Translation for me:
- Always having 5 or more students saying "Miss Cairns..." and asking me different questions all at once!
- Kicking off a school year reading some of my favorite children's stories out loud (woo hoo! Who doesn't love a bus-loving pigeon?)
- Running in to the library in track suit, "gold medals" and with a home-made olympic torch (equipped with flashlight--spiffy!) as 15-time gold medalist track star Ima Sprinter... 5th grade Olympic research project intro-- it was great!
- Peeking at students mischievously from behind piles of just checked-in books in piles on the circulation desk that tower almost over my head (umm... our kids like to read!)
- Coming home exhausted--especially on Fridays :) -- but most times happy and full, having laughed, smiled, and hugged that day.
- Lugging around an ever-growing pile of books I'm reading or need to read soon...
A few books I've read so far this year...
- Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi -- its a retelling of the Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. I grew up watching the disney cartoon of the Reluctant Dragon, so this new take was wonderfully cozy and fun!
- Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan-- I love Percy Jackson and the Olympians series... very good for Harry Potter withdrawal :)
- Listening to dear old Harry! I've just gotten through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on cd. Jim Dale is marvelous and has made my past six months of car traveling a joy!
- Sisters Grimm: Tales from the Hood by Michael Buckley. The newest installment (#6) of a very clever series that kids at school and I eat up! I read 1-5 over a week of spring break-- HA!
- A Room With a View by E.M. Forster -- read it for book club and really liked it! Very easy to get into. Not as dense as Jane Austen, but I liked it the same!
- World to Come by Dara Horne-- also for book club, lots of layers. Came out with mixed feelings, but overall, pretty interesting!
- THE BEST..... Austenland by Shannon Hale-- I loved this book! It was one I had to read in bed with a flashlight like a little kid! :) Definitely for Jane Austen movie/book addicts (no, I don't have that problem!) Very light, fun, and clever! Hale writes excellent children's books and this one did not disappoint. I have to get my own copy!
Melissa
