Hello to all of my wonderful students that are participating in the summer 2012 book blogs! I've been keeping up with a lot of your all's blog, but have found that I have definitely neglected my own. Between traveling around the east coast to setting up my classroom for this upcoming year, I've been a pretty busy gal this summer.
One thing I have NOT neglected, however, is reading! During all the hustle and bustle, reading is the one thing I can turn to that relaxes me and allows me to jump from my hectic, crazy, and non-stop life to a whole new world. Paul Sweeney says it best. "You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." Every book I've read so far this summer has entranced me. At the end of each I have felt as though I needed to keep reading more and more. Andrew, my boyfriend, always makes fun of me for getting so connected to each character in the books I read, but I just can't help it! In my opinion, a really good book allows you to make those deeper connections so that you are laughing and crying with the characters. I hope that you all have found books that create that same feeling within you.
Next blog I'll update you all on my current read, Room by Emma Donoghue. This is a book that I first found in TK's library and had been dying to read simply because of its intriguing cover. (Ever heard don't judge a book by its cover? Unfortunately, I do it all the time!) It is a bit difficult to read at first, as you quickly learn the story is narrated by a 5 year old boy. Thus far, the story has been 100% heart-wrenching. If you want to take a peek at the book's site, click here!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and I'll check in again soon.
Ms. Bal
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