tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post455513426092729697..comments2024-03-20T11:36:09.746-07:00Comments on The Late Bloomer's Book Blog: It's Monday, What Are You Reading? October 6, 2014Gigi McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090843830125090541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-40370718138513846152014-10-08T21:40:28.620-07:002014-10-08T21:40:28.620-07:00I absolutely enjoyed The Night Gardener - definite...I absolutely enjoyed The Night Gardener - definitely one of my favourite reads this year. Inside Out and Back Again made me cry - such a beautiful novel-in-verse.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-8278879949115423332014-10-06T18:18:41.345-07:002014-10-06T18:18:41.345-07:00BGD was amazing, I can't wait to reread it at ...BGD was amazing, I can't wait to reread it at some point! I hope you enjoy The Night Gardener, I didn't expect to like it as much as I did and it turned out being one of my favorites for this year!Michele Knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087579707297009719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-28625522045551274802014-10-06T16:09:04.825-07:002014-10-06T16:09:04.825-07:00I loved the immigrant experience shown in Inside O...I loved the immigrant experience shown in Inside Out & Back Again, read it with students during the year we studied immigration. Love the look of Agate, Gigi. What a fun book!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-64102348008576426932014-10-06T13:44:07.454-07:002014-10-06T13:44:07.454-07:00I really like Inside Out & Back Again. Brown G...I really like Inside Out & Back Again. Brown Girl Dreaming is at the top of my Newbery list too--though I still haven't finished it! I've been working on a review of Thrive--I think it's a great book for new teachers.Elisabeth Ellingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747914394861199796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-63815290158732161342014-10-06T06:59:31.223-07:002014-10-06T06:59:31.223-07:00Wow, lots of titles that speak to me. I read Zebra...Wow, lots of titles that speak to me. I read Zebra Forest this spring on a sick day so all in one sitting and really enjoyed it. Inside Out and Back Again is such a beautiful book and I can't wait to read Brown Girl Dreaming. Carrie Gelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416480940951200461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-14620991661226493462014-10-06T06:45:20.741-07:002014-10-06T06:45:20.741-07:00Quentin Blake is one of my earliest identifiable a...Quentin Blake is one of my earliest identifiable author/illustrators! He did McBroom Tells the Truth, and I loved that as a child. I was actually surprised that he is still writing, as he must be in his 80s! The Woodson book was very good.Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com