneously. It’s been great, but I think I’ll be focusing on finishing this one this week. 🙂
Upcoming Week’s Posts
Tuesday: Teaching After Parkland
Wednesday: Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree by Sandy Shapiro Hurt
Thursday: Adventures in Science: Human Body by Courtney Acampora
Friday: My Rotten Stepbrother Ruined Cinderella by Jerry Mahoney
So, what are you reading?
Link up below and go check out what everyone else is reading. Please support other bloggers by viewing and commenting on at least 3 other blogs. If you tweet about your Monday post, tag the tweet with #IMWAYR!
and
The Prince and The Dressmaker is a new title to me, as is If I Ever Get Out of Here. More on the list! Thanks, Kellee & Ricki!
It is a special graphic novel! I can’t wait to share more about it next week 🙂
I just got The Prince and the Dressmaker! I am looking forward to reading it.
Hi Ladies! It’s been a few weeks 🙂
Kellee – I’ve got The Prince and the Dressmaker to read this week. Looks really good. I’m interested to hear more about the Cinderella book.
Ricki – I can’t wait to hear more about If I Ever Get Our of Here. He was interesting to listen to at the Scholastic breakfast. One day I’ll get to his books!
Happy reading this week!
Hi, Michele!!!!
I can’t wait to hear what you think of Prince and the Dressmaker 🙂
So far, it’s really good!
I really enjoyed your review of Granted, this past week. I have it in my hot little hands and can’t wait to start it later this week. I also really enjoyed The Word Collector, this week. A friend dropped off her copy for me to read, but I think I’ll have to get my own! I’m also wondering if my oldest son would enjoy the Secondhand Heroes series. So I’ll do some poking around. Thanks for all the shares, this week!
Thank you 🙂 Granted is SO GOOD! Enjoy 🙂
I’ll let you know about Secondhand Heroes–how old is your oldest?
My oldest is 14, but my oldest son is 12. Secondhand Heroes seems like his type of read. 🙂
Secondhand Heroes is very good! My son and I are almost through with it!
There are some cute covers in this post. I like the idea of a word collector. My fifth grader is trying to finish the last of that Ascendance trilogy but she’s been busy reading classroom library books mostly.
I am almost done with The Runaway King–I can’t wait for book 3 🙂
I haven’t read the Ascendance trilogy. I’ve been meaning to get to it!
Do you know I have never read a Laurie Halse Anderson book? I know – shameful! The Speak graphic novel sounds great – I have heard that’s a powerful novel.
Hope you both enjoy your books this week!
Sue
Book By Book
Start with the graphic novel, then! It only took me a couple of hours to read it! 🙂
Emily Carroll’s art is amazing. I just read The Word Collector today. Reynolds delivers yet again.
They are both incredible, right?
Kellee – glad you are continuing with The False Prince trilogy. Lots of drama! Ricki – I loved the novel Speak – can’t imagine it as a graphic novel. But have heard great things.
Kellee,
Sugar is on my list of books to read, but I’ve never gotten around to it. It sounds fascinating.
Ricki, I’m going to try and track down a copy of What Happens Next. It sounds like an interesting book to read to students when I am substitute teaching.