Whew! Summer reading is off to a great start. My goal this
summer is to blog every Wednesday about the books that I am reading. I am a
sixth grade Language Arts teacher and I also cosponsor the Battle of the Books
club. Therefore, my summer is jammed packed with reading 15 young adult novels.
Luckily for me, these novels are chosen by kids throughout the state of
Florida, so they are typically really good.
Small as an Elephant
was the first novel that I read this summer. It was a great adventure about a
boy who is making his way home from a vacation gone wrong. The boy’s mother
left him at the site where they were camping during their vacation in Maine.
The boy must find his way back to Boston, ALONE! This book reminded me of Bud, Not Buddy. Jack, the main character of the novel is easy
to love. Along his journey, he meets interesting people that make the novel
more enjoyable.
Ungifted is a typical
Gordon Kormon novel. Filled with humor and a delightful plot that will cause
your less motivated reader to become hooked. This novel is about a student who
gets put into a gifted school after a huge accident. This student isn’t your
typical “gifted” student. Actually, far from your gifted student. Watching this
“normal” kid interact with the “nerds” puts a new perspective on what it means
to be gifted. This is such a delightful read.
I am super excited about sharing my thoughts on the novels I
am reading.
