May and June

My lower back is not an advocate for the way I prefer to spend my summer. Around 5:00 a.m. it typically lets me know that spending the previous day reading on the couch was maybe not the best idea. I tend not to listen.

May

4 stars

2 stars

4 stars

This is a series. I enjoyed the first book but lost interest after reading the second.

5 stars

Have you read Everything, Everything? If not, do. Then read this one by the same author!

4 stars

June

2 stars

2 stars

This one has done really well, but I didn't love it.

3 stars

5 stars

Engaging and unexpected. Read it!

1 star

5 stars

Oh, how I loved Ove!

5 stars

Ralph Fletcher makes some very smart and easy-to-implement suggestions in this.

3 stars

5 stars

I've been thoroughly enjoying this series.

4 stars

This book is by the author of Girl on the Train!

3 stars

This series isn't necessarily exceptionally written, but the plot is very interesting.

4 stars

4 stars

3 stars

3 stars

3 stars

This book is part of a fun, light series.

4 stars

4 stars

My favorites:

• The Sun is Also a Star
• Echo
• A Man Called Ove
• Joy Write
• Court of Wings and Ruin

Happy reading!

2017 Reads

2017 hasn't been my best year of reading to date. I hate to say that I've been busy because that typically sounds like such a lame excuse, but I've been busy. Anyway, here are a few month's worth of what's been read from my shelf.

January

2 stars

5 stars

I've read all of Silva's books. I'm a sucker for European settings.

5 stars

I typically don't reread books. I could reread this one. It's amazing.

5 stars

Unexpectedly worth every star. I've recommended this one a lot!

February

4 stars

March

3 stars

I loved the first two in this series though.

3 stars

5 stars

This is a short but poignant read. I'd highly recommend it.

3 stars

4 stars

April

5 stars

3 stars

My absolute favorites:

• Inside Out & Back Again
• The Girl With All the Gifts
• Embracing a Culture of Joy

I'll be back soon with May and June. In the meantime, happy reading.

P.S. And if you're looking for a teacher book, I've recently published Gatekeepers: Let's Talk About Teaching. You can buy it through me or on Amazon!