Bookworm Buzz

Here are my latest updates from Goodreads on the books that I have been reading so far this summer for the #bookaday challenge.  30 days of summer vacation are gone and I have read 50 books so far.  With 65 days of summer vacation, can you figure out how many books I have to read in order to meet the #bookaday challenge?  Send me a comment and let me know the answer.  Don't forget to include a label!
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A great way to tell the story of Harriet Tubman.  4th graders will love the format and the story!


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Flowers Are Calling by Rita Gray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Beautiful illustrations in this picture book about flowers. Rhyme is mixed in with non fiction which will appeal to many readers.


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The Fly by Petr Horáček
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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How to Read a Story by Kate Messner

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A great book to add to the launch of reader's workshop at the beginning of the year. Would be a welcome addition to k-2 classroom libraries.

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Ask Me by Bernard Waber

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved the illustrations and the message.  Can't wait to use this one. :)

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Power Down, Little Robot by Anna Staniszewski

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A great book for making connections and drawing parallels with life and characters from other books. Also fun for point of view.

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B. Bear and Lolly: Catch That Cookie! by A.A. Livingston

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

We will read this book a few times this year as a mentor text in writer's workshop, reader's workshop and during character education.

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Dory and the Real True Friend by Abby Hanlon

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An interesting chapter book that will have readers asking questions and making connections.

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  I have also read The Boston Girl, by Anita Diamant.  This is for parents and my high school friends.  It was a quick and easy read.  I enjoyed the story from the narrator's perspective and it was fun to read about Boston in the 1920s.!