Nice to see the changes with the TNet Board. I am currently reading The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan. Has anyone read it? I am enjoying it very much and it is putting a different spin on the history and current affairs in Israel/Palestine.
I am going to Amazon to look that one up. The middle east is such a constant in the news but I feel very unschooled in the origins of the conflict. I read Time and Newsweek and such but an analytical (sp?) explanantion doesn't "sink in" with me - I need a story to make the geography and history alive. Thanks for the recommendation.
My 7th grade (reading/responding on an average 5th grade level) will be starting "A Wrinkle In Time". Looking for neat ideas to use with unit...thanks!
I would like to announce the publication of my new intermediate novel, Willie of Bennington Abbey. It is a story that takes place in 13th century England and is appropriate for ages 11-100. It is available right now through the publisher, Tate Publishing, and will be released nationally on Jan 8. You can find out more about the book by visiting my website at [link removed]!
Atlas Shrugged is a super book for discussion. It's a long book so it might need to be done in a different way than a normal book club. It sounds just right for that "behind the scenes" club meeting group! jade
Someone mentioned a book with a character with autism and I think the book is probably "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Hadden. It is a wonderful book and was on the best seller list forever. It's also on the list of "Top Reading Guides Requested" for book clubs. I'm sure a special ed. teacher would enjoy it, but it was a best seller with the general public too.
I'm soooooooooo excited to find his chatboard. I hope it's active with lots and lots of avid readers. I'm sure one of those. CB
It just dawned on me, maybe Bob's intent for this room is "Book Talk" with students. Maybe he meant for us to discuss what we do with books with our children at school. oops
WE CAN DO BOTH...good reads for kids and our own likes/reviews. It would make this board useful and fun.
I am going nuts being retired.I an toying with the idea of taping books and including two copies of the books in a package, maybe free or just price of "used books" and postage Any thoughts about pricing, I may just do it for free. Anybody want to be a ginea (sp) pig? Jo S
For this coming month we have chosen Glass Castles by Jeanette Wahls (not sure if the author's name is spelled right). If anyone has read it already, you'll have to tell me your impressions as I read.
We read Abundance about Marie Antoinette last month. For the next two weeks a few of us are going to try to quickly read A Tale of Two Cities. It was recommended as a follow- up to the Maria Antoinette book. Us few are going to be together for another event in two weeks so we decided we would sneak this extra book in and then just find a corner at some point to discuss it. It feels very secretive and forbidden - I must be emotionally about the age equivalent of a middle schooler!
I could not put that book down! When it was over, I was so sad and felt like I really knew that family...was sorry it was over. Unfortunately, I saw her interviewed on tv and it spoiled what I had envisioned her to be like...not in a bad way, just not how I had imagined. The interview wasn't worth it. But the book was amazing and I've recommended it to everyone.
On 11/11/07, Susan/SC wrote: > Well I just spent the day reading Glass Castles. It sucked me > right in and I couldn't put it down until I finished. Those > parents are some unforgettable characters. I have sympathy for > the mother - but not much for the dad - as much as she tried > to make him a swashbuckling but flawed hero - he was just a > jerk in my book.
Currenlty I'm reading "The Passionate Teacher" by Robert L. Fried.
I just ordered the following 2 titles from amazon: 1) "An Imaginate Approach to Teaching" by Kieran Egan and 2) "Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies" by Donna E. Walker Tileston
Has anyone read Egan's or Tileston's books? Any reviews?
Has anyone read "The Passionate Learner" also by Fried?
Playing for Pizza??? If that's his newest, I did just read it... Nothing like his other books... I'm not into football, so lots of the book didn't interest me, but even still I wasn't thrilled with the book.
I am going to Amazon to look that one up. The middle east is
such a constant in the news but I feel very unschooled in
the origins of the conflict. I read Time and Newsweek and
such but an analytical (sp?) explanantion doesn't "sink in"
with me - I need a story to make the geography and history
alive. Th...See More