Books to be thankful for!
As we're approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, it's great to have a little time to stop and think about all the things I'm grateful for, like the ENTIRE week off school (thanks Palm Beach County Schools) and having brand new books delivered to my doorstep (FIVE PACKAGES TODAY!!!-Thanks CYBILS!). AND since I've got all these new books AND all this time, guess what I did today? Not laundry! Not yard work (ok, there was a little yard work, just a few weeds and a few bags of mulch). YES! I was reading! Luckily, there were some terrific ones in the mail today! The first one is called "Class Action" by Steven B. Frank. Mr. Frank comes by his knowledge of kids and schools first hand. On the back fly leaf, it lists his profession as a middle school teacher. So he knows of which he speaks. The story is about Sam, who feels like he's drowning his homework. His big step sister is drowning even more thoroughly, because she is bent ...