Monday, May 18, 2015

It's Monday, What Are You Reading-May 18, 2015

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Here are the books I read this week. 
Click on the covers to learn more about them.

Fun story for young middle graders. Lots of great pictures with sparse text. 

I did not expect to like this story, but it is an AMAZING way to teach kids about the parts of a fiction story. I will be using it next year as a read aloud before we write fiction. 

The third in the Franklin School Friends series. Good series for grades 2-early 4th. 

Currently Reading
Actually starting this one today. Cynthia Lord is one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to get to this one! 

What Are YOU Reading Friends?

10 comments:

  1. I'm excited to read Handful of Stars! I bought it in the Scholastic Book Club flyer. The Bad Kitty book looks cute. I'll have to check that out!

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  2. I read the Bad Kitty book and enjoyed it. I can see that it would be an entertaining introduction to fiction writing. Come see what my week was like here. Happy reading!

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  3. The Yeti Files looks adorable. I'll definitely have to check that out.

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  4. Bad kitty is one of my favourite animal characters, but I haven't read this one. I've been meaning to get to a The Yeti a files and really need to. Even though I recommend it to readers and tell them I've read good stuff about it, I need the authenticity of having read it myself to really sell it to readers. So thanks for the reminder.

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  5. I love Cynthia Lord so I will definitely be checking out this new title! Bad Kitty looks like a fun read and I have heard a few reviews about the Yeti Files so shall have to check it out! Thanks, Gigi!

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  6. I can't wait to start the new Cynthia Lord. This summer I need to do a Cynthia Lord author study. I have almost all of her books, but haven't gotten to any of them! It's a hole I need to fix!

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  7. A Handful of Stars looks wonderful. Thank you so much for telling us about it

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  8. Some cute books here, Gigi, but thanks for sharing about the Cynthia Lord book. I'm sure it will be good!

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  9. I just ordered this new Cynthia Lord title for my daughter and I as we are both such fans. We will be reading it this summer!

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  10. I'm really looking forward to reading a Cynthia Lord title soon - looks like a quick and meaningful read.

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