Author: Christina
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Top Nonfiction Reads of 2020
Part Two Ironically, I couldn’t narrow my nonfiction reads down to just 5. I say “ironic” because I read so much more fiction than nonfiction! So I decided, “Why limit myself to an arbitrary number?” Books can often be a “top read” based on when you and the book find…
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Top 5 Fiction Reads of 2020
As promised, here is my first installment of: My criteria for including titles on this list are a combination of most of these: I ranked it with 5 stars on Goodreads It stuck with me for a long time after reading it It made me think The writing itself was…
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December 2020: Recent Reads
I’ll be honest, after reading so many FABULOUS books in November, this past month was a bit of a let down. I guess I’ve been in a some kind of a slump. Makes me want to go read some Anne of Green Gables just for a solid read that I…
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Friday Thoughts
It’s a rainy, dreary afternoon here, and it’s been a mostly rainy week. Pretty much sums up my inner state for this week as well, if rain were tears. An extended family member died unexpectedly this week, and several other things have weighed heavy on my heart. I spent last…
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5 Books on Technology, Productivity, and Relationships
When the pandemic hit this spring, I all of a sudden found myself in a very different position than normal: for the first time in pretty much ever, I had no set schedule. At that point, we hadn’t created a fixed online school schedule. With an entire work day at…
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Class vs. Teacher Reading Challenge
One of the things that has been killing me about teaching online is that I can’t have my class do their 15 minutes of daily independent reading at the beginning of ELA class, nor meet for one-on-one reading conferences during that time. Last year, students read independently every day and…
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November 2020: Recent Reads
I missed writing about my recent reads in October, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading! In fact, just a few days ago, I was able to reach my numerical goal of reading 100 books this year. I set that goal because I got to about 70 books last…
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How Do I Find Books Worth Reading?
A couple of years ago, when I first started reading a lot again, and reading more purposefully, I felt daunted by the prospect of finding books outside of what I normally read. I’d walk into the library, excited by all of the potential in the stacks filled with books, but…
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September 2020: Recent Reads
I’m sneaking in under the wire, getting this done on the 15th instead of before – happy #backtoschool to me! Back to school season is always crazy and lasts far longer than non-teachers realize. I don’t know if this year is harder per se, but it is certainly a different…
a Look at a Book 