It's that time again! We're already halfway through January. Seems a little mind-bendy, if you ask me. Here in Ecuador, first semester doesn't end before Christmas; it ends the last week of January. So we're busy doing end-of-semester things like report cards and mid-year assessments. And trying to keep our chins up amidst more online… Continue reading January 2021: Recent Reads
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Top Middle Grade Reads of 2020
Part 3 (of 3) Delightfully for me, reading middle grade books is part of my job. I suppose reading as many as I do is not *actually* part of my job description. But after reading about how one teacher knows all the books in her classroom library so she can better recommend books to different… Continue reading Top Middle Grade Reads of 2020
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 GoodreadsIt stuck with me for a long time after reading itIt made me thinkThe writing itself was beautiful, the characters were well-developed, and/or the storyline… Continue reading Top 5 Fiction Reads of 2020
November 2020: Recent Reads
Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com 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… Continue reading November 2020: Recent Reads
September 2020: Recent Reads
Photo by VisionPic .net on Pexels.com 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… Continue reading September 2020: Recent Reads
