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Now here is my It's Monday, What Are You Reading Post. Incidentally, it is my 100th post!
Please visit the amazing blogs: Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers who host this terrific meme each week.
Here is what I read this week. Click on
the cover to go to the book's page on Goodreads.com
Still Reading (and loving!)
Currently Listening
Other recent posts:
What Are You Reading?
CONGRATULATIONS on your 100th post Gigi! So glad you've joined the blogging world! And what an exciting giveaway to be a part of too!
ReplyDeleteGone Fishing is my reading pile for this week and I'm still working my way through The Real Boy. Love it when we are reading the same books!
Happy Reading!
Cool! Gone Fishing is a super-quick read. I am hoping to finish The Real Boy today or tomorrow. We can talk about it on Friday!!
DeleteI really enjoyed Penguin and Pinecone. The Real Boy looks interesting. Congrats on post 100!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jo!
DeleteCongratulations on your 100th post, Gigi. Lots of writing (and reading) there! I need to read Cinder, but still haven't gotten to it. The Princess and the frozen peas looks hilarious. Hopefully I can find it at the library! Thanks for all!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Linda!
DeleteI hope you enjoyed Cinder as much as I did. I just finished the sequel, Scarlet, last week. I can't wait for Cress to come out next year. What a creative spin on fairy tales!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I did not know the next one was out. I definitely loved that book. The way it ended makes me have to read the next one.
DeleteHi Gigi! I LOVED Gone Fishing! A definite must for my classroom library! I see it as an awesome mentor text. How is Bomb on audio? I was riveted to that book, I kept looking up from it to tell my fiancé about what I was learning :) 100th post, Woo-whoo! You're one busy lady! I love visiting your blog. Happy reading week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole. Gone Fishing was really great. I did manage to review it and another book on the MSBA site yesterday. BOMB is pretty good on audio, but I think I would be more focused on this kind of book with a paper version.
DeleteAwesome, we're loving outside reviews! Maybe this will be our biggest year yet for outside contribution :) I know what you mean about needing the actual book for BOMB. With audio books you really never know how the experience will go.
DeleteCinder made its way around my classroom like wildfire last year - definitely going to have to read this! Bomb was a great read, curiuos about how it works as an audio, too.
ReplyDeleteI did not realize Cinder was a trilogy when I read it. Looking forward to the next two. Bomb is working for me so far as an audio.
DeleteCongratulations on your 100th post! I loved Penguin and Pinecone and kept returning to it as a mentor texts for months. I'm excited for the third one (Penguin in Love) to come out in December (I think). Can't wait for The Real Boy to be released so I can read it too! I'm hearing so many good things about it.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. I can't really believe I have posted that many times. It has been a lot of fun. I'll bet Penguin and Pinecone is a great mentor text for little ones.
DeleteCongrats on your 100th post! I am reading a few but the most fun right now is King Solomon's Mines because I am reading it with my 8th grade son. Anyone who would like an adventure along the lines of Indiana Jones would enjoy this Allan Quatermain classic.
ReplyDeleteLogan would like me to add that he is reading Earthling and also Tales from the Hood. He misses you. :)
We hope that you are enjoying your summer!
Aw! I enjoyed Earthling, but have not heard of Tales from the Hood. So glad he is reading! Miss you guys too!
DeleteHooray for your 100th post! I just adored Penguin and Pinecone. So, so, sweet. And I just loved BOMB . . . curious to hear how it worked for you on audio.
ReplyDeleteLorna
Not so great on audio. I will need to look at the books to see what I missed.
DeleteThanks Lorna. I am enjoying Bomb on audio right now. I will have to check out the print version to see what I am missing.
ReplyDeleteI adored Penguin and Pinecone - haven't read the others in this series yet. Did you like Cinder? I have it but haven't read it yet! 100 posts! Well done!
ReplyDeleteYes, Carrie I really like Cinder. I did not realize it was a trilogy so it ends in a real cliffhanger.
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ReplyDeleteNeed to read Penguin and Pincone and Penguin on Vacation. I love penguin books.
ReplyDeleteCinder is one of my favorite dystopian-esque books. I loved the sci-fi take on fairy tales. I cannot wait to read Cinder.
How is Bomb on audio? I want to read that one :)
I'll be reading The Real Boy soon as well and I have only hear amazing things!
Thank you so much for participating in IMWAYR and happy reading this week :)
BOMB was ok on audio. I had a little trouble keeping track of the characters and I wonder if the book used graphics. I would recommend a paper copy.
DeleteCongratulations on your 100th post! Summer in our house has definitely included a lot of reading... sometimes the kids are excited, other times they will fight me (I guess I can't blame them). You've peaked my interest on Cinder. I just might have to check that out! So far I've read Small as an Elephant, Genie Wishes and Prairie Evers. I am currently reading The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Cailyn is working hard on the latest Middle School book and Timmy Failure. Congratulations again!
ReplyDeleteWow! You have read some good ones. Don't read Cinder unless you are willing to commit to the trilogy. I ends in a real cliffhanger and there are two more books. I did not know that when I read it, but it is on the MSBA list for 13-14.
DeleteThe title of the Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas made me laugh out loud. Must check that one out.
ReplyDeleteCongats on your 100th post, Gigi!
Thanks so much Stacey!
DeleteCongratulations on your 100th blog post! :) How exciting! :) I love your reading list; I am interested in your review of The Lost Boy.
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Congrats on your 100th post, Gigi! Fun to follow your reading adventures!
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Thanks so much Melissa!
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