Back After a LONG Hiatus

Not that many people visit this blog, but I have been neglectful in keeping it current. In the time that I have been away, there have been some new books that have become must haves for a classroom.

On the traditional text front, the Spiderwick Chronicles and the Fablehaven series were ones that I tore through this summer. Really good books that are a perfect mix of action, mystery and fantasy for kids in the 9-13 year old range.

Fablehaven can get a bit intense in scenes, so maybe bump the recommendation up for that one to the 10+ range. It has a great female lead character, so is a good one for girls who like fantasy.

Right now I am reading book one of the Incarceron trilogy and am very intrigued by the premise. It falls into the distopian world category that has been popular in the teen age range since Hunger Games came out. This one is a bit on the older reader scale, I would say 13+ on this one.

On the comic front, I can't praise the Amulet series enough for generating excitement about reading for my 4th graders. This is one that by the end of the year 90% of them have read and LOVED. If you have one set graphic novels in your classroom, this should be the series to get.

Another big hit, not only in my classroom, but at home with my two sons is the Big Nate series. A bit more fun and a lot less sarcastic than Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate is just good clean comic fun.

That is it for now. I will work to post more frequent updates from here on out.