I heart testing! Or, How I Learned to Love Testing Because I Recommend Books to Students Who are Forced to Read

Here are two books I not-so-subtly passed on to students to read after STAAR:
 "Wonder" - is it possible that I haven't blogged about this book yet? The book that got me back into ya lit? (I admit, I've been reading more non-fiction than anything else lately.) Please watch the above trailer. If you have a heart, you'll love Auggie. Love his sister. Understand his friends. Your heart will break (but it will be repaired). You may cry a little. You'll cheer. You'll even find some sympathy for a bully.

Lovelovelove the book.

Be on the lookout: RR librarians and others are planning on making this our first community-wide read beginning in the fall.  I expect some great things to come out of this!

 So yes, I threw Wonder at someone. My next victim, I mean student, got into Fallen Angels (and oldie but goodie). So, given my druthers, here are a few books I have lying around for those students testing in the library with "nothing" to read:

Orange is the new black: One year in a women's prison  - true story (self explanatory, no?)


Fitz
A father.  A son.  A gun.


For ambitious readers (those who brought a book and have finished it already - and those who seem super cool and can handle it):
The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao 
I read this one twice, back-to-back.  Love it.  Love Oscar.  Love Junot Diaz.  Diaz was my John Green, before I knew John Green.


My lobotomy
Dr. Walter Freeman performs a lobotomy on twelve-year-old Howard.  You don't know what a lobotomy is?  It's when part of your brain is removed.

I'm not kidding.



Ack.  I think I'm on the verge of a dark theme again....maybe it's the testing getting to me.  I promise that my next post will feature sweet books with hearts and rainbows.  Except for my review of Son (sequel to The Giver).  I am this close to finishing it.   I love the book, but surprise!, it isn't a lighthearted one.