Spring Break Reading

It's Spring Break and
its a great time to read!

I have a list myself and hope to get through at least 2 of my books but here is my list!!!!

1. The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
2. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
3. Riska memories of a Dayak Girlhood 

                               4.  Dr. Suess & Mr. Geisal: A Biography by Judith & Neil Morgan

I saw several students and staff check out books to read over break, what is your list?

Book Club Latest Read

The Lying Game by Sara Shepard

Seventeen-year-old Emma Paxton steps into the life of her long-lost twin Sutton to solve her murder, while Sutton looks on from her afterlife.

Book Club Read

Book Club is reading: Matched by Ally Condie

• What would your utopian society be like?
• Would you choose a life that is controlled for a long healthy good quality of life or one with unexpected twists and turns where pain and suffering may occur?
• Could you live with a match if it was decided for you?
•  Are utopian socieites ever perfect?

Online Books

There is a plethora of books online to be read for free. Some websites allow downloading to a Kindle, Nook or just read on the website.

Here is a list of FREE books to browse through:

• Google Books : you may select "full view" or "free only" in search results to read a full book, otherwise you may read the book with limited pages.
• Project Gutenberg : this has over 33,000 free ebooks ( I found Frank Baum the author of the Wizard of Oz books)
• The International Children's Library : This has a wide variety of children's literature to read through.

Bookprint: You are what you read!

"What's Your Bookprint?"

Share the five books that most influenced you!

"Bookprint: The list of books that leaven an indelible mark on our lives, shaping who are and who we become."

found on Scholastic 

I'm Down

Yes! the title is I'm Down.

This is another great Laugh Out Loud book about race and poverty. Of course the cover caught my attention!!!

Mishna Wolff tells her story of growing up with her single father who thinks he is black. They live in a black neighborhood and her father is constantly telling her to stand up for herself and find some sisters. Her own sister fits in, she can dance and is able to make friends easily.

What makes the conflict in Mishna's life is that she attends a school for smart kids which happens to be mostly made up of rich white kids. The story takes a turn from race conflicts to economic differences but once you read this you will realize that both go hand in hand and Mishna is caught in the middle of these issues.

This is a great read!!

The House of the Scorpion

This was a suggested book by a student and I LOVE it so far.

I can't put it down.

Finished it finally...
So this put me on edge wondering what will happen next to Matt the clone or as the community considered a monster.

Questions to ponder:

1. Why do you think Tam Lin, Celia and Maria treat Matt like a human and support him?

2. What do you think of a man who wants to live for 140 plus years?

3. Is a clone born from a cow still a human?

4. Some readers felt the ending was quick and all the problems solved, do you agree or disagree?

Book Summary:

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142 - year old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.