It's been a little over three weeks since I sent out the Summer Reading Challenge. It's been fun to see how things are progressing. Right now I have about 15 staff members from our school and throughout our district participating. We're a very small district. Fifteen represents close to 10% of all staff members and closer to 20% of all teachers. I'm thrilled - especially when nine of those are from my school. I've even heard from parents that students have joined in the challenge as well.
My own reading has taken new life this summer. I've made it a priority. I've read more books my students would read this summer than I have in a great while and that's a good thing!
Here's my "What I Read This Summer" list:
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Ashes to Asheville by Sarah Dooley
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Lead With Literacy by Mandy Ellis
Sparks In The Dark by Travis Crowder and Todd Nesloney
The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis
Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America by Teri Kanefield
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Unstoppable Influence by Natasha Hazlett
The Wild Card by Hope and Wade King
Kids Deserve It! by Todd Nesloney and Adam Welcome
In the midst of reading:
Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Culturizes by Jimmy Casas
I've been on the road quite a bit this summer. I had always used Audible, but never really felt the need to purchase an audiobook. I'd rather rent them. That's how I discovered the Otto books app- now called Hibooks. For a fee much cheaper than Audible, I can listen to as many books as I choose each month. They have new and popular titles and many of this year's Battle of the Books books. It's been such helpful app as I've traveled around.
Want to follow our progress? Some of the staff and I are posting on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags: #pqtigersread and #pqreads. Check us out!
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