This is kind of how I felt this summer except my lazy time was spent reading. I could spend all day in my PJs reading a book or two. Unfortunately, my 14 and 11 year old have other plans. Due to baseball, football and strength and conditioning schedules, this was my first summer not to go to my "happy place" in Wisconsin.
My 14 year old is going to be a freshman in high school and at the Parent sports meeting in the spring, the head football coached "highly recommended" that if you were in town that your athlete attend the strength and conditioning program that was offered at the high school every day. My husband heard the "highly recommended" part as "you absolutely, positively unless you are on your death bed will attend" and so my days were spent driving back and forth to one practice after another.
I did manage to cram in as much reading as I could. For my "grown-up" reading, I am hooked on the Jack Reacher series by Lee Childs and read about 6 of those this summer. I don't know what it is about those books that has me intrigued but I am and can not get enough. My "kids" reading included all 20 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees. Of which Dead City by James Ponti was at the top of my list. I can not wait to introduce this book to my students at school. Zombies!! They are going to go crazy!
What did you read this summer?
Hi Sara! You cannot know how exciting it is for me to think that there is a librarian anywhere who is excited to share Dead City with her students. I hope they like it as much as you do. I just posted a Bluebonnet video for the start of school and plan to do them throughout the year. I hope they help. Thanks so much - James Ponti
ReplyDeleteMr Ponti - thanks for your comment. I'll be sure to let you know what the kids think :) Sara
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