Hi Everyone!! Happy New Year!!!
I've been giving our "Book Club" a lot of thought. I know that everyone, students and teachers are very very busy this year.
So instead of reading a book as a group, I thought we could try something a little less time consuming.
I'd like to ask each of you to create a GoodReads account.
It's a great way to keep track of what you have read. But you do NOT have to write a report or a review. You can just enter your books as you read them.
I only wish it had been available when I was in school so that I could look back at the books that I read.
With GoodReads, you can submit books that you are reading now, books that you read in the past or books that you would like to read in the future.
You can use GoodReads on your computer or as an app on your device.
Here is my profile.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5787094-penny
Here are the books I read in 2020
https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2020/5787094
And here are the books I read in 2021
https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2021/5787094
Join the OA Readers group here (OA students, teachers & staff only)
OA Readers on GoodReads
Black Girl Unlimited
Recommended by Ms. Cayetano
"I absolutely love this book. It teaches some good lessons and the storyline is epic!"
Cinderella Is Dead
"I love a fantasy book that brings all the magic, pushes against all the ways we have been told we should not exist, AND has heroes in it that look like me! Read, Read, Read this book...and then we can talk about our love of sci-fi and fantasy, and a Belize reimagined."
Librarika: Cinderella Is Dead
One Crazy Summer
I totally enjoyed this book. Being an oldest sister myself, I was really able to relate to Delphine as she takes care of her younger sisters on their trip across the country to meet the mother who left them years ago.
Librarika: One Crazy Summer
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
"It is a self-improvement book that states, in order to change a given situation, we must change ourselves, and in order to change ourselves, we must be able to change our perceptions."
Librarika: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Where the Crawdads Sing
"This novel takes place in a small, quiet town on the North Carolina coast. It is a story about perseverance, survival, and determination as well as the beauty of the marshland and importance of environmental awareness and the celebration of nature. All of that is adeptly interwoven throughout the novel with the intrigue of the "unthinkable"... a murder in this tiny sea side community."
Librarika: Where the Crawdads Sing
The Way I Used To Be
A single act has the power to completely transform your life. The Way I Used To Be is a brilliant portrayal of trauma. A brutally honest novel about trauma's long-term effects. Eden, 14, awakens in the middle of the night to find Kevin, her brother's best friend, raping her.
Amber Smith, the author, does not sugarcoat how being sexually attacked affects Eden psychologically, physically, and emotionally.
I can't recall the last time I had such a strong emotional reaction to a book, especially one that wasn't part of a series. Eden's story is raw, honest, emotional, strong, and utterly authentic. As I read each chapter, I yearned for Eden to tell someone what had happened to her.
Chicken Soup for the Soul
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Awakening of Malcolm X
Furia
Out of Nowhere
Masters of Modern Soccer
The Last Kids on Earth
Not exactly a Graphic Novel, but LOTS of great illustrations.
Zane and the Hurricane
The Adventures of Tintin
Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Life in Motion
Small Spaces
Out to Get You
Cemetery Boys
Four Three Two One
How to Speak Dolphin
The House on Mango Street
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