2017 Books Read

This was a hilarious and realistic book on middle school life. I loved the drawings and the humor-Abbie was such a dramatic character who exaggerated everything and made me flashback to my crazy middle school days. I will definitely read…

I am not a huge fan of scary books, but Hahn is a popular author among my students so I decided to read this book. I really liked that it was just long enough to build suspense, but not too long that it felt drawn out. I liked the mix of…

Beauty and the Beast was my favorite Disney movie growing up. I always pretended I was Belle and still dream of having that library. So, when I saw this book, and it was on the Goodreads Choice Awards as a nominee, I knew I had to read i…

I really liked having three perspectives of different refugees. You have a girl, Isabel, from Cuba in 1994. Josef, a German Jew in 1930. Mahmoud, a Syrian Muslim, in 2015. I also love how intertwined their stories are, the common themes,…

Wow. I am still reeling from this book. I highly recommend this book for my students, who are sixth graders. It has a powerful message of love. It is also a book that will stay with you for a long time. It was really hard to put this boo…

What a heart wrenching story of a girl struggling with feeling helpless and trying to help her mom and brother afford a home. This book is a great reminder of the struggles others face, the realism of homelessness, and how helpless one c…

This was a fast-paced and action-packed novel. I could not put this book down from the first page. I really enjoyed the spy aspect and the focus on racism in our post 9/11 world. Gratz has some great positive messages in his book. Highly…

I absolutely love this book! It is a must-read to show how small acts can impact in a great way. This is also a great and true story of kindness and giving without thought. Highly recommend!

I chose this book because it was in our class Book Tasting and the cover grabbed my attention. I was hooked within the five minutes that I had to read it and went straight to the library to get my own copy. It was a quick read as it is w…

I enjoyed the verse style of this book. I loved Timothy’s voice, his brutal honesty and his colorful language. I loved how you could see his change throughout the story. The ending is hard for me to determine if I liked it or not…I don…

This was a different way to read the classic, Jane Eyre. It was my first Manga book and I really enjoyed it! I loved the illustrations, the facial expressions were amazing. I think this would be a great book for my middle school students…