Today is the DAY! I'm super excited to hear the winners and honor books announced for the 2021 Youth Media Awards!! I've enjoyed checking out various mock award sites from the last couple months and it will sure be fun to see which of our beloved reads make the final list. A large part of … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/25/2021 #imwayr

Goodbye, Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt #4) Rob Buyea December 1, 2020 Delacorte Press Oh my. Rob Buyea does it again. I've loved following Mr. Terupt and the seven students (Jeffrey, Luke, Peter, Alexia, Anna, Jessica, and Danielle) from his old fifth grade class through books #1 to #3. There was a little bit of concern … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Goodbye, Mr. Terupt

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everyone! We won't be participating in any of the local MLK, Jr. events this year, because our daughter just tested positive for Covid-19. Pretty much the moment after the hospital called with her test results, the state health department called to quarantine our whole family until Monday, January 25th. … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/18/2021 #imwayr

I'm not really sure what to say about the political events of this past week, in my country. It's been one of the more shocking experiences for the United States (and that's really saying a lot, considering the last few months). The division is unnerving, and I'm not certain our wounds will fully heal any … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/11/2021 #imwayr

Happy 2021, everyone!! Our holiday break festivities continued right on through New Year's Day and the weekend. I cannot say enough about all the gloriously rich foods and desserts we've eaten, but I'm definitely feeling an urge to load up on fresh veggies and fruits for a while. 🙂 The whole family enjoyed more board … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/4/2021 #imwayr

We've had a fantastic Christmas holiday and have been snacking, playing games, and watching movies nonstop! We even had a nice dusting of snow two days before Christmas, so there was still a wee bit of white on the ground. I'm excited that my husband has another full week off work and our 17-year-old daughter … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/28/2020 #imwayr

Last week was a highly unusual one for our family, so I missed checking in with the #imwayr community. As the semester came to an end, I posted my students' grades on 12/9 and we quickly addressed and mailed out all our long-distance cards on the same day. Then over the weekend of the 12th, … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/21/2020 #imwayr

Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give Kathryn’s (at Book Date) “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” meme a kidlit focus, reviewing books in children’s literature (picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, or anything in the world of kidlit). If you enjoy this type of reading, join us every … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/7/2020 #imwayr

Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give Kathryn’s (at Book Date) “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” meme a kidlit focus, reviewing books in children’s literature (picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, or anything in the world of kidlit). If you enjoy this type of reading, join us every … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/30/2020 #imwayr

Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give Kathryn’s (at Book Date) “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” meme a kidlit focus, reviewing books in children’s literature (picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, or anything in the world of kidlit). If you enjoy this type of reading, join us every … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/23/2020 #imwayr