weekend reads

Lazy Sunday Reads

Lazy Sunday Reads

It’s January and the bitter cold is upon us. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than by snuggled in my favorite blanket next to my daughter and reading some powerful and funny picture books? Powerful Characters in Real Life These two titles were both gifted to me by…
At First Glance

At First Glance

The Absence of Sparrows by Kurt Kirchmeier I received this book through my ARC sharing group, the Lit Review Crew. It’s a 4-day weekend for me with the Easter holiday, so you know I’m taking advantage of this extra reading time! I had a quick dinner with my dad and…
Final: 24in48 Readathon

Final: 24in48 Readathon

Well, it was a successful readathon, but not as good as it could have been. I could NOT keep myself awake at night…I just kept nodding off and would forget to turn the timer off as well. So, I tried. I did end up reading a lot of great books…
Dewey’s Readathon

Dewey’s Readathon

October 20 from 8am- October 21 at 8am was a 24 hour Readathon! I have been in a slump-I have too many books and needed to just make some progress. I read for five hours (not as much as I wanted), but I got out of my slump and feel…
Weekend Reads

Weekend Reads

Weekend Reads I have a pretty crazy weekend ahead of me. I have 400 pages left in an overdue library book, a blog post to write for #TeachWrite, gifts to make my 80 lovely students (even though I am in denial that our time is up), birthday parties, grocery shopping,…