It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
For readers of all ages
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly blog hop we host which focuses on sharing what we’re reading. This Kid Lit version of IMWAYR focuses primarily on books marketed for kids and teens, but books for readers of all ages are shared. We love this community and how it offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other.
The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. The Kid Lit IMWAYR was co-created by Kellee & Jen at Teach Mentor Texts.
We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up below, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs.
Happy reading!
Tuesday: Educators’ Guide for The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo
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Kellee
It’s my week off! You can always learn more about any of the books I’ve been reading by checking out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
Adult
I appreciated this short story collection (You Like It Darker) and enjoyed it while I listened. I couldn’t help but think that many of these stories were from a collection of stories that didn’t quite make it into King’s novels. That said, I was entertained throughout my reading!
Grief is for People is Sloane Crosley’s nonfiction book about the death of her friend, who was a victim to suicide. This book gutted me. It was raw and made me very reflective about the clawing effect that grief has.
I enjoyed Ina Garten’s memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens. She is a strong woman who has had quite a life. My book group read this book, and it was fun to discuss amid Ina’s recipes. I will say that I don’t think she discusses her privilege enough in the book. I would have liked to have read more of this in connection to luck.
Young Adult
I absolutely loved this book, Midnights With You by Clare Osongco. She does a beautiful job building characters. I have recommended this book several times now, and I will continue to do so!
Middle Grade
My son is reading The Unteachables by Gordon Korman for Battle of the Books. I enjoyed it. My son absolutely loved it and plowed through it. I recommend this book for middle grade readers if they haven’t read it yet!
Ricki
I am currently listening to The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
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Happy Holidays to you and Kellee, too, Ricki. Thanks for all the recs!
I wonder if the Puppets of Spelhorst will do better with elementary readers. I can’t see my students picking them up, even though they have a decided Rumer Godden feel to them. I’m glad you got something out of Grief is for People, butI wish there were more books that instead showed postive ways to move on. It’s hard to move on, but possible, and there’s little coverage of this in fiction OR nonfiction.
I love the cover and your post about In Want of a Suspect! I loved Hotel Balzaar; I can’t wait to share that one with my students.
Happy Holidays to all! I wish you the best in 2025!
Jennifer