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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books that Leave you Wanting More from Ash and Sam, 8th grade

July 22, 2018June 27, 2017 by Kellee

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. The feature was created because The Broke and Bookish are particularly fond of lists (as are we!). Each week a new Top Ten list topic is given and bloggers can participate.

Today’s Topic: Ten Books That Leave You Wanting More

from Ash A. and Sam B., 8th grade

1. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

What happened to Tina? Do people actually start to realize how bad this situation is? -Ash

2. Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

Ending was so good, but what I really wanted more! -Sam

3. The Future of Us by Jay Asker and Carolyn Mackler

How did they access Facebook? Why isn’t anyone questioning this? -Ash

4. Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz

I need more information! This can’t be the end! -Sam
(P.S. I let Sam know after that there is another Alex Rider book coming out!)

5. Allegiant by Veronica Roth

I need to know how Four is after everything! -Ash

6. The Fault in our Stars by John Green

I just want to know how Hazel is. -Ash

7. It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

How is Noelle? Does she get better? -Ash

8. Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Is there going to be a second book to expand on the ending? -Sam

9. Champion by Marie Lu

I want more! -Sam

10. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

I am not a fan of the ending–I need more info. -Sam

Thank you, Ash and Sam!

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Book Covers from Vanessa and Alexandra, 6th grade

July 22, 2018June 13, 2017 by Kellee

Today’s Topic: Top Ten Book Covers (But Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover!)

from Vanessa W. and Alexandra N, 6th grade

Vanessa

1. Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

I love the image of the lovely forest.

2. The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

I enjoy looking at the ombre cover with a sense of excitement.

3. The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers

The cover of this book gave me a sense of mystery.

4. Sophie Quire & Peter Nimble by Jonathan Auxier

These covers give a sense of adventure and excitement.

5. The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner

This cover may look simple but relates to the book in outstanding ways.

Alexandra

1. Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes

The cover shows the bond between the characters.

2. Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst

This cover shows a main event in the story, and it is well drawn.

3. Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky

The cover shows the main character, and the book is kind of sad and the character looks sad, too.

4. Wolves of Beyond: Star Wolf by Kathryn Lasky

It is really pretty and well drawn.

5. Foxcraft: The Taken by Inbali Iserles

I like this cover because it’s simple but the background is really detailed and you can see all the places where the character went.

Thank you, Vanessa and Alexandra!

Top Ten Tuesday: Twenty Books We Want to Read from Lily, Freddy, and Joey, 6th grade

July 22, 2018June 6, 2017 by Kellee

Today’s Topic: Ten Book I Want to Read

from Lily M., 6th grade

1. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

I like to read romance novels.

2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

I have finished the first two books of The Hunger Games.

3. Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland

This series was recommended by a friend.

4. We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings

The book was in a book path, and it sounds so interesting.

5. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

I liked books written by Michael Crichton.

6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

It was recommended by my mother.

7. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

It was recommended by my 5th grade teacher.

8. The City of Ember series by Jeanne Duprau

I started the first book, and it was very interesting.

9. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

It has an amazing rating on book review sites.

10. My Neighbor Totoro by Hayao Miyazaki

I love the movie!

Today’s Topic: Ten Book We Want to Read

from Freddy P. & Joey B., 6th grade

1. Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart

The book’s summary grabs your attention, and we are very intrigued. -Freddy & Joey

2. The Living and The Hunted by Matt de la Peña

Someone in our class recommended it to us. -Freddy & Joey

3. Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

Mrs. Moye said it was a good book, and the summary really grabs you. -Freddy

4. Double Down by Jeff Kinney

It’s the newest book in a series I’ve read. -Freddy

5. Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton

This book sounds so funny! -Joey & Freddy

6. Masterminds 2 & 3 by Gordon Korman

I read the first book, and it was so interesting. Now I want to finish the series. -Joey

7. Loot by Jude Watson

We Skyped with the author, and from what I know the book seems interesting. -Joey

8. Ungifted by Gordon Korman

Someone in our class made a book trailer about the book, and it looks very interesting. -Joey

9. Bird & Squirrel series by James Burk

It looks so amusing because it is about an adventure with a bird and a squirrel. -Joey

10. Scorch Trials, Death Cure, and The Kill Order by James Dashner

I read the first book, and it was really good. -Freddy

Thank you, Lily, Freddy, and Joey!

Top Ten Tuesday: Happy Spring! Ten GREAT Books that Feature Trees on Their Covers

May 30, 2017 by Ricki

Today’s Topic: Happy Spring! Ten GREAT Books that Feature Trees on Their Covers

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. Grounded by Kate Klise

3. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

5. Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

6. Nothing by Janne Teller

7. Little Tree by Loren Long

8. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

9. Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

10. Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

Which books do you love that feature trees on their covers?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Favorite “Summer” Books

May 23, 2017 by Ricki

Today’s Topic: Ten Favorite “Summer” Books

Literally.

Ricki

The five books I list below are very different from one another, but they are all excellent!

1. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

2. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork

3. Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks

4. Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles

5. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Kellee

1. Someone Else’s Summer by Rachel Bateman

2. Coyote Summer by J.S. Kapchinske

3. Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

4. Summerlost by Ally Condie

5. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

What “summer” books have you loved?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books We Love to Read to Our Sons

May 16, 2017 by Kellee

Today’s Topic: Ten Books We Love to Read to Our Sons

In honor of Mother’s Day!

Ricki

These are the books my son picks over and over, and I love to read them! I could make a list of a thousand books, but these, in particular, are favorites for specific reasons.

1. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Have I mentioned that I threw my son a Goodnight Moon party for his first birthday?

2. Bear Snores On by Clement Hurd

I think this may be my favorite children’s book. I love the way it flows when I read it. My husband and I both have it memorized, and we have recited it in the car when my son isn’t feeling well.

3. Journey by Aaron Becker

I like to change the story a little bit every time I read this book. Wordless books are awesome.

4. Press Here by Hervé Tullet

My oldest has a lot of energy, and this gets him moving! We also own the Press Here board game, which is incredibly fun to play together.

5. I’ll Love You Forever by Robert Musch

I know some people find this book to be creepy, but I love it. I love to rock my boys as I read it to them.

Kellee

1. The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR by Don and Audrey Wood

This was my brother’s favorite book, my husband’s favorite book, and is my mom’s favorite book to read aloud, and Trent loves it being read to him. How could I not love spreading the Big Hungry Bear read aloud love?!

2. Don’t Push the Button! by Bill Cotter

I love Press Here, but Larry in Don’t Push The Button! is so easy to love!

3. Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

I love the rhyming in this book, and it can be used to talk about colors or numbers–perfect!

4. Pigeon books by Mo Willems

I do one voice, and it works perfectly for the whiny Pigeon in Willems’s books.

5. Books that have songs that go with them mostly by Raffi and Sandra Boynton

I love singing books to Trent, and Boynton and Raffi have the best, in our opinion.

Which books do you love to read to kids?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things on our Reading Wishlist

May 9, 2017 by Kellee

Today’s Topic: Ten Things on our Reading Wish List

Ricki

1. More multicultural YA books

I will read any book that is multicultural and young adult. I love how many there are, but I always want more, more, more. What can I say? I am greedy!

2. More Native American authors who write YAL

Because I am Native American, I am always focused on this particular concern. There are a few (GREAT) prolific Native American authors who write YA, but there aren’t many.

3. More books that deal with social justice and advocacy

These are my favorite books to teach, and I love reading them.

4. More books by Ruta Sepetys

This woman rocks my world. She makes historical fiction fun for all!

5. A new series by Aaron Becker

Since the Journey series is a trilogy, I can hope for a new series by Aaron Becker, right? My son would be THRILLED.

Kellee

1. More Kristin Cashore books

This one is going to come true soon! September 19th, 2017! Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore from Kathy Dawson Books! I cannot wait!

2. More Seeds of America books

I don’t think this wish will come true, but I love Isabel and Curzon. And I want to know what happens. But maybe if we wait 6 more years, Laurie will get another urge to tell more 🙂

3. More MG and YA graphic novels for 11-14 year olds

My students LOVE graphic novels. We just want more and more and more!

4. More nonfiction that suck my students in

This is the hardest! Middle schoolers generally just have very little interest in nonfiction. It has to be really special for them to like it. The Who Was? series is popular with 6th graders; The Plot to Kill Hitler and a few other WWII books have had some popularity; and some memoirs like brown girl dreaming and A Child Called It are popular, but the other books, even ones I book talk and love, are touch and go. I can get a reader here or there, but they just don’t have the legs my fiction have.

5. More ebooks at my Library

I have a confession. I read almost all ebooks now. I have not found any difference in my comprehension of the story, and IT IS SO MUCH EASIER! I have the Kindle app on my phone, download books from my library, and voila! I have them anywhere I am because I always have my phone. And I can read in the dark!

What is on your wish list?

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