"We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate." ~Henry Miller
I've just scheduled another book signing, for Saturday June 5, 2-4 pm at the Barnes and Noble in downtown Ithaca, NY. If you're in the area, please mark your calendars and stop by to say hello!
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Yesterday was my "kid in a candy store" day, since this week is Educator Appreciation Week at Borders, which means 30% everything if you have your school ID. Now, Borders usually has pretty good deals/sales anyway, but still, this is a treat for me :) I actually asked my students today which books they'd like to see on our "borrowing bookshelf" in the classroom (most of those I get from used book sales, paperbackswap.com, donations, or the few I buy I myself). These are the ones they suggested that I was actually able to find in the store (and thanks to gift cards left over from Christmas, I didn't spend a cent!):
Jellicoe Road
Thirteen Reasons Why
Shutter Island
An Abundance of Katherines
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Have you read any of them? I'll give a report as I do!
2 comments:
Jellicoe Road was one of my favorite books that I read last year. If your students like that one, they may also like others by Melina Marchetta. I just finished Saving Francesca and enjoyed it very much.
Thirteen Reasons Why is a pretty intense read. Lots of kids in my son's school are reading it and we've talked a bit about it. He hasn't picked it up yet, though.
Happy reading!
Haha Charity I knew you'd chime in! I really can't wait to read Jellicoe Rd...
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