busy, busy holiday season for reading…

“silent agreements” – new book on the things we don’t say – and how we can say them – the book made me think about my own agreements – and my students’

“auma’s long run” – you too can read this one at the CMS library – thanks to ms. blount, i got a head start on this one – wasn’t really about running – but a really good book for YA

“i lived on butterfuly hill” – another ms. blount book – and a great, great YA book – very recommended

“stranger things: worlds turned upside down” – to get me ready for season 3:) even made my mom read it:)

“the library book” – recent NY Times best seller – book about the LA library – meh – i LOVE the columbiana library so i didn’t need to be re-introduced to libraries

“good to go” – book on recovery – funny part at the end that athletes who use recovery stuff the most are the ones who don’t win – lots of money is spent now on recovery stuff – and i think in part b/c it’s easier to spend money on stuff than it is to put in the actual work

“shade” – book comparing trump’s tweets to what obama had done in a related field

“northern lights” – florida lady sponsored an alaskan football team getting a football field built – within eight months – alaskan high school football is interesting – so i learned a lot

“the magic misfits: book 2” – Neil Patrick Harris’s new book – loved both of them – probably a 4th-5th grade book, but so what? 🙂

“late bloomers” – got a great idea for us to use when we get to shakespeare this year – would like to use this to make my AAGC presentation this year

“highway under the tunnel” – from the book sale at the public library – about a NYC tunnel – was an interesting read – even if it was dry at times:)

“the mamba mentality” – kobe bryant’s book on why he was awesome and we just didn’t appreciate all the time (really, really self-congratulating – a giant waste of space)

“detroit” – sad book on a dying city

so yeah, i’d say i read a bit over break:)

j

“26 marathons” – great, great book for runners – meb’s third – and i’ve learned something from each one of them – even inspired me to add up my marathon numbers – i’m at 22 or 23 – amazing – and, like meb, there’s a story behind each one

“the power of sports” – i really read good books this week – this one was on sports and the media – great critique of the industry – probably at times a bit too harsh – i mean, it is just sports – but it was really good and an interesting read

“hindsight” – JT’s new biography – disappointingly short – really, almost just like the 1D books i’ve read – you would think a man near 40 would be more insightful – maybe not:)

“come november” – YA book – from ms. blount – read it today – okay

j

so i got word last saturday that i was nationally board certified – which was a huge relief – and, amazingly – i kept reading after all that stress:)

“almost yankees” – story of the 1981 columbus clippers – it was a good read – obviously, there aren’t a lot of books out there recapping a minor league season – so i enjoyed that

“big fella” – yes, all i’m reading is baseball right now – but, sigh, i read another baseball book – babe ruth – it was critically acclaimed – big book – meh

“becoming” – iron bowl saturday, i went to mt. laurel and got this book – i was excited – although, my mom was even moreso – she really enjoyed the book – i did too – just interesting from an education perspective – how one escapes southside chicago to princeton

“crimes of grindelwold” – screenplay – library book – great read – doesn’t take too long either – very recommended