And now the fun starts...
Today was our students last day of school, YAY!! So NOW we can start thinking about our summer reading challenge because I can't wait to have time to read more! Here are some totally awesome book recommendations from Kate DiCamillo, in case you need some! http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/summer-kid-book-suggestions-from-an-author-librarian-and-book-buyer/2015/06/02/18165d16-086f-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html Here's the first one I finished. I hope you don't think it's cheating that I started it yesterday. It's a pretty long one. It's called "Mechanica" by Betsy Cornwell. It's a Cinderella story, but the Cinderella in this one is a spunky girl named Nicolette. Nicolette's mom died several years ago and her dad remarried a woman with two daughters (sound familiar?). They are as mean to her as Cinderella's stepmom and stepsisters, but on Nicolette's 16th birthday, she finds her way into her mother's...