So, this post is all about all the new things that I've "discovered" lately...
This is not necessarily a new revelation, but I have been reminded lately just HOW MUCH I really love to read. I'm reading one book after another at an almost manic pace because there is so much out there to read! Can you believe that I did not read (for fun) for the first five years I was teaching? I was so overwhelmed with lessons and grading and all that stuff that I didn't allow time to enjoy books. I only started reading again in grad school and that was only because I took a class where I HAD to read! Not having TV helps, though. This blog and all your posts help, too. All those factors help get me excited about the NEXT new book, which right now is Ann Rinaldi's The Staircase. I really like Ann Rinaldi because she writes great historical fiction (FAVE: A Break with Charity), but after reading The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen, this book feels a little "dry." (I'm only 27 pages in, so I haven't really gotten into it yet...)
Speaking of Sarah Dessen... She is my other latest discovery. Yang told me that she was an awesome writer and she was right! I admit that I didn't want to read The Truth About Forever at first b/c it sounded a little cheesey. The cover was a little cheesey, too. Once I opened it though, I couldn't stop reading! It's a modern story - meaning it takes place NOW - so going back to the 1860s with Ann Rinaldi is a little abrupt. NOW I'm dying to read more by Dessen, though, so I'm going to search for more titles from her later... (Guys, beware. Sarah Dessen seems to be a "girly writer." I'll try and get some more "guy stuff" soon!)
I'm looking up Dessen titles later, but to answer Emma (& probably others) I did look up Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak, and found other titles by her. I have no idea if they are good or not (their covers looked good!) but here goes:
Prom
Catalyst
Chains
Twisted
BTW, did you notice my LATEST NEW DISCOVERY???? Nina taught me how to do BOLD and ITALICS! I LOVE IT! Anyone know any other tricks? Polly, you still have to help me make my blog look "cooler!"
About Me
- Ms. McNeeley
- I LOVE TO READ! It was something that I once "lost" & am so happy to have found again. This is where I hope we can all share a LOVE OF READING! Tell me & each other about your books - the ones you adore, the ones you hate, the ones that have bored you to death, brought you to tears, and the ones you could not put down for anything! Get excited! Go to town! HAVE FUN!!!!
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Oh I really want to read Catalyst. I heard that Melinda from Speak shows up in it...and you find out what happens to IT.
~Lu-Hoo
when will we be able to post comments for the rising 8th graders. by the way i found out how to make pictures on blogs.
here's another discovery for you:
(you may or may not like this but, hey, i might as well show you anyways)
-if you wanted to say "I love Twilight" you could do that with a heart, instead of "love"
-I ♥ Twilight
-you can do this by writing out:
& hearts ; without the spaces.
see you monday!
-mollie(:
Wow I didn't know that but I know how to do it a different way. If you notice on my first post on "My FAVORITE thing" I have musical notes by my name. To do that and the heart you press and hold "alt" and type a number. Ex."alt 3" is a heart. There are lots of other symbols you can do by using different #'s like 13 and 14 are the musical notes I used. I suggest you try different #'s to see what you get. Here are the symbols for 1-20 ☺ ☻ ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ • ◘ ○ ◙ ♂ ♀ ♪ ♫ ☼ ► ◄ ↕ ‼ ¶ The one bad thing with this is the #'s above the keyboard DON'T work. Only the number pad #'s work and I know only some laptops have the number pad so Ms.McN, you might not be able to do this.
-Twin of Mika ♪♫♪
P.S. You can use these symbols anywhere, that I know of. You can use them in Word or your email but on Word, I think the #'s go to different symbols than the ones on the Internet ones go to.
Hmmm, another great Sarah Dessen book I would recommend is This Lullaby. ^^
okay i JUST got your post anyways. You go to www.photobucket.com and you typr in whatever you want and then you just click on the picture and copy the code and put it in ANYWHERE on your blog, if there are ANY problems just ask it can be PRETTY confusing.
hey guys! a really good book is "always and forever" by lurlene mcdaniel. it's really sad; it's about a girl who has cancer and her best friend. it gets corny in some parts but overall a very good read. does anyone have a favorite scott o'dell book? i really liked his books that i have read but i havent read any in awhile.
-emma
Hey Ms.McNeeley, the book "Stella" by Peter Wyden was really good!!!! I couldn't stop reading after the first page.Thanks for reccommending the book to read for our Holocaust unit project
hello people! I hope you are all having an awesome summer! I just finished "digital fortress" by dan brown and wanted to tell you guys about it before i forgot! he also wrote davinci code, AWESOMEAWESOME book!! and DF is almost as good, great for people like me who love mystery thrillers. it includes code-breaking, murder, secrets...!! woo hoo i finished it in one day- seriously couldn't put it down!! i am about to start frankenstein; cant wait! i will let yall know what i think about that one.
adios, emma
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