It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is an opportunity for everyone to share their book journeys: where we've been for the week and where we plan to go next. To learn more about It's Monday! What Are You Reading? with a kidlit focus, jump over to Jen Vincent's blog, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee Moye's blog, Unleashing Readers.
***** ***** ***** ***** *****
I always have the plans to post. I really do. My reading life seems to be really slow right now - slow in that I am not finishing a lot but starting plenty of books. I'm actually going to address this in a later blog post and really try to write my way to or through the issues I'm having in my reader life.
One issue I have that seems appropriate to bring up right here is that because I'm slow in my reading right now, I feel like I have nothing to offer in my blog posts. And then, one of my Twitter pals, Stacey H. (@libraryjo92), posted tweeted this link to her blog today:
I checked out her Monday post and felt comfort knowing that there's at least one other out there that had a slow down in her reading life. It's just a reminder that we life happens - this isn't a contest. It's about sharing where you are, celebrating what you've read, planning for what you are going to read, and garner support from your tribe when you struggle.
Here's where I'm at - I'm STILL reading Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley. It's an incredible book and I carry it with me where I go right now so I can sneak in a moment here and there.
This past week I finished listening to Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan. It was incredible - there were a number of times that I had lump in my throat. I loved it so much that I will be purchasing a copy of it to donate to a classroom in one of the schools where I mentor.
The next book I will be listening to is Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Have a GREAT reading and writing week!
So glad to have helped. This past fall I couldn't seem to finish a book or a blog post to save my life. I felt like such a reading failure. Life does make it hard to read sometimes, but as long as we never stop trying to make time we will come out ahead!
ReplyDeleteI am reading Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead, Tuesday and Fotsam by David Wiesner and Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel. I am taking a children's lit class and it is kicking by behind because I am really slow at reading. I am glad you've written a post this week. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDelete