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I connected to this book because I lived on the farm and loved all kinds of animals.  I was reading it in class one day and a boy started bawling out loud.  I  found out that he had just lost a dog.  This book is a story of a boy and his dogs.

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Charlotte's Web
It made me cry.  It has been a while, so I don't remember why, but I have always said since I read it, how much I liked it.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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This series was my favorite when I was in school because it was my first step into the fantasy genre. I loved immersing myself in this different and magical world. My imagination ran wild. I picked this book out of the series because it features my favorite character, Sirius Black.

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This was my favorite book growing up because it was on a topic that I was extremely interested in. The character overcame obstacles to have a successful season. There were also social issues in the story and in the end he ended up being treated well by his teammates. I liked this so much that I earned 6 free Book It pizzas by reading this book only, over and over.

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This was my favorite series as a kid and now my boys love it as well. I love the pictures and how the author builds George's character in each book. He can be naughty but saves the day in the end.

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I found this book to be a constant page turner and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. I also try to always put myself in their shoes and try to relate to the characters in the book. I like to image what the character look like in my own mind, so when the movie came out I was slightly disappointed that it almost ruined the book for me!

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I can't remember the title exactly....but it is about a son that the family has given up on due to his personal extra curricular activities. He lived a very low income lifestyle and abruptly passes away. Once the family begins cleaning up his personal belongings they realize instead of him living for himself as they thought, he actually was giving to others that were more in need: elderly woman who couldn't leave her home, tutoring the neighbor boy that couldn't read and his parents were dealing drugs, etc

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This is one of my favorite books because I was always afraid of dogs. This book helped me to see that not all dogs were scary and that it would be fun to have a dog. I read this book to my class to start each school year. Some students do cry, but it has many great life lessons.

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Shiloh
I chose this book because my favorite kind of dog growing up was a beagle. I enjoyed the story line of a boy and his dogs.

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This was my favorite series in elementary school. I liked all of the different adventures they went on. I also thought living in a boxcar seemed fun.

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I loved the story line of this. It was interesting to me how different and futuristic it was, and how Jonah challenged his society when he found something that he did not feel was right and just. So many intriguing things to think about with this book!

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I love reading this book to my boys.  It is about a little boy that says good night to all of his toys but saves his favorite toy for last his Digger.  It is fun when my boys join in the reading because the pictures go with the words.

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This is a book I am currently reading and am loving! It is a nonfiction book about mass incarceration and how society views criminals. I like this book so much because it is a reminder that many people who are incarcerated, are there for many different reasons, and it gives some humanity to those people. It also touches on the school to prison pipeline, which is an interest of mine as well.

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I loved the Chronicles of Narnia series. I first read The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe in grade school and our class went to the community theater to watch the play. I loved how there was so much symbolism and made you think on several levels. I've read several of the books and even got interested in learning and reading about the author C.S. Lewis.

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My favorite series was Junie B. Jones. I loved that the books all started the same way and that we learned about Junie as she went through school.

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Carol Wheeler: The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

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Carol Wheeler: The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

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Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors. This particular book's main character has a dog that ended up giving his life to protect her.  His stories are very realistic and usually tear jerkers!

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My favorite book growing up was The Giver. A teacher of mine used this book as a classroom read aloud, and I remember it being the first book that really grabbed my attention. There was something about this book that I was drawn too, but I can't remember specifics as to why. I just really loved it!

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The Giver is one of my favorite books. I usually don't like this type of book, but it hooked me right away and I was so intrigued about what was going to happen next. I remember being amazed by the author's imagination and how she could even write this story. I also loved the book because it was a great book to teach higher order thinking skills and you could have great discussions with students about it. It was always interesting to see how others interpreted the end of the story too.

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My favorite book was Lone Survivor.  I absolutely loved this book because it really went into detail on what the Navy Seals go through in their training and how the whole ordeal of what went down (in one person's eyes) on the attack of the the Navy Seals in Afganistan.

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102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer.

I am fascinated with history and have a thirst to find out as much as I can about it...especially 9/11.  I have read this book several times because I still am able to find information about that tragic day that I might have missed the first couple of times.  This book is titled "102 Minutes" because from the moment that the (first hit) North World Trade Center was hit to when both towers collapsed (North Tower is last to collapse) is 102 minutes.  LOVE this book!

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This entire series is amazing! Not only was it awesome when I was growing up, but I enjoy rereading it every two years or so. The books are filled with amazing descriptions, allowing the reader to really visualize some of the amazing places the author takes you. The growth of the characters is something I always enjoyed as well. Being in 3rd grade when the first book was released I feel that I actually grew up with these characters as they graduated each year at Hogwarts.

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The Day the Crayons Quit

This is one of my favorite books to read with kids. I love how creative the story is and the humor.

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I liked it because it was one of the first stories I remember.

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To Kill a Mockingbird. I love this book because it has such a great message and moral to the story about such an important time in history. The characters also make the story spectacular!

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Little House on the Prairie  was my favorite series.  The books came in a box set and I was so proud that I had the whole set.  I loved this series because I loved to read about the "old days" .

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Teammate by David Ross
I read it this summer and kinda helped connect some thoughts I have had about our basketball team and what direction I want to go for this season.

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Charlotte's Web
I have loved this book since I was a child. The characters were given such endearing human qualities that they were easy to relate to. The story developed in so many different ways as far as relationships, life, and problem solving. I cried every time I read it!

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19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
I have always been interested in nonfiction/realistic fiction.

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Loved the description of characters in the book and how each of them faced adversity. It showcased relationships and dynamics between the campers. I could visualized how the characters and setting looked in my mind.

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Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

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Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

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I loved all of the Dear America books! I loved reading historical fiction, and I liked the way the authors wrote it as a journal. This one was my favorite because it was about the Civil War and that was one of my favorite historical topics to learn about.

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Mysteries like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. I liked how they took the smallest details and they became important clues to solve mysteries.
Now I like books written by Peg Kehret. I like introducing them to my class each year and seeing how much they like them too. Each chapter ends on a cliffhanger.

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I love the message this book tells.   This is a great book for teaching theme and how rumors can spread quickly.

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When I was little, I loved reading about the March girls and imagining what it would be like to be one of the sisters.

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Aggie - Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

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Aggie - Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

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I was a 'fake reader' when I was younger.  :( As a result, I never had a favorite.
This was a book that I started reading with my students about 15 years ago. The story is about a little boy who lives next to an Old Folks Home.  He hears about a little lady who has lost her memory.  He sets out to help her find her memory.
I spent many hours visiting family members in the nursing home, and my own mother who had alzheimer's. I wished that I could help her find her memories.

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A Wrinkle in Time
I loved this trilogy as a kid! The original "fantasy" genre :)

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Quiet Strength--Tony Dungy
I like the variety of messages that are in his book. Never give up, be humble, have faith and plenty more.

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This was one of the first books I was introduced to.  I loved this book because my dad read the book to my brother and sister a couple of nights before I was born.  I was supposed to be named Melissa and after reading the book I was named Amanda after a character named Cousin Amanda.

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Big Red

A story about a boy and his dog hunting in the mountains.