“where do we go from here?” bernie sanders book – from last fall – or published then – picked up after scholars bowl saturday b/c i needed something to read
“you go first” – YA book – read it over the snow day – good – the kids are TAG – so that was a nice gifted tie-in
“pound the rock” – NY teacher – basketball coach – interesting read
“wolfpack” – former us soccer star abbey wambach – short – good though
j
“get lit rising” – poetry book – high school kids – read it going down to mobile – well, technically, when i was in mobile b/c i was driving when i was going down
“scripture and the English poetic imagination” – good pair for the first book b/c this book’s premise is that we’re losing our poetry today b/c we don’t know scripture – sadly, a lot of the lit references were way beyond me:)
“the darkening age” – good pair with the second book on the list b/c of ovid – although, he was a lot worse in this book:) anyway, the book was about Christianity’s darker edges – and past – from about 300 AD – when it came into governmental power – until the middle ages – this book tends to get extreme ratings – people love it or hate it – probably based upon their beliefs in the Christian faith – so that aspect of the book fascinated me
“108 stitches” – great baseball book full of stories i could share with my father – just in time for middle school baseball practice
“soccerwomen” – favorite book in a while – history of the women’s game – lots i didn’t know – i’m ready for world cup:)
j
Here’s what I have for the new year…
“Outrunning the Demons” – book on runners who’ve used running as therapy – lots of trauma – it made me grateful that I’ve lasted as long as I have on the roads
“Optimisfits” – for those who see JC as the ultimate rebel – what they can read between skateboarding sessions, I guess
“Ten Innings at Wrigley” – Cubs baseball – 1979 game that was crazy – the author knew the subject – even launch angles from WGN – good read
“Smart, but Scattered Teen” – good book for me on how to be patient and address students who aren’t maybe always thinking very much:)
“We Say #NeverAgain” – great book from Parkland survivors – high school kids in the jn department wrote about their experiences – not sure middle or high school kids will read it – but educators should
“Differently Wired” – was in a jam for a book – from the public library – the lady doesn’t like teachers – or public ed – so I wasn’t predisposed to enjoy the book – but I do sympathize with her problems
“STEAM Stories: The Picnic Problem” – cute picture book about how to use math and science to “save the day” – would love to use that format with my own kids – adapt it – for our books
j