A bit of a rough month for us transportation-wise. My husband was in a wreck in December (he was rear-ended) and the insurance company of the driver at fault is FINALLY talking care of the issue. The day after his car was towed away, my car refused to start. On a morning I as running late, luckily my mother was able to come pick me up. My dad and cousin came to look at the car, but could not figure out the issue. My car was towed the next morning (yep, both cars in the shop at once. Thank heavens for my in-laws who have been lending us a car since my husband's wreck in December). After two days of inspecting, the dealership found that a rodent had chewed through the main wiring of my car. Guess what? That damage isn't covered by your warranty. Eventually, the car was fixed. My husband is still waiting to hear back from insurance about his.
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| Most of March Book Haul |
We have had a record number of snow days this winter: a total of TEN! Far more than I ever remember. Ever. With that, my district elected to sacrifice half of our spring break so we will not have to go to school after Memorial Day. Bummer for now, great for the summer.
A few great things happened this month, too!
I officially interviewed to direct Barefoot in the Park for the local community theatre and was notified that would be directing the show just a few days later!
I also scored some amazing deals on books at my favorite store, Cargo Largo! Over 25 books for under $80!
Now for this month's wrap up:
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
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Besides being a culturally relevant, poignant story of how to be brave enough to speak up. Starr's momma, Lisa, was my favorite character, dropping wisdom and truth bombs left and right. The book is also an English teacher's dream, filled with figurative language, great character development, and themes that challenge us all to be better people.
Ami: Child of the Stars - Enrique Barrios
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A student handed this book to me one morning, telling me it was her favorite book growing up. Ami has a great message of the power and law of Love. It presents a utopia of a world at peace.
Some of my favorite bookstagrammers are hosting #readgushpanem this month and I'm excited to participate and read the series for the first time ever. Yup, you read that correctly. I have never read The Hunger Games before. The movies came out while I was teaching at a private school, but my students were so obsessed that I was turned off. Plus, that was the era of YA dystopian books turned to film and Divergent was a disappointment.
As I spilled most of my feelings during our Read & Gush discussions, the summaries here are going to be abbreviated.
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
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Truly fantastic world-building and beautifully complex characters with realistic internal and external struggles. I'm totally Team Peeta.
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
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I was a bit conflicted on how Collins was going to add more intensity to the series when this book takes place outside the Games, but she exceeded my expectations and kept me glued to the story from cover to cover.
