Back from the beach! I had a great time, and have read some, not as many as I thought I would. There's too much fun going on being with family.Every Monday, it's a pleasure to link up with a group that reviews books they want to share with others. If you visit, you'll be sure to find a book or more that you know you'll want to read!
Visit Jen at Teach MentorTexts and Kellee and Ricki at UnleashingReaders to see what they've been reading, along with everyone else who link up.
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How can I describe this book and still allow you readers to enjoy every page as a wonderful surprise, often leaving one holding one's breath, often reading with tears of both joy and sadness? It touched me, and feels so right and good for so many considering the tragic event in Orlando.
"Times are simpler when no one hates you because of your name and it doesn't occur to you to be ashamed of it." And they are not simple for these three teens, living their senior year in high school together. Growing into who they want to be instead of who they've been in their lives is what it's all about. You will love Dill, Lydia and Travis, and celebrate the story told by Jeff Zentner. The beautiful writing supports new ideas, and will help students who need them. I hope so. "Nothing makes you feel more naked than someone identifying a desire you never knew you possessed."
A boy and a girl go hunting,
for all things wild. In spare poetic text, Megan Lloyd takes them on a journey
to find wild things that can be seen, smelled, felt in many kinds of places.
Sometimes one needs to look for the tiniest things, and sometimes “wild” is
right there, bigger than you. Sometimes,
according to the text “Wild creeps and crawls and slithers.” and those children
appear to only give a glance, and walk quietly by. The illustrations illuminate
the text with added beauty for readers.