I should be reading Animal farm to prepare for a lesson (it's in public domain so you can read it online here), but I kinda don't want to. OK, I actually do. not. want. to. But I must. I read it in 9th grade and, well, I don't remember a thing.
Why, you may ask, do I feel compelled to read it again? Well, I'm leading a lesson that Mrs. Bligh created later in the week so I think I should have an idea as to what I'm talking about.
My fellow 9th graders, I feel your pain.
Here is what I would rather be reading:
Where'd you go, Bernadette?
I read the first page in my car while waiting for a red light, and I'm already hooked.
Y
I've started this, also. Lyrical, haunting and very well written. Shannon's mother leaves her swaddled in a blanket at the YMCA just days after her birth. Shannon then endures abuse at a couple of foster homes before experiencing a tenuous happiness with Miranda and her daughter. Yula's story, Shannon's birth mother, is interspersed throughout. Read brief excerpt below. I've never thought so much about a letter.
“Y. That perfect letter. The wishbone, fork in the road, empty wineglass. The question we ask over and over. Why? . . . My life begins at the Y.”
No more dirty looks
The book penned by the authors of the above blog, for clean, green make up and body products. I swear by these ladies. They're awesome.
Reconstructing Amelia (I always want to say "de"constructing...not sure if that says I'm negative or too into Woody Allen)
This has been on my bedside for quite a while, can't wait to start it! Amelia has been caught cheating and her mother is summoned to school. Before her mother arrives, Amelia has jumped out a window - or has she?
Maybe I'll reward myself with some fun reading after I get through five chapters of AF...
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