so i got through…

“arthur ashe” – 800 pages – i say “got through” – honestly, it was a great biography – about a really good guy – great athlete – with today’s honors, i think sometimes he’s defied into someone who doesn’t seem human – this book was really well done

“how to fracture a fairy tale” – collection of short stories – hit or miss, like most collections

“discipline with dignity” – when you get punished this year, it’s b/c i read a book that all the teachers are reading this year – so, you’re welcome:)

j

so i’m enjoying a really long biography right now that will probably finish me for the summer – prior to that though, i was busy…

“superhuman” – book on the extremes of human biology – meh…

“next-level coaching” – here’s how you tell if i’m a good teacher next year – whether i use of these strategies in the classroom – i’m hopeful too – i bookmarked this book more than any other lately

“dc talk’s jesus freak” – book on one of my favorite albums of all time – probably shouldn’t have read it though b/c the authors were skeptics – i only read it to learn more about the album – yeah, that didn’t work

“simpsons confidential” – great book on a great show – did we all watch last year’s episode on testing with Prof. Frink? i’m thinking we need to devote class time to it:)

“here’s to you, jackie robinson” – learned a lot more about Mobile than i did – so that right there was worthwhile – i’m not sure the author tied everything together well – honestly, the book would’ve been great just discussing the fact that jackie played in alabama in 1948 – that was amazing to me

“city on our knees” – tobymac – great book – enjoyed reading his part

j

wow, lots of reading recently…

“The Good Neighbor” – book on Fred Rogers – great biography – very thorough

“Just Mercy” – adapted for a younger audience – wow, what a book – and lots of it set in Alabama – highly recommended for all high school students

“Rush” – book on one of the Revolutionary doctors – another thorough biography – and a good one

“Born a Crime” – Trevor Noah’s book – great book – but sad – good take on South African in the early 1990s

“The Writer’s Map” – great book on maps in literature – from Harry Potter to RLS and Treasure Island – just beautiful maps

“I’m Keith Hernandez” – baseball biography – enjoyed it, of course

“North” – great book on an ultrarunner – Scott Jurek – me turning 40 soon made this a particularly good book for me

j