so I started off my reading furiously – but then, I decided to make it a “big book” summer – we’ll see if i follow through:)

“roll of thunder, hear my cry” – classic YA – had just never read it – would be an excellent book to teach from – very recommendable

“into the blizzard” – excellent new YA non-fiction – looked up the story after i read this one – was also great b/c it was immediately available as I wanted to get checked out the last day of school:)

“my shot” – delle donne biography – very recommendable – liked it for many reasons – and it’ll be on our shelf this year for you to read:)

“love your enemies” – great book about my relationship with sixth grade parents – kidding – great book about conservatives and liberals learning to love each other – instead of “other”izing each other and holding each other in contempt

“cold mountain” – high school summer reading book – at least, it was – maybe not anymore – but i had a copy from a former student – so it was a nice gift in that aspect

“ruth bader ginsburg” – really enjoyed this book – just needed the time to get through all 540 pages of it – so it was a good summer choice in that i had time to enjoy it