April 3

What I’ve Been Reading: March 2019

My March 2019 Reading List:

it was ok
ATY Category: Not written in a traditional format – this book is a diary.
Read my review here.
really liked it
ATY Category: A weird or intriguing title.
Read my review here.
liked it
ATY Category: Free choice.
Read my review here.
liked it
ATY Category: Something New – yes, I cheated! It’s a newly published book.
Read my review here.

So…what are you reading? Leave me a comment to let me know what books you’ve been hooked on lately so I can add them to my list!

March 2

What I’ve Been Reading: February 2019

My February 2019 Reading List:

it was ok
Ever Alice by HJ Ramsay
ATY Category: Something Old – This book was based on the classic, Alice in Wonderland.
Read my review here.
 really liked it
ATY Category: Something Blue – the cover is almost entirely blue.
Read my review here.
liked it
ATY Category: Book featuring a dual timeline – modern day Australia and ancient Egypt.
Read my review here.
liked it
ATY Category: A book I stumbled upon – this one was given to me to read as Advanced Reading Copy.
I will be reviewing this one soon, and it will be published in April. PICK IT UP for middle grade readers!!

So…what are you reading? Leave me a comment to let me know what books you’ve been hooked on lately so I can add them to my list!

January 31

What I’ve Been Reading: January 2019

I LOVE BOOKS!  Sleep does not happen for me without absorbing at least a chapter of my newest literary find.  It is so important to find books that you love, and inspiring young people to continue reading later in life is one of my goals. To accomplish this, I want to share 2 “types” of book posts with you.

Stories Inside

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Monthly Reading List:

These posts will come out the end of each month, just to show you what I’ve read. I won’t be extensively reviewing these books on my blog, but you can definitely hop over to goodreads and see what I’ve said about them over there.  These will mostly be adult books, but I do really enjoy YA fiction and fantasy, so I’ll throw those in as well occasionally.

How do I pick my books?

I participate in the ATY Book Challenge, which stands for Around the Year Book Challenge.  It’s 52 categories of books, with the idea of reading one category each week.  This is a great way to try out some new things I might not have read otherwise.

Youth Book Reviews:

I like to keep up on books that will be interesting to the students I am (or will be) teaching, so I’ll try to sneak in an occasional book review for middle grade/young adult books as well.  These will be linked on the page Read, Review, Recommend as well so you can always look there for books you might want to check out!  Right now I have a couple of advanced reading copies that I am super excited to finish and share with you soon!

My January 2019 Reading List:

Juliet
it was ok
ATY Category: Book based on a Shakespeare play – Juliet was based on Romeo and Juliet.
The Lost Symbol
really liked it
ATY Category: Book with a criminal main character.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
liked it
ATY Category: Book featuring a historical character, in this case J. Edgar Hoover
Shanghai Girls
liked it
ATY Category: Book nominated for an award in your favorite genre – Historical Fiction
The Shining
really liked it
ATY Category: Book with an author or writer as the main character

So…what are you reading? Leave me a comment to let me know what books you’ve been hooked on lately so I can add them to my list!