Summer Reading

Whew! Only 5 and half days left...wow. I feel like I have SO much to do and time is just racing by at this time of year. I am super excited to take a break and enjoy my summer though. My summer plans include a trip to the beach to celebrate my 3rd wedding anniversary, presenting about Google a few times, going to some trainings, playing with my dogs, working out, and of course READING!

The first time I met our former music teacher she mentioned that she loved reading and that she would share books with the former librarian. I decided to carry on that tradition last year by giving our current music teacher, Kami Nelson, a copy of Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan. 

I read this book because it was a Bluebonnet book last year and I was hesitant to read it because of its size. However, it was a page turner and has become one of my favorite books of ALL time. If you have not read it, do so now! It has a great message of how music can save lives. 

Kami gave me a copy of The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Album...and shockingly it was even thicker than Echo! I put it in my stack of books to read, but I did not get to it until a couple months ago.

I sure was glad that I did start reading and as soon as I did I was hooked. It was so neat how the author tied different parts of the story together. 

One really cool thing is that Echo and Frankie Presto are actually VERY similar in theme...plus they are both centered around music!

This year I am giving Kami the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I know, I know...I am very behind on finally reading this book. Again, it is one that hung out in my "to read" stack forever. 

I finally had time to read it after I finished the Bluebonnet books for this year. I think it will help spread the message of how powerful kindness can be and we need that in today's world. 

My student teacher gifted me with the companion book with a bunch of precepts in it so I am excited to read that this summer in anticipation of the live action movie coming out. 

Well, back to book fair and end of the year craziness. See you next week for my final blog of the 2016-2017 school year!