Sunday, April 17, 2016

The Distance Between Us

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I am sucker for teen novels, and I am sucker for cute names in the novels.  Caymen and Xander are two of those names that I absolutely love.  A doll shop, a secret past, an unlikely friendship, lots of misunderstandings, and witty characters - that's about all a book needs to be the optimal teen novel.  


Friday, April 1, 2016

2016 Reading Challenge

Just like health and fitness goals, career goals, and life goals, we must have reading goals.  As an English teacher, I am constantly exposed to books, and I read more than I probably want to admit.  However, all that reading isn't always the books that I want to be reading (although I usually enjoy them).  We must challenge our minds just as we challenge our bodies and bank accounts.  Thanks to the Modern Mrs. Darcy, one of my favorite reading blogs, I was enlightened by this reading challenge.  Although the goal would be to read one book a month, realistically, I know that I will probably read seven of them in the summer.  Either way...challenge accepted.  


Book #1 - A book you've been meaning to read - Matched. 
Book #2 - A book you can finish in one day - The Thing about the Truth
Book #3 - A book published before you were born - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn