It's Monday! What are you reading?

Mondays are the days I join in a meme with Jen and Kellee over at Teach Mentor Texts. Jen and Kellee are two wonderful teachers who offer this platform as a way for teachers to share books.

This week I read:

The Templeton Twins Have An Idea
by Ellis Weiner

• ARC from #ALA12: funny, clever mystery with great narration and two smart kids who have great ideas (MG). I'm buying this one, too.

Bad Island by Doug TenNapel

• A GN I bought at the Scholastic Book Summit. One of my students said I "HAD" to read it. I LOVE it when my students recommend books to ME. Very interesting story about a family vacation gone wrong.

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

• A signed copy I waited in line for at the Scholastic Book Summit. YA with mature content. Gritty, suspenseful story about a teenage boy on trial for murder. It's a tough book that will break your heart. Walter Dean Myers is such an excellent writer.  

 Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech

• I checked this one out from the library, but I need my own copy. A fun book about two best friends and a granny you will love. Granny Torrelli invites you into her kitchen to make pasta and listen to her stories. This book made me happy.

Unstoppable by Tim Green

• ARC from #TLA12. Signed! (My librarian picked it up for me!). YA. A great main character who will inspire you. A foster kid with a dream to play football. I won't tell you anymore, because I don't want to spoil it. I'm a big college football fan, and I loved this book--but I loved the non-football part the most.

I am reading:

Remarkable by Lizzie K. Foley
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel (ARC)




I will read:
Before I write this section, I must confess that I usually change my mind about one or two of the titles. I pick the book according to my mood.
The Raven Boys  by Maggie Stiefvater
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

School:
My last few grad school projects are due this week, and I'll be spending today in the library studying. While I study, write, read, research, etc., I think about my students, and how my experience will benefit them, too. I'm rewarding myself with a night of free reading.

My campus is still closed due to carpet installation, but I'm planning decor in my head again. Camping theme? New colors?

Shoe choices:
Yellow Box flip-flops for the library
Silver Naturalizer flats when I have to dress up