Books I have read recently This is my first time to use blogger, since I created my own blog. I hope my students and others will be able to access my blog to help them to communicate with me about what experiences they would like to have in a school library. What kind of library experiences are meaningful? I would also like them to let me know about young adult and children's books they have read and enjoyed. I would like to communicate with other school librarians about their libraries.
Here are a few of the books that I have recently enjoyed. Of course, I have read the final Harry Potter novel and now have the complete set. I also read latest novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and am anxiously awaiting the next chapter in the life of Bella and her vampire boyfriend, Edward. I love fantasy, but I read widely from all genres.
I completed the Cirque du Freak novels by Darren Shan and could not stop reading until I had read the final book #12. I have them all to put in my school library.
I recently read a graphic novel of Beowulf by Gareth Hinds. The story is told in words and pictures and begins with the introduction of the Danes and ends with the last battle of Beowulf. It was an interesting version of the old legend.
I found it very accessible to readers of various ages.I also finished On Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. In the story, Naomi, the daughter of a Mexican father and an American mother who lives with her handicapped younger brother and great grandmother, confronts many obstacles and grows as a result of facing them. It was a believable story set in modern times.