Instead of going back to work today, we had a snow day. This was a perfect day to listen to audiobooks and clean up after the holiday. More snow should fall tonight, so we will see what tomorrow brings, but this week looks like a good week to stay inside and read.
Physical Book: I finished Bright Before Us Like a Flame: Igniting a New Generation of Writers, edited by Sasa Aakil and Kathy Crutcher. I love the organization of this book! There are four major categories: Family & Friendship, Immigration & Belonging, Witness & Activism, and Identity & Self-Love. Within each category, there are consistent parts: a “story behind the story,” introductions by the editors, Sasa and Kathy (interview-style), the writings, an “in conversation,” writing prompts, and a discussion to end the theme. It’s an interesting flow and kept me engaged as a reader AND writer. This book would be perfect for a high school creative writing class or even a college course. The foreword by Elizabeth Acevedo sparked my “flame” right away!
On to the listening…Libro.fm: I listened to some new picture book titles, G is for Gratitude by Samantha Berger, My Cat is a Secret Agent by Daniel J. Mahoney, Our Solar System! A Stellar Neighborhood by Stacy McAnulty, The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell, King Winter’s Birthday by Jonathan Freedland, and A Day With No Words by Tiffany Hammond (which I’m pairing with the graphic novel, Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke for school).
I downloaded Busted by Dan Gemeinhart, narrated by Mark Sanderlin, but I didn’t get too far yet. I love everything Dan writes, and listening is a fun experience.
It’s Monday! What are YOU reading?
It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a weekly blog hop hosted by Kellee and Ricki of Unleashing Readers. The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
Head over to Unleashing Readers to join the link-up and share your reading!
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