“It was a wild, windy, southwestern spring when the idea of killing Mr. Griffin occurred to them.”
The #WithTheBanned September read. #FirstLineFridays
Ellie_H As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (so good)! 3w
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“It was a wild, windy, southwestern spring when the idea of killing Mr. Griffin occurred to them.”
The #WithTheBanned September read. #FirstLineFridays
Hey #WithTheBanned readers. Our back-to-school read is Lois Duncan‘s Killing Mr. Griffin. Discussion questions will be posted at the end of the month.
so-soI knew this would be disturbing, and yeah. It was horrific. Also: I liked it better when it was called "Lord of the Flies."
Also also: Teenage boys. UGH.
But: one more complete for #192025! This one is for 1974.
I‘m trying to decide if I want to read the sequel. But first, I need a dessert book (which will be the new Morrigan Crow)!
so-soThe whole idea (14 hour audio!) is that parents/adults/caregivers should be the central relationship in a child‘s life, with friends and peers secondary. The authors argue that parents should guide their children in every aspect of life. I agree with this and find comfort in the fact that our kids have friends but neither have groups that matter more than our relationship with them. However, it‘s repetitive and feels over the top at times.
#Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView! 🤗
1. Not to brag, but I was pretty good in high school; I graduated 3rd in my class of over 600 students (thank goodness, for I would have hated to give a speech!). But then I discovered college and was legally okay to drink at the age of 18, so partying interfered with my scholastic abilities for a while. 🤣
2. My students loved the tagged book! Who wouldn't want to kill their English teacher? 🤩
From the back cover:
“…As they study WWII, Ben Ross‘s students can‘t seem to understand how the German people could have followed Hitler and the Nazis. So Mr. Ross created an experimental movement called The Wave. What begins in a single classroom quickly gathers momentum. Before the end of the week, The Wave‘s motto, “Strength Through Discipline, Strength Through Community, Strength Through Action,” governs the entire school…”
pickFinished the year with this one! Total for the year 54 books
This book would make an excellent lesson on being unique and embracing each other‘s differences. I think it‘d be very good to include some social devotional development with this.
1. Usually 3-4 times (workout clothes, daytime clothes, work clothes if I'm teaching or if I have a concert or meeting, PJs).
2. A favorite from my kids' little-kid days.
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday
