Happy Summer and welcome to my summer reading blog. Check back periodically to see what I've been reading. And if you have a book you'd like to share, complete this form and I will highlight it here.
To kick us off....
I will most definitely be reading the Nutmeg nominees....these are for 4th and 5th graders:
Framed! By James Ponti
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
I Love You Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green
The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
New Kid by Jerry Craft
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie
Restart by Gordon Korman
We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey
I've read a few already and my favorite so far is Macy McMillan. New Kid, a graphic memoir by Jerry Craft is an incredibly powerful memoir. Worth a read for both kids and adults as it would be a great conversation starter.
And here are the 2nd and 3rd grade nominees:
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat
Because by Mo Willems
Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits by Cynthia Lord
The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
Carter Reads the Newspaper by Deborah Hopkinson
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Ida, Always by Caron Levis
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang
Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes
Seashells: More Than a Home by Melissa Stewart
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors
The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter
Haven't read as many on this list but if you'd like to laugh, pick up We Don't Eat Our Classmates.
Books I plan on rereading this summer include:
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Marshfield Dreams and How to Write Your Life Story by Ralph Fletcher
A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
