Student Saturday: The Magi - Kevin M. Turner

Student Reviewer:  Aeryn

This book is awesome. From the very beginning the book had great details so you could easily picture things in your mind. I am a person who likes the mystery or adventure to start in the very beginning because if it doesn't I get kind of bored. The whole adventure starts just a few pages in with Elijah waking up at one in the morning to a sense of danger.

Elijah Hawk is the main character. Elijah is a high school boy with one younger sibling, his sister Kiria. He is the oddball in his family with blond hair while the rest of his family has darker hair. Elijah is a skinny kid who no matter what he does he cannot buff up. He also has deep-blue eyes that could sometimes rival the color of the ocean. It was details like these that really make the book come together.

The setting was in Elijah's house, in his uncle Stan's house, in Saint Phillips Academy in Canada, in the Magi city, and in the Maliphists city.

The whole adventure started that one night at one o"clock with a feeling of danger deep within Elijah's gut. He ran from the house only looking back once. He goes to live with his Uncle Stan after a major tragedy affects his sister and parnets. Elijah stays there safe for a while when danger sets in again. He then leaves his Uncle Stand with Detective Scott to go to an academy in Canada. The three main rules there are Respect, Discipline, and Honesty. It was a very strict school. There Elijah meets Master Roddick, somebody who could answer some of his questions. He then takes Elijah and his roommate Samuel to his village. The village gives Elijah security ad more dangers, answers and more questions, and a new group of people to call family. The Magi. The Magi are the good guys in this book while the Maliphists are the bad ones. They took an elder's husband and have kept him hostage for many years. Elijah also found out they took his Uncle Stan and his friend Hannah. So, he and his new found friends set out to try to find and return these captured Magi but will their strength and bonds in friendship really be enough to save the captured Magi or will they fail and get captured themselves while trying?

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy magical things happening in a real life setting. I also think people who enjoy adventures and questions from a mystery flooding their mind would enjoy this book because I know I certainly did.

Society of Feathers

Eyrie:
Society of Feathers #2

Somewhere between falling and flying...you will find the truth.

The truth is being unveiled and Iris’ past is unlike anything she ever could have guessed. For Stryx, finding your missing half doesn’t always mean finding your mate. Iris has been missing a part of herself for so long that no one is sure she will be able to put the pieces back together and her ever reliable dreams may be forcing her astray. Coping with the death of someone she loved, she is forced to face the truth and break free from the lies that have caged her.

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Iris lost herself in Falcon's arms, feeling the world drift away again as her lips melted against his stronger, larger ones. The warmth spreading through her body felt like electricity filling very part of her, pooling at the tips of her fingers where she touched his shoulders then traced along his arms. The tension that had worked its way up her back and through her own shoulders released as his hand brushed lightly down the length of her spine, sending sparks through every nerve.

"Please," she whispered softly, centimeters from his lips as they breathed in each other's warm breath. She felt herself lean towards him, this time not holding back as she moved his arm to her waist, making him wrap both arms around her fully. His secure hold on her was the only thing keeping her upright.

"Anything," he whispered into her ear a few moments later after she had caught her breath.

"Be the one beside me when I enter the masquerade. Be the one by my side when I change it all. I know I can do it on my own or with Nestor but...I don't want to. I want you both there with me,” Iris said.

The look on Falcon's face, the light in his eyes, showed her the joy he found in her invitation. "I was waiting for you to ask. Waiting for you to want to need me, even if you never will. It would be my pleasure, Izzy. I will always be there for you. Nothing could pull me away." He didn't say the words but they still hung silently between them, the knowledge that anyone who tried to pull him away from her would die trying. She knew she should be afraid, but somehow he was the only person she knew she could trust, the only one her heart was perfectly sure about, like a tether tied them together, connecting their lives.

"I do need you. Even if I don't, I still need you." She whispered and kissed him harder, forgetting the world outside their doors, ready to explore the man that the boy she had known had become. The man who felt like such a part of her now that she had accepted him. She didn't know what she’d do if she ever lost him. She had never felt a connection this powerful, this all consuming.

"I love you." He whispered, his eyes gazing into hers, their intensity only pulling her further into the joy of just being close to him, just letting herself forget the world she wanted so desperately to help, to change. "I want to do something for you."

"What is it?" Iris almost pulled back, not wanting to lose the moment between them but instead she leaned the side of her face against his chest so that she could hear his heart beating.

"I want to show you what it’s like to run without hesitation, without taking away the one part of running that makes it so magical̶the freedom. I want to show you that freedom." He bent and traced his fingers along the back of her legs. They buckled but he lifted her, taking it as an invitation.

She smiled and leaned against his chest. This time he wasn't carrying her because something was wrong. It was like when they were kids and he wanted to show her he was strong enough to support her, that he could be that person who would pick her up even if she hadn't fallen. He walked to the door and she turned the doorknob for him. They found Autumn in the hallway.

"Wanna go for a run?" Falcon asked Autumn, his voice a conspiratory whisper.

"Sure!" She said and smiled lightly when she realized what Falcon was planning. "Every girl should get to feel the aves inside of her come alive."

Iris smiled feeling like she had her team. They were the people she needed and wanted by her side. They were the ones who kept her human and kind, protecting her at all costs. Nestor was upstairs with Nathaniel preparing for his duties in their upcoming plans. The rest of her family was downstairs. As they jogged by, they passed Jarem on the way, heading up to meet Diana. "We’re going running, wanna come?" Falcon offered and Iris laughed.

"If you invite everyone we may as well all go." Iris giggled and smiled widely, looking forward to it, not caring who decided to come. Iris knew that no matter how people surrounded her and Falcon, somehow they were always alone. They were the only two people in on the secret. That was their unusual type of love. It would only grow with time and trust as long as it was never betrayed.

"Sure, why not." Jarem said and smiled. He opened the door to Diana's room and hollered, "We’re going running with Falcon, wanna come?"

"Absolutely!" They heard Diana yell back. She joined them even though she was wearing a short dress. Not bothering to change, she threw a pair of high-tops on with it.

As they jogged through the house David joined them, leaving the fort to Neal, Garah and Griffin so as not to disturb Nathaniel and Nestor. When they went out the door, Diana led them to the back of the house, going through the garden to a strange trail beyond it. "Is this the fairy trail?" Jarem asked. When Diana nodded, he smiled and looked at Iris. "It's perfect."

"Wooooo!" Diana shouted, crying out like a hawk soaring through the sky. Jarem and even Autumn joined in and Iris realized it was for her and Falcon, egging them on. Falcon set her on her feet and knelt down the way he once had to offer her a ride on his back. She blushed feeling like that same little girl for one beautiful moment, attaching herself to his back and holding onto him tightly.

The bird calls got louder and louder until Falcon got ready and whispered, "You ready?"

"Yes." She whispered next to his ear and then looked straight ahead realizing, she really did need him. Falcon knew what she needed even before she did. As he started running, she shifted her weight and realized, she fit so well against his back, like they had been molded for just this moment, for him to give her the freedom that her body robbed her of. Suddenly her grudges against her body for being made the way it was disappeared as the wind whipped her hair away from her face. She arched her back ever so slightly to get the full effect and to keep her weight manageable for Falcon as he ran faster and faster. Her heart felt like it was soaring for the very first time. There was nothing like it, the faster he went the more amazing it felt. All she could feel was the earth around her and the link to her aves.

She couldn't help but giggle with glee as she watched Diana pass them, holding her arms out at her sides like wings. The wind was pushing her arms behind her, and her face was lifted toward the sunlight shining through the trees. Jarem sped to catch up with her and they started to race each other, getting competitive each time one of them would pass the other.

Autumn was at Falcon’s side as she called out, "Oh come on, go for it. She'll love it!"

"Faster!" Iris squealed like a little kid, the sheer joy of movement giving her a rush she had never felt before. As she leaned her face against Falcon's, she could feel that he was smiling as he gained speed. He wrapped his arms behind her, entwining his fingers at her back like he was stretching as his position formed a brace for her. She leaned into it and as he went faster and faster. She slowly let go of his shoulders and held her arms out at her sides like Diana. The sun beat down on her face and arms. As she closed her eyes, she felt like she was flying, really and truly flying.

Author Emma Michaels

Emma Michaels is a multi-talented bookish girl. Not only is she the designer of beautiful covers, but she has many other accomplishments under her belt. She started book blogging in 2009 and was first published in 2010 (The Thirteenth Chime). She started The Writers Voice in 2011 as a way to help readers get to know authors on another level.

She moved to Washington at seventeen to be with the man that she loves, who asked her what she secretly wanted to be when she grew up. Naturally, she told him that she wanted to be an author, but at the time she thought "it was a pipe dream." He encouraged her to pursue her dreams and taught her that "sometimes reaching for the impossible can make a world of difference in your life." Now she is published and reaching well beyond what most people can imagine.

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Student Saturday: Prisoner B-3087: Alan Grat

Student Reviewer: Noah

The book that I read is titled Prisoner B-3087. The main character of this book is a young Jewish boy named, Yanek. He had a big family, nearly twenty close members. He enjoyed reading, studying the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah, and playing baseball with his friends after school. When Yanek is 9 years old, he is forced to move into the ghetto where there are Germans who kill the Jews jut for fun. The he is brought to concentration camps all over Germany where he is starved, beaten, and mistreated at ten different concentrations camps. A concentration camp is where the Jews are forced to do lots of intensive physical labor each day and only get about an eighth or tenth of a loaf of bread each day. In result of this routine, many of them slip into this thing they call "mussla men". This is where they are too tired to work, so the Germans come and beat them to death in their beds to make sure they are not faking it.

I connect this book to when we read and researched the diary  and life of Anne Frank. I remember how in this book the Jews had to be inside by 9:00 pm or they were shot on sight. Also, there were hundreds of Jews being killed every day.

Finally, I remember how in the end she was brought to a concentration camp and starved to death. "Prisoner B-3087 was set at first in a small town in Germany that had been converted into a walled in ghetto. Then it moved around to ten different concentration camps. One of which he got his "new" name painfully tattooed onto his arm, B-3087.

In my opinion this book was a really good explanation of what this 11 year old kid had to go through. I couldn't believe the severity of the death marches or the horrible camps. These camps and marches were meant to kill as many Jews as possible. I would recommend this book to my brother and mom because they like realistic fiction books like this. Or, to anyone who likes World War II history like I do.

Moirai - Ruth Silver

Publisher: LazyDay Publishing (eBook), Patchwork Press (print)
Pages: 246
Genre: YA, Dystopian, Sci-Fi
Source:  I received a review copy from the author.  The opinions expressed here are my own.

Ruth Silver is the author of the wonderful book Aberrant.  You can find my review of that book here.  I will give you a quick heads up about the book before we move on to the main topic.  Cabal is a dystopian society.  Women have not been able to conceive and give birth for many generations.  The government selects couple to be married when they turn eighteen and then later they give them a child that was created in a lab.  Olivia and Joshua are ready for all of this when Olivia is thrown in prison.  Her crime was that she was born naturally, not created in a lab.  She escapes with the help of Joshua and that is the beginning of their story.



  (paperback cover)                    Here is an excerpt from the second book:
My feet crunched on weeds as I pushed my way through the waist-high grasses towards the river. It was rare anyone ventured outside of Shadow. In most cases leaving wasn't permitted. Was I breaking the rules by being here? I didn't know the answer to that questions and hoped I wouldn't find out. Bending down, my body hid among the grasses as I dipped my bare feet into the water. I shivered and grimaced scrunching my nose from the sensation. As quick as my feet had dipped into the icy cold water, I pulled them out. With a slight splash I heard  a rustling in the distance.

"Who's there?" My voice echoed as I stood. I wasn't afraid. Shadow was my home. Although I'd ventured from the town, it wasn't far. I glanced in the direction of Shadow and could barely make out the community. Perhaps I'd traveled further than I thought.

The grass shifted in the distance and I felt my heart skip a beat. My eyes widened as I quickly took off for town. I ran as fast as my legs would take me. Gasping for breath, I refused to slow down. Whether it was an animal or an outlaw, I wasn't waiting around to find out. Swiftly, I headed for Shadow. My knees lifted higher off the ground with each bare step I took. I didn't turn around but I could hear the pounding of weight against grass. Whoever or whatever was behind me wasn't small or light and they were gaining on me. I didn't have time to scream as i felt a large body coming down hard on top of me. My face slammed into the grass, scratching my cheek as I gasped for breath. "Help!" The words barely left my lips as my head lolled up from the ground; someone ripped at my hair and slammed me fast back into the grass. I bit my bottom lip, tasting dirt as I jammed my elbow behind me. I had to think fast. I'd spent months in Shadow training and now was the time to use it!

"Having fun yet?" the voice echoed into my ear. The whispered breath made me shudder. I didn't recognize the voice. Was I supposed to? I couldn't turn my head around, no matter how hard I tried.


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My Thoughts:
Joshua and Olivia have left Cabal and joined one of the rebel cities known as Shadow. Here they begin to grow and mature.  Mindonsiphon gives Olivia special powers. While in Shadow she trains to prepare for a war she know will happen.  She will have to face Genesis.  Olivia and Joshua journey to another rebel city called Torv.  Olivia becomes friends with a doctor named Elsa from Shadow. She has been working with the women in Torv.  Olivia is working with her for two reasons.  One she is trying to learn more about her body and why she is capable of giving birth and why others are not.  Torv has been working on this problem for a while and had some success.  Unfortunately there is a nasty side effect.  The mothers die shortly after giving birth.

There are several things to really like about this book.  One is that it is a dystopian society.  Although I would not ever want to live in it.  It is scary to see how much of it could possibly happen to us.  That is one of the things that make it so good.  The world building is once again awesome. Like most great dystopians it has the ability to make you feel like you are right there with the characters.  It is so realistic a feeling you feel the dread the characters must feel.  Like so many young adult novels today there is a love interest going on.  Unlike so many of them today it is not a love story where they met one day and knew in a matter of minutes they belonged together.  These two characters grew up together as best friends and grew into their love for each other.  It is not rushed or mushy.  It develops naturally.  This is one thing that Ruth Silver has on other authors.  She is not concerned about rushing her characters into the love scene.  Her whole book develops naturally.  We know there is more to come.  We know that they must face this brewing battle and yet we must wait for the next book in the series.  Oh, my gosh.  It seems almost too painful to have to wait.  But wait we will for the next wonderful installment.

About the Author
        Ruth Silver attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication in the spring of 2005.  While in college, she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004.  Silver enjoys reading, photography, traveling and most of all writing.  She loves dystopian and fantasy young adult stories. She currently resides in Plainfield, Illinois. You can find Ruth at http://writeawaybliss.com. 


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INDIE AUTHOR SURVIVAL GUIDE - Susan Kaye Quinn

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This book is for every author who's thinking about indie publishing, or has already taken the leap, and wonders why no one told them about the sharks, the life-sucking social media quicksand, or the best way to avoid sales-checking, yellow-spotted fever. This is a guide for the heart as much as the head. And because I promised myself that I wouldn't write a book about how I made a gazillion dollars publishing ebooks, I would write about the fear: owning it, overcoming it, facing it. From a person who didn't pursue a creative life for a long time, and then discovered creativity can set you free. Note: gazillion is a technical term, which in this case means something less than a million and more than the average income in my state.

Susan Kaye Quinn is the author of the bestselling Mindajck Trilogy and Debt Collector serial and has been indie publishing since 2011. She’s not an indie rockstar or a breakout success: she’s one of thousands of solidly midlist indie authors making a living with their works. This book is a compilation of her four years of blogging through changes in the publishing industry—updated, revised, and supplemented to be relevant in 2013. It’s a guide to help her writer-friends take their own leaps into the wild (and wonderful) world of indie publishing... and not only survive, but thrive. You can friend her on Facebook or follow her on twitter or check out her blog where she'll be doing who knows what next.

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Q: What prompted you to write the Guide? I resisted a long time in putting this together. I had this silly idea I was a fiction writer (which is also true), in spite of spending the last four years blogging consistently about the industry, and especially the changes wrought by indie publishing. It took the goading of several friends, over a period of time, before I realized that the blog was actually non-fiction writing (I can be excessively slow for Ph.D. engineer sometimes). The trigger for blogging the book - revising and updating old posts as well as organizing the content - was seeing writer friend after writer friend take the leap, often after reading something I had posted. And I realized there wasn't a book out there that addressed the fears as well as the nuts-and-bolts about going indie. I could have just left the Guide on my rinky-dink blog, but I knew the power of Amazon (and other retailers) to connect people to books, and I figured it would help more people this way. Q: Why should I read a book about indie publishing by Susan Kaye Quinn? I'm pretty sure she's not a NY Times Bestseller. I'm not an indie rockstar. I haven't made the news as one of those "exceptional" breakout indie authors. I'm a solidly midlist indie author, which means I make a living off my works. I'm one of thousands of invisible indie midlist authors who, I believe, are the core of indie publishing, and why it's changing the industry. The rockstars of indie publishing can inspire and lead, they can use their leverage to break barriers, but they can't transform the industry on their own. The true change has to come, as it always has, from the grass-roots. I'm part of that grass-roots movement. Q: Will this Guide help me get rich quick from ebooks? No. Q: Will this Guide help me decide if indie publishing is right for me? Yes. Q: What if I'm afraid? We're all afraid. Fear is an integral part of being vulnerable in the world by daring to do brave things. Fear stops many people from becoming the full expression of who they are. I won't tell you not to be afraid in this book - I'll help you see the fear for what it is, manage it, and not let it stop you from reaching for the amazing things you have ahead of you. Q: What if I don't have the first clue how to start with self-publishing? The Guide is designed to take a first-time-publishing author from the decision to go indie through to writing that second book (and starting the whole process over again). It's also designed to help indie authors who have already published, but are struggling: either with keeping perspective for the long-term, trying to scale up their businesses from the first book, or just trying not to drown in social media quicksand. My hope is that all my indie author friends will find something worthwhile in it, or pass it on to someone who will. The culture in indie publishing of sharing information is part of what inspired this book in the first place.

Student Saturday: Dead Man's Hand - Eddie Jon

This weeks student reviewer is Riffat

This book really was a good read because of its amazing suspense, cliff-hanging chapters, and western at its best! I would really recommend this book to people ages ten and up because some of the content in the book containing blood (describing or talking about blood) and violence. Also, to people (ages ten and up) who love a good mystery, or a straight-out western lover!

Dead Man's Hand is a book based on a real-life murder in the 1800's, but in a different perspective. Nick Caden is just an everyday teenager who loves music and can be bored easily, but is also a kid-detective. Sadly, for him, his boredom will continue to go over him when he visits Deadwood Canyon Ghost Town for summer vacation with his family, instead of going to Disney World or some other fun-filled place. When Nick and his family finally arrive in Deadwood, strange things start to occur. A yellow Doge Charger was parked outside a barn and a man quickly got out of the car and vanished. Nick was bewildered by this so he went into the barn. Just as his mom called him, Nick discovered something peculiar. He saw red liquid o the sawdust in the barn and just as he looked up he smelled the odor of crimson, and just then knew it was blood. What was dying in the barn? Was it human or animal? What is Nick's criminal list about Also, most importantly, will Nick have a blast at Deadwood with a great murder-case to solve?

The main characters of this book is Nick Caden (main antagonist), a teenager who loves music and is a detective fanatic! Marshal Walt Buckleberry, is the marshal of Deadwood, and is a very strict and noble man. Annie, is the niece of the marshal and a tom-boyish girl (I mean she can hurl a gun out of nowhere!). Lastly Nick's criminal list mainly comprised of Wyatt Earp, and elderly guard, Pat Garret, a deputy and a friend of the marshal.

This book really reminds me of how Nick Caden solves mysteries as a detective in relation to how detectives in the real world solve mysteries. So please read Dead Man's Hand and uncover many secrets with Nick Caden!

Slow - Digonta Bordoloi

Source:  I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest opinion

From Goodreads:
Slow is the story of a boy who preferred to walk when the world around him was gearing up to run.

Baba is born in a remote corner, sheltered from modern development. His father's job takes the family from town to town, and with each move, Baba comes to terms with his new life. He spends an idyllic childhood doing things at his own pace, bending the rules whenever he can. And then the unthinkable happens...

My thoughts:
This book started out extremely slow.  I believe it was done to give us a feel for the main character Baba.  He takes life slow.  He examines everything around him and really lives in the moment.  My only problem with the first half of the book was that it jumped around from character to character and often I didn't know who the narrator was.  I felt that the first half of  the book would have been a little easier to read if we would have had some indication as to who was doing the talking.  About half way through the book a major incident happens.  Baba's life is changed in an instant.  From that point on in the book time speeds up.  However, Baba still sees life through his own pace and uses that lens to help his friends and family.
There was always this underlying message that we need to slow down. We need to redefine our goals as we progress through life.  We need to look at life and re-evaluate everything around us.  This is something we can only do if we take the time to slow down.  Baba helps his friends through memories and gentle nudgings to do just that.

This was definitely a most unique books.  It gave me a little peek into life in different parts of India.  The reader gets to look at the different cultures, traditions, foods and language of this country.  It shows that no matter where you are a kid is a kid and and adult is an adult.  They think some of the same thoughts and have some of the same ideas no matter what country they live in.  I have to say honestly, if the author had not contacted me, this probably would not have been a book I would have searched out on my own.  The blurb was interesting enough but didn't leave me with enough information that would have stood out in the crowd.  For that reason I am glad the author did contact me because I can honestly say I could not stop reading the book.  I read it from cover to cover.

The Wacky World of Wendy White: A Whopper of a Tale - Barbara Ann Bonilla

Publisher:  Outskirts Press
Pages: 48
Source:  I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest review
Genre: Children's early reader

From Godreads
A fun and tasty read for eaters of all ages! With over a hundred unexpected food references hidden in the rhyming prose, this FAST-paced FOOD adventure will have you coming back for seconds. When precocious Wendy turns twelve years old, she summons up the courage to venture out from her lonely clear castle, and begins an adventure that will change many lives forever. All she wanted was a little fast food, a bit of excitement and a visit with her old friend, Denny. Instead she embarks on a journey, frightening at times, with unexpected turns, new friendships and the chance for the family she always dreamed of. Things go from bad to better in this captivating trilogy that spans many exciting years, and proves patience, persistence and optimism can pay off big time. This heartwarming story will keep you laughing and second guessing your intuition from start to finish.

My Thoughts
This was a fun book to read.  I loved the food references all throughout this book. The story of a child who goes in search of a friend is the story of so many children.  As young Wendy sets out on her journey to find Denny a girl who sings so beautifully at church she experiences life outside of the castle she has never been allowed to leave.  She finds life to be full of adventure.  This is definitely an adventure you need to take your child on as you read this wonderful book.

Author Bio
Barbara Ann Bonilla is a native New Yorker and real estate agent, first-time author, who has resided in Manhattan for over 40 years. As an experienced home cook from a long line of Italian chefs, Barbara is not afraid to admit that she's also a fast-food junkie with a major sweet tooth. Her favorite meal is a Big Mac with extra special sauce. In her spare time, she watches too much reality TV and appears on game shows.

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Student Saturday: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Grace Lin

Today's student reviewer is Anissa

The book I read was Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. The story takes place in a poor village in China. The book is about a little girl named Minli, a VERY courageous girl. Minli believes in many stories that her dad (ba) tells her. So, Minli goes to a place that was in one of her dad's stories and makes a wish. On her journey she makes many friends . I would recommend this to an adventure, fantasy or fairy tale reader. This book reminds me of when I go to my grandma's house (she lives in the country), every day is an adventure. I loved this book because I am an adventure reader and I also just love the author, Grace Lin.

IT IS TIME: START READING!!!

Well it is finally here, the Fall Into Reading Challenge. You may open your books and start reading.
I am excited about this challenge. As of today I have forty-nine students who have signed up for this reading challenge.  They spent class time today pulling books from my shelves and making lists. Some of them have also checked with the school and public library to make sure they will be able to get their hands on books they want to read.  Several of them have asked if it would be okay if they read to their siblings for part of this challenge.  I had another student whose elementary sister joined in.  I require my students to complete book reviews each month.  They are excited because they are trying to read at least half of what is required for the year during this challenge.  Besides, if their reviews are really well written I post them on my blog on Saturday for Student Saturday.  I have enough reviews from the first required book review to take me through the beginning of March.  Any time I can get kids to read more it warms my heart. I will have two of my grand kids today so I can get some reading in with each of them. I had to go back and think about the children's books I wanted to read with them and add the to my list.

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Remember the challenge goes from September 22nd - December 21st.

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