“Tru and Nelle: A Christmas Memory” – the book my sixth grade students are taking FOREVER to read – I knocked out in a day:) That said, it was a fun read – again, second time through – I am looking forward to showing them that it’s fun

“Here for It” – was okay – came from a recommendation

“Basketball and Other Things” – sometimes you try a book – and I tried with this one – a cross between a graphic novel and text – but the author’s point of reference was very different from mine – even though we’re about the same age – so it wasn’t that great

“Chasing Space” – great biography about a NASA education director – they sort of stretched his NFL career – does it count if you just played preseason? I don’t really think so – but his story was impressive

“When Running Made History” – I liked this book better than I thought I would – Roger Robinson’s writing – and running – has been amazing – and his insights are always well-thought out

“Adorning the Dark” – Andrew Peterson – insightful Christian artists – wonderful book – very uplifting book

“Chasing the Bear” – public library book, comparing Saban and Bryant – good read

“Full Circle” – Andrea Barber – Kimmy Gibbler – good book – sad book – loved the running part:)

“It takes What it Takes” – went back and forth on whether I liked this one – but I did share some of it with you Monday

“Frankly in Love” – new YA – liked it

“the age of football” – long – good – but long – fascinating tie-in about soccer and politics in countries around the world – really enjoyed it

“the ultimate redsox trivia machine book” – enjoyable – although, i knew the history – it wasn’t really trivia

“america’s trailblazing middle linebacker” – hagiography on linebacker for the chiefs in the 1970s – but a guy i didn’t know – a team i didn’t know – lots of books are based on major media markets – so that was a nice twist

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“wild bird” – great book – we got a tweet from the author – she wrote “Flipped” – so i had to look up what she’d done recently – this one was great – and from the county library – highly recommendable

“the years that matter the most” – outstanding book on colleges – and what we do to prepare kids to excel there – lots of takeaways from the book – especially on how rural schools can prepare kids for ivies – that said, the book is pessimistic about how the influence of money pervades college acceptance

“mobituaries” – enjoyed this book a lot – passed it along to my mom

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