It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? –From Picture Books to YA is a weekly meme started by Jen at Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee at Unleashing Readers. This is a chance for bloggers to recap their week of reading and share their plans for the next reading adventures they will take. Visit the host blogs for a list of great blogs participating in this meme and a whole bunch of titles to add to your to-read lists.
I didn’t do much reading this week because of crazy end-of-school-year tasks, but I still had a great reading week!
Books I Finished This Week:
I loved Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. It is a beautiful story with a good message about what it means to be human. I enjoyed the references to old Hollywood and the descriptions of the tiny fishing village in Italy. I like the way the story was told, with different perspectives from present and past combining into one fluid story. I highly recommend this adult read.
I finished listening to this audiobook over the weekend. It is a really well done audiobook. I highly recommend this format. This is another really good book from A.S. King, who is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. Vera is conflicted because she knows something about the death of her best friend that she has not told the police. The book is as much a mystery as it is a discovery for Vera of what kind of person she wants to be. I recommend this one for high school and up.
Books I am Currently Reading:
I started Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. It is really tugging my heartstrings. I also am almost finished with That Workshop Book.
What’s Next?
My plan for the summer is to read a lot of middle grade titles and to read books in Spanish. I always feel like my level of fluency is better when I am reading a book in Spanish and I feel like I need to brush up.
Have a great reading week!
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I am an instructional technology coach in a middle school in Milwaukee, WI. I have been teaching for over 20 years in many grade levels ranging from first through eighth grade. I am a lifelong book nerd.
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Que les vaya bien en sus esfuerzas a practicar el idioma. Puede ver que … me falta la practica tambien.
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I believe I own a copy of Vera Dietz, glad to hear that you enjoyed it – will get to it I suppose when I get to it. 🙂 Hopefully sonner than later.
I want to read a bunch of middle grade this summer too, but I have to say over the past 2-3 weeks, reading time has been scarce around here. Hoping to get back into a more normal routine this week with more time for reading! I really liked Vera Dietz–and the other A.S. King titles I've read. My husband just finished Ask the Passengers yesterday and loved it. I love getting him reading YA!