Friday, August 31, 2018

Taking Stock - August, 2018

Total Books: 53/ 249
Total Posts: 40!
Total Reviews: 19!

Challenges:
Debut: 1/ 10
Audio: 12/ 57
Picture Books: 21/ 83

The Good: Got a lot of reading AND reviewing done this month!

The Bad: Nothing! It was a productive month. I read most of the picture book biographies that I am adding to my sixth grade unit. I have about eight more to read before the kids come back to school on Thursday. 

The List: August

197. A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig (8/1)
198. Lost Soul, Be at Peace by Maggie Thrash (8/2)
199. Everland by Wendy Spinale (8/2)*
200. Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash (8/3)
201. The Swap by Megan Shull (8/4)
202. Pride: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders (8/4)
203. The Icarus Show by Sallie Christie (8/5)
204. Thank You, Omu! By Oge Mora (8/6)
205. Shaking Things Up: 14 young women who changed the world by Susan Hood (8/7)
206. The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue (8/8)
207. It’s Show and Tell Dexter! By Lindsay Ward (8/10)
208. Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider (8/11)
209. Who Eats Orange? By Dianne White (8/12)
210. Irving Berlin: the immigrant boy who made America sing by Nancy Churnin (8/12)
211. Write on Irving Berlin by Leslie Kimmelman (8/12)
212. Tool School by Joan Holub (8/13)
213. Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Gris Grimly (8/13)
214. Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries by Mark Teague (8/13)
215. Back to School with Bigfoot by Samantha Berger and Martha Brockenbrough (8/13)
216. Monster’s New Undies by Samantha Berger (8/13)
217. Mary McScary by R.L. Stine (8/13)
219. The Speaker by Traci Chee (8/15)*
220. Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig (8/16)(SLJ review)
221. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins (8/16)*
222. Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig (8/18)
223. Alabama Spitfire: the story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird by Bethany Hegedus (8/18)
224. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (8/19)
225. Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail by Jennifer Thermes (8/20)
226. The 5 O’Clock Band by Troy Andrews (8/20)*
227. Small Things by Mel Tregonning (8/20)
228. Sweep: the story of a girl and her monster by Jonathan Auxier (8/21)**
230. Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (8/22)(audio reread)
231. Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau (8/23)
232. A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold (8/25)
233. The Bad Guys in Alien vs Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey (8/25)
234. Just Being Jackie by Margaret Cardillo (8/26)
235. Illegal by Eoin Colfer (8/26)*
236. Monster Mayhem by Christopher Eliopoulos (8/27)
237. Reading in the Dark: using film as a tool in the English classroom by John Golden (8/28)
238. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey (8/28)
239. Sisters & Champions by Howard Bryant (8/28)
240. The Rough Patch by Brian Lies (8/29)**
241. Drawn Together by Minh Le (8/29)
242. Walt’s Imagination: the life of Walt Disney by Doreen Rappaport (8/29)
243. Mr. Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke (8/29)
244. Eavesdropping on Elephants by Patricia Newman (8/30)*
245. Evil Emperor Penguin Strikes Back! By Laura Ellen Anderson (8/30)
246. Game Changers: the story of Venus and Serena Williams (8/30)
247. Between the Lines: how Ernie Barnes went from the football field to the art gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace (8/30)
248. Eraser by Anna Kang (8/31)*
249. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (8/31)* (Audio reread)

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