The View from Saturday | 
pickThis book has been on my TBR for a while because I liked From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I enjoyed this one, but I felt it was somewhat disjointed with the separate stories and too short of a time with all the characters together. I was expecting a bit more about the preparation and actual competition of the team.
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pickI'm still unwinding from a rough spring 🌸. One of the times I closed my library to substitute, I found this book on a teacher's desk. I thought I had already read it, but started reading it to be sure. I just finished it last night. It's a 3 hour book and it took me a month! I like this author's sense of humor, but I hate the literary license that allows full stops to generate drama: ie. could. you. just. stop.
pickIf you liked From the Mixed-up files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler, you‘ll like this one - four jewel-like short stories—one for each of the team members of an Academic Bowl team—that ask questions and demonstrate surprising answers.
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pickThis RF, LC, John Newbery Medal award winning book would be an ideal addition to third-fifth grade classrooms! The theme of kindness from different points of views will draw readers in. The reader journeys through the Academic Bowl that “The Souls” are competing in, while learning how the group came into each other‘s lives. This book works best in a LC setting; Edutopia provides the benefits of LC‘s, and how to get one started.
It may be Tuesday, but you can get The View from *Saturday* on the latest episode of my podcast! Check out my conversation about E.L. Konigsburg‘s 1997 Newbery Medal winner, featuring One to Watch author Kate Stayman-London! 🗓 Link to listen in bio!
pickThe tale of four sixth graders going through a journey to win the Academic Bowl.
This was my favorite book when I was a kid. I would read it over and over again until one day, my book somehow found it's way into the washing machine. This is not that book but a replacement that has gone with me through the years.
panI like how Konigsburg writes her characters, but there is quite a bit in this book that would not be considered pc today and was downright cringe-worthy at times. Like the kids' academic bowl team using a noose as their victory symbol, which made sense (I guess?) in context and was not being used in a racist way, but wow that is seriously tone deaf and inappropriate.
pickI had really hoped to finish this last night, but it wasn‘t to be. So, first book of 2019 instead!
A nice story about a sixth-grade academic bowl team, enjoyable and quick. It‘s not as good as From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler, but I liked it.
Fourth finish for #24B42019, and I‘ve met my goal for time. Everything else is bonus.
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And I‘m drawing a blank on food, except for vegetables, which would obviously be a lie!
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! ...anyone have any idea what this flower is? It‘s growing in our backyard and I‘m love it. These babies are not afraid of the heat. ☀️😎
pickLess is more, so we all need a journey to find our cup of kindness. Highly recommend for those of you who love children‘s literature.
Loved these two books.
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pickThe View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. Genre: RF, Award: Newbery Gold, Teaching Strategy: LC, IR. This book is amazing! It took me a few chapters to get into it but once I did I could not put it down. It‘s about 4 students who are all connected which you find out how throughout the book. This book hits some serious topics and is a GREAT read! #UCFLAE3414SP18
My new car listen. The narrators are amazing!
Currently on sale for $3.95 at libro.fm: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780743597142
I have been searching for books (that I actually want to read) set near where I live since before I started the BookRiot reading challenge this year. It was a nice surprise to find that each of these very different books of my recent reading is set predominantly in South Florida. One might even call it serendipity. 😊
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"When word go out that Mrs. Olinski's homeroom had a chance of beating the eighth grade, kids from the other two sixth grades started signaling a thumbs-up sign when passing a team member in the hall. They raised their arms high overhead and lifted their thumbs like a forest of small apostrophes at the ends of their closed fists."
Such a clever little book.
Well, the rain stopped and now it's just Jurassic Park/dystopian-level hot & humid outside. I'll be enjoying my sunny afternoon reading from the comfort of my air conditioned home.
I picked this up to try as a Newbery Award Winner for the Modern Mrs. Darcy challenge. I'm so glad I did!
So far, I like it better than From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, which is my dad's favorite childhood book, but one I didn't love.
6th grade book club going back in time to read a classic author! My favorite book growing up was From the Mixed up files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler.
pickI simply adore this book. It's unlike any book meant for middle graders that I've read. I find it sophisticated. Four sixth graders were brought together to compete in the school‘s Academic Bowl quiz by their teacher. A story of harmony between the four who are peculiarly linked. A story of acceptance, friendship & the strange bonds of a small community. A light, enjoyable read, yet one where you can take away life lessons. #LitsyAtoZ #24in48
My tentative stack for the #24in48. From my previous readathon participation, I've learnt to be not so ambitious! 😂I've included a short stories collection and a graphic novel. As I'm a mood reader, these may all change!
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What I've been doing instead of reading - taking a walk by the beach on this wild windy morning.
pickI fell in love with this book in the 5th grade, so it's definitely my Fun Friday book! This was the first book I remember loving (beside The Babysitter's Club series), and it's a beautifully poignant story that weaves together the lives of a group of students and their teacher.🐢😀📚
