This book may LOOK like a romance book based on the cover, but it's not. =) This was written by the same author who wrote book #2, and I think my friend Carol sent it to me (is that right)? I finished this book in 3 days over Labor Day Weekend. It's about a woman who lives in Seattle who is trying to start up a baking company. It's an interesting read, very easy to get through (again, I SWEAR I read harder book, I just don't finish them as quickly as I do easy books!), and enjoyable. 4 out of 5 stars (Dawn, do you want me to send this book your way?)
Monday, September 5, 2011
#14: Table Manners
Book #14: Table Manners by Mia King. 
This book may LOOK like a romance book based on the cover, but it's not. =) This was written by the same author who wrote book #2, and I think my friend Carol sent it to me (is that right)? I finished this book in 3 days over Labor Day Weekend. It's about a woman who lives in Seattle who is trying to start up a baking company. It's an interesting read, very easy to get through (again, I SWEAR I read harder book, I just don't finish them as quickly as I do easy books!), and enjoyable. 4 out of 5 stars (Dawn, do you want me to send this book your way?)
This book may LOOK like a romance book based on the cover, but it's not. =) This was written by the same author who wrote book #2, and I think my friend Carol sent it to me (is that right)? I finished this book in 3 days over Labor Day Weekend. It's about a woman who lives in Seattle who is trying to start up a baking company. It's an interesting read, very easy to get through (again, I SWEAR I read harder book, I just don't finish them as quickly as I do easy books!), and enjoyable. 4 out of 5 stars (Dawn, do you want me to send this book your way?)
Book #13: Summer Rental
Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews. I saw this book on a table in the airport and I thought it sounded interesting. I borrowed it from the Seattle Public Library and finished it in about a week. It was a nice, fun, light hearted read. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a easy read. 4 out of 5 stars.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Book #12: Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson.
This isn't a typical book that I would pick up from the bookstore or library. It's a book that was recommended by a friend that I met up with while in Hawaii. I checked it out from the public library, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. This is the story about the sole survivor from Operation Redwing in Afghanistan and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10. It's an amazing read, informative and emotional. 5 out or 5 stars.
This isn't a typical book that I would pick up from the bookstore or library. It's a book that was recommended by a friend that I met up with while in Hawaii. I checked it out from the public library, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. This is the story about the sole survivor from Operation Redwing in Afghanistan and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10. It's an amazing read, informative and emotional. 5 out or 5 stars.
Badass by Ben Thompson
Book #11: Badass by Ben Thompson.
Yes, you read right. BADASS. =) I read about this book in last month's Seattle Magazine (the author is a Seattle-lite), and thought it sounded interesting. Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live. Sounds cool, huh? =)
It's a riot. I can't read too much in one sitting, and I don't really recall what I read after a few hours, but when I read it, I'm thoroughly entertained. This is a book where 80% of it is true (the main points) with 20% hysterical add-ins. Here's an example.
Xenophon: "here they faced unrelenting attacks from the natives, who rolled gigantic Raiders of the Lost Ark-style boulders down on them and chucked arrows, spears, water balloons, and horrific insults down from the mountaintops." See? Isn't that great? Doesn't that make you want to read this book? I highly recommend checking it out from your public library. 4 out of 5 stars.
Yes, you read right. BADASS. =) I read about this book in last month's Seattle Magazine (the author is a Seattle-lite), and thought it sounded interesting. Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live. Sounds cool, huh? =)
It's a riot. I can't read too much in one sitting, and I don't really recall what I read after a few hours, but when I read it, I'm thoroughly entertained. This is a book where 80% of it is true (the main points) with 20% hysterical add-ins. Here's an example.
Xenophon: "here they faced unrelenting attacks from the natives, who rolled gigantic Raiders of the Lost Ark-style boulders down on them and chucked arrows, spears, water balloons, and horrific insults down from the mountaintops." See? Isn't that great? Doesn't that make you want to read this book? I highly recommend checking it out from your public library. 4 out of 5 stars.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The CAFE Book (Educational)
Book #10: The CAFE Book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. 
I reread this book for a distance learning class I took this summer (I had read it the summer before, because it's the new literacy program we adopted). I am pleased to say that I am FINISHED with this class! This was good refresher of a great way to structure your students reading strategies. C = Comprehension, A = Accuracy, F = Fluency and E = Expanded Vocabulary. If you work at a school that give you the flexibility to teach literacy how you want to teach it, and you don't have to do your adopted curriculum with 100% fidelity, I highly recommend reading this! It was a very easy read, great examples and hints, and very practical. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
I reread this book for a distance learning class I took this summer (I had read it the summer before, because it's the new literacy program we adopted). I am pleased to say that I am FINISHED with this class! This was good refresher of a great way to structure your students reading strategies. C = Comprehension, A = Accuracy, F = Fluency and E = Expanded Vocabulary. If you work at a school that give you the flexibility to teach literacy how you want to teach it, and you don't have to do your adopted curriculum with 100% fidelity, I highly recommend reading this! It was a very easy read, great examples and hints, and very practical. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Book 8 and 9: The Last Book in the Universe and Springwater Wedding
Book #8: The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick. This book was recommended by a 6th grade teacher, and I thought it sounded like a possible read aloud to my kids. (Normally I wouldn't count a classroom book as a book for my blog, but this one was a good 200+ pages, and took me a week to get through). It's an interesting concept. It takes place after the Big Shake in the far future. There aren't any books but the way to hear stories is to use mind-probes. A boy known as Spaz is on a quest to go from land to land to help his dying sister. It was written with the idea of a sequel, which I dislike. 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. 
Book 9: Springwater Wedding. I saw this book and it sounded interesting. I was disappointed. It's not nearly as well written as Julia Quinn books. The plot was semi-flat, there was a lot of potential that wasn't taken. 3 out of 5 stars.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Book #7: Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. I saw this in the Detroit Airport and put it on my list of books to check out at the local library. I enjoyed their first book The Nanny Diaries and figured I'd enjoy this one as well. It picks of with Nan 7 years later (after The Nanny Diaries) now married, who runs into Grayer X (the family she used to nanny for in the first book). It's a quick read and took me about 4-5 hours to finish (I SWEAR I read books that are longer reads....they just take longer to finish. I'm reading two right now that I have to stop reading after every chapter). If you read it, I recommend reading Nanny Diaries first because I think I missed a lot. =) 3 out of 5 stars.
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