This week I accomplished reading a few picture books and a chapter book.
The picture books I read were:
Circle Unbroken and Night Boat to Freedom are books I came across in our school library. I believe both would be great to use in the classroom as mentor texts for writing and would be great read alouds as well.
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride is one of those books that I have known about but somehow missed reading until now. This is a work of art in itself, but would also be great as a mentor text for depicting what is fact and what is fictionalized by the writer. I absolutely loved this book.
I also finished:
Jumping Off Swings is an important book - I think Jo Knowles dealt with the topic of sex and teen pregnancy in a very gripping and openly honest way. The story is told from the point of view of four different characters; I thought this was very effective. Because of the multiple points of view (Ellie, Corrine, Josh and Caleb), this is a book that many teens can identify with - not just those having sex. Corinne, the best friend, (who is not having sex but is absolutely curious about it) was the point of view I really appreciated. . I thought she was a true to life character and set a good example of what a best friend does without it being preachy.
So now I am reading:
which is a follow up to Jumping Off Swings and continues Josh's story. (Josh is the one Ellie had sex with and becomes pregnant by in Jumping Off Swings.) Josh decides to go and live with his Uncle Larry to "try to forget" everything that happened between him and Ellie and the pregnancy.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great week of reading!
I love both Jumping Off Swings and Living With Jackie Chan. I think Jo Knowles does such an amazing job of candidly dealing with issues that are important. I really love her characters.
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