okay, julie… “inception” has been watched – verdict??? it was great – thanks for recommending it

(the message to the rest of you people is if you can’t recommend books to me, then at least go with movies:)

on, to the reading…

“how winning works” by benincassa – we’ll do some writing this week on some of what the author mentioned – basically, that it takes a team to be successful – and the author should know b/c she’s spent 17 years traveling the world as an ultrathlete teammate

“tyler’s magic mountain” by ater – based on a true story – west virginia middle school wrestling team gets inspired by a kid with cystic fibrosis – quick read – would be nice for battle of the books

“leaving story avenue” by laRosa – best book i read this week – cbs writer now, ny newsman back then – a memior of escaping housing projects to fit into an entirely different arena – good gifted tie-ins

“rules the red rubber ball” by carroll – how combining work and play is key

“teaching in comics” – teacher rules in a graphic novel – LOVED IT!!! wish more of my edu books had been comics…

as for now, i’m working (working – and slowly) through “the three musketeers” by dumas – it’s not every exciting and very long (672 pages on my nook) – but i guess that’s why there’s president’s day:)

have a great week

maf