tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post2243963436701809037..comments2024-03-25T08:48:33.592-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Book Addict: My Classroom Library 2010-2011Christina / Book Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-60775360261225100132011-06-29T10:13:40.188-04:002011-06-29T10:13:40.188-04:00I am also a book addict, and consider myself "...I am also a book addict, and consider myself "supplier" to all the new book addicts I create. My principal, however, believes that two or three short shelves is quite enough books for a classroom, and that I need to "purge" my collection. The fact that all my kids are readers is, apparently, coincidental. <br /><br />Do you know of any research that shows that reading creates readers, and that I could use to support my having a huge selection of books in the classroom?<br /><br />Thanks.<br />Rose, a Toronto teacherToronto teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201845639050029207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-32518893079840196582011-06-20T22:28:41.821-04:002011-06-20T22:28:41.821-04:00I'm definitely not surprised by that list-espe...I'm definitely not surprised by that list-especially with Hush, Hush, If I Stay and Fallen! Hunger Games was so addictive. I can't wait for the movie. The last one was so emotionally draining though! Did you get a lot of feedback from your students on that one?Book Butterfly (Kim)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04622743685532743469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-69501902077873886542011-06-18T15:37:23.966-04:002011-06-18T15:37:23.966-04:00Graceling is among my all time favs! I hope you ge...Graceling is among my all time favs! I hope you get a fresh copy for next year!Alyssa Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619379952262450970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-62879079866597315682011-06-17T17:48:00.544-04:002011-06-17T17:48:00.544-04:00Aww the Cupcake Queen sounds so cute!Aww the Cupcake Queen sounds so cute!Senatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621117164062544149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-10692148357065761552011-06-17T11:19:17.639-04:002011-06-17T11:19:17.639-04:00You've got some great ones in your library! No...You've got some great ones in your library! Not surprising that the girls are loving Fallen and Hush, Hush, I enjoy those series too:) And I would recommend The Hunger Games series to anyone that will listen, I adore those books!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-15336373700777930612011-06-17T09:53:38.573-04:002011-06-17T09:53:38.573-04:00Awesome! I LOVE Wings.
I need to read Enders Gam...Awesome! I LOVE Wings. <br /><br />I need to read Enders Game.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-87459109467564770232011-06-17T08:33:08.885-04:002011-06-17T08:33:08.885-04:00Hunger Games was really popular in my 5th grade cl...Hunger Games was really popular in my 5th grade class, as well. I also found that my choice of read alouds greatly affected the reading habits of my class. After I read No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman, students started picking up his other books. Reading Airborn by Kenneth Oppel nearly started a brawl as students wrangled to get the single copies I had of the two sequels. Everlost by Neal Shusterman turned out to be the biggest hit of the year. A slew of kids ordered the next book from Scholastic and started their own literature circle. Others devoured the whole series on Kindle and teased their classmates with spoilers. Yesterday was the last day of school, and some kids were still reading Everfound up to the last minute.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-65956895929619316052011-06-17T08:31:18.368-04:002011-06-17T08:31:18.368-04:00If your girls loved Fallen then they are simply go...If your girls loved Fallen then they are simply going to adore Torment and Passion. That series just keeps getting better!<br /><br />I can't believe I still haven't read The Hunger Games! I bought a copy and everything but I still haven't read it!Leanna Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156147175772720617noreply@blogger.com