I managed to do quite a bit of reading this summer and as we just turned the calendar page from August to September I’d love to share what I read.
June:
1. A spool of blue thread by Anne Tyler – okay
2. Tangerine by Christine Mangan -interesting locale, predictable story
3. Real Friends by Shannon Hale – beautiful and brilliant graphic novel
4. The self-driven child: the science and sense of giving your kids more control by William Stixrud – excellent advice, easy to read
5. Secrets of Bearhaven by K.E. Rocha – odd, kids may like it
6. Heart Talk by Cleo Wade – loved it and I’m going to her workshop
7. The adventures of a girl called Bicycle by Christina Uss – cool adventure
8. Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova – loved it!
July:
9. The honest truth by Dan Gemeinhart – loved it as much as I loved Some kind of courage by Gemeinhart
10. The tea girl of hummingbird lane by Lisa See – really interesting story
11. The Formative Five by Thomas Hoerr -school work yet interesting
12. The mysterious moonstone by Eric Luper -surprisingly good for a beginning chapter book, plus a shout out to libraries!
13. Everything, everything by Nicola Yoon – Interesting story, a major surprise, and a strong female character
14. Creative Schools by Ken Robinson -school work and I learned a lot
15. Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm – great, emotional story
August:
16. All Rise for the honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Conner -loved it
17. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng – excellent story
18. Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai – wonderful story to help anyone understand the conflict in Syria
19. The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson – quirky mystery with a look at the past
20. Horizon by Scott Westerfield – twisted sci-fi and I’m now reading it to 6th-grade students
20 books in one summer is great even with all the homework I did. Hopefully, you might find something here that will appeal to your own reading tastes.
Peaceful Reader 