I actually took a 1.5 day break from reading. When I finished Escape I updated my Goodreads account with my next book. And I have not opened it yet. Yes, your English teacher is admitting I didn't open an independent reading book for an entire day. I had narrative revisions to grade (so I did do some reading), took my kids to the park, went on a long walk with them, and whipped up a delicious strawberry mango salsa. Yum! Last night as I was trying to fall asleep though, I was a bit distraught. Reading is my nightly bedtime ritual and I had nothing to read. I actually left Bossypants by Tina Fey (my next book) at school because I was giving myself a day off. Fortunately, I had my Kindle. Unfortunately, all my recent library downloads had disappeared because I left the wireless on, so down to the computer I went. I spent an hour going back and forth between my Goodreads want-to-read shelf and OverDrive, where I download most of my reading material. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to immediately download five of the books on my want-to-read list and put holds on about seven more. Yeah for free books! Anyways, the whole point of this post is to let you know about OverDrive and downloadable books. You don't have to have a Kindle or Nook. You can download onto an app on your phone, an iPad, your home computer, etc. The Mason High School library is hyperlinked, so you always have a book at your fingertips! (Just follow the link and click on eBooks - I prefer OverDrive, but you can check out Follett's as well).
I also got a few good book ideas from a list put out by USA Today of the 30 hottest books for fall. Most of these are adult titles, but you may want to check it out and see if there is something that interests you!
USA Today's 30 Hottest Books for Fall
So there you have it! There is no excuse for not having a book to read!
Good to know! I'm going to share with my class as well. :)
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