so i took the first week to actually read some of the books i’m assigning – none of them took me very long – so i guess i’m going to be bummed by how “tough” this becomes for everyone else:)

“treasure island” – i remembered a lot of it from 12 years ago when i taught it to sixth grade – or tried to teach it – i need to watch the muppet’s version now

“the diary of anne frank” – i’d actually never read this book – would’ve been good to read when i was in the play – however, it wasn’t like i wasn’t busy back then – anyway, good to have read – should’ve read it earlier – the additional notes about the diary helped me too

“wrinkle in time” – another one i probably should’ve read a long time ago – meh – it was okay – i think i was expecting to be awed – and i wasn’t

“the game” – harvard-yale 1968 – 29-29 tie – remarkable game – great book – those players are getting old now so preserving their voices is a good thing

“unmasked” – andrew lloyd webber’s biography – only got to phantom – it was really long – could’ve been shortened and been a whole lot better – i did watch “love never dies” b/c of it – didn’t know it existed until this week

“night” – again, another book i should’ve read a long time ago – really excellent – powerful book – i believe it’s required at SCHS – it should be

hope everyone’s summer is off to a great start

j