I’ve been trying to finish three books these past couple of days. I normally don’t worry about reading all the books my students read in their book groups, but this year is, as we all know, different. The kids only had five to choose from this time, since we were able to find five books with themes that fit the unit and their approximate reading levels, and of which we have access to an unlimited number of electronic copies.
Knowing exactly what’s been happening in these books has helped me tremendously in supporting their discussions and also in routing out the non-readers who might normally get away with a little BSing.
I finished three of the five a while ago and had two more to go by Friday afternoon, when an email appeared from a student.
“Ms. Mann, you have to read this book! You probably already read it, but if you haven’t, it should be your weekend read.”
I love that we have students who refer to an entire book as a weekend read. Oh, I so wish this for all of them.
I replied, “Thanks for the rec! This has actually been on my ‘to-read’ list for a while.” I attached a photo of me holding A Night Divided, which I had fished out of one of my historical fiction baskets.
“Awesome! You will not be able to put it down. Enjoy!”
So, I finished The Breadwinner at Maxine’s soccer practice this evening, I’m about to finish the last few chapters of Without Refuge, and then it’s back to the weekend read, which is actually going to be the weeklong read.
My Corner of the Village 