#Read4Fun Archive
Upbeat, ignited chat designed to inspire educators to #Read4Fun! 1st & 3rd Sundays at 7:00-7:30 pm EST moderated by @Dr_LMR
Sunday September 18, 2016
7:00 PM EDT
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The Chat is rolling! Please introduce yourself and tell us where you are from.
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Welcome back to Chat! The questions will be from this account so look for the reading apple to find them!
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Hi everyone! It's been a long time! I've missed chatting! Can't wait for all of the sharing to begin!
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Tonight's Chat will be EdCamp style as we share our favs from summer and look ahead to new books for Fall.
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Lena Marie here from MA - moderator of the chat. Life changes for my bandmates has resulted in me on a solo tour here!
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Hey . Stacey from NJ. Excited to talk books and reading for the next 30 minutes!
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Paul from CT! 4th Grade literacy and SS teacher
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Hello from Kim and Jill in NB Canada. We are K-12 Literacy Coordinators. Looking forward to connecting with this evening.
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Great to see you here tonight!
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I am sure will join when they can. Maybe even a guest host stint!
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Let's start sharing what book was the most memorable read of the summer.
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Hi ! Katie from St. Louis. Excited to talk books!
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Hi Oona from NJ. Hope everyone had a good summer
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Hi There! Looking forward to some reading shares tonight!
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Hi, Sarah from OH. Very excited to talk and experience my first live chat!
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same here! Hope all is well!
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Jessica from Alabama. 6th grade teacher and avid reader. Excited to join fun
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So glad to see you here! Super excited about connecting for future chats!
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Thanks, Lena Marie! Glad is back. It's been a while.
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Hi--Shannon from WA, 1st grade teacher
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I really loved The 7th Wish by - I have shared this title with my teacher friends.
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Hi all! Jennifer, Reading Specialist from VA! I've missed the chat!
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Hello to one of our friends.
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Hi! Love your profile pic! So happy and energetic!
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Read some absolute gems this summer. Dear Dragon and The Airport Book were among my favorites!
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Hi Katie! Glad you could join tonight!
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My fav professional reads are and - did book studies for both.
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My most memorable read was definitely Winger by Andrew Smith, closely followed by Lily & Dunkin by
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Hi ! Melissa in NJ, excited for tonight's chat.
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Hi all! Annaliese from NJ, currantly studying at Elon University to teach high school English!
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You guys have been such a great resource. Helped me find so many great reads.
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Excited you could join us tonight!
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Hi, Lisa, a literacy specialist, from Massachusetts.
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Hi! Excited you could join tonight!
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Hi peeps! Just taking a quick tweet break from writing up Case Study 4 edu class.Missed U all over summer! Have fun talking books!
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I have missed chatting here too! Glad so many are excited for the return of
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Spent some quality time with some amazing books this summer. Loved The Girl You Left Behind and Instant Relevance by
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This summer's most memorable books- The Serpent King, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Sea Change...just to name a few!
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I'm a student that is studying special education, any suggestions of books that students absolutely love?
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The Airport Book sounds interesting!
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I don't think I am familiar with those. Adult?
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Adding it to my list. It keeps getting longer!!
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Our district read Smart Cities and my grandson introduced me to the poetry of Tomas Transtromer.
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Hi there friend!! Glad to see you! Love your prompt this week!
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Loved The Nest! Can't wait to hear what you think.
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My pile gets bigger and bigger every day!
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I am currently reading Sticks & Stones by and loving it!
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A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold is a must-read for Ts and Admins. Not a happy book but makes you rethink "at risk"
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Hi fellow MA educator! Glad you're here!
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HELLO!!! Glad you popped in!
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I tend to be a bit of a classics snob...spent the summer reading Crime and Puniishment, A Farewell to Arms and a couple others
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But I'm trying to get more into YA literature (I think it will be important since I want to teach teenagers). Any suggestions?
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13 yr old and I are finishing I Will Always Write Back and heading for Patterson's book shots to see if muster is his genre.
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Instant Relevance is on my list!
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Really enjoyed The Butterfly Garden, What Alice Forgot, The Fireman, The Serpent King & Salt to the Sea. https://t.co/aejUAKuh8U
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Let's start sharing what book was the most memorable read of the summer.
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El Deafo by CiCi Bell is good!
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Jesse Andrews "The Haters" - YA book about three high schoolers who ditch jazz camp to go on tour. Absolutely HILARIOUS.
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Looking forward to The Girl Who Drank the Moon!
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I kept my reading to fiction this summer. (Tough for me to do!)
Mr. g by Alan Lightman was fabulous.
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My books 4 next few years R all Admin/Edu/Case Studies & such! Only sneak in a page or 2 of pleasure reading these days!
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Memorable middle grade novels - Maxi's Secret and Ms. Bixby's Last Day. Grown-up novel - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
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I have hesitated on this one but definitely on my list!
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is a good resource for YA.
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The Serpent King, Every Last Word, Tell Me 3 Things, Highly Illogical Behavior, Passenger, Thanks for the Trouble
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Always room for classics! I revisited To Kill A Mockingbird ... Again!
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Listening to Salt to the Sea right now and loving it!
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My Grandmother Told Me to Tell you She's Sorry is great. Adult but written from persp. of 7year old
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Oh, the Serpent King! So beautiful.
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Let's switch and share the books or authors we are looking forward to reading this Fall.
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I just bought I Will Always Write Back! Looking forward to it!
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I love Louise Penny's series of books about there pines... hay read any of them?
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Going to add that to my list!
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It's not an easy read,but it's worth it. I have recommended it to my colleagues.
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Loved Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! Also loved the midnight release!
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I'm thinking about taking Cry The Beloved Country on my trip with me this week; my senior read it for AP Eng. IV this summer.
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Hi everyone, I'm Elayne, Elementary Media Specialist in South Florida
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Oh my, the audio version of this is stunning!
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Hi, Mark here, a recluse from Estes Park Colorado ...
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Is always good when kids rave about books!
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El Deafo is a S fav. They also love Raina Telgemeier's graphic novels. Her newest Ghost is great
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wow that looks awesome! Thanks so much!
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What is Tell me Three Things about?
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Read 25 books this summer! They're listed in order of most to least challenging (top to bottom) : https://t.co/niwFn5Zp8g
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Loving every second. The narration is great!
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I'm waiting for Oct. 1st to roll around so I can start my copy of Agatha Christie's HALLOWE'EN PARTY. I love seasonal reads.
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Here are some of the books on my pile for next reads - the two books are going to be at the top of my list.
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I've got Kids of Appetite coming this week, and I'm super excited! Also reading through the MO Trumans list--great titles!
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That's what I think too! But in my Teaching Lit class, we're talking about having a balance of YA & classics for the kids
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Very much looking forward to reading Kids of Appetite by . Absolutely loved Mosquitoland.
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I need to start some audio books - my goal for the fall/winter.
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Hi there Glad you could join! EdCamp style - summer favs and upcoming books you are looking forward to.
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Mark is also an amazing writer himself. Check out his blog! I always feel transported when I read his writing!
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Has anyone read Towers Falling yet? Such a beautiful book.
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So glad to see you here Mark!! Thanks for joining us!
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A new student at a HS is contacted anonymously by a fellow students and they develop an online friendship.
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Hoopla app is great for audiobooks. 3 week checkouts & so easy to download
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Clementine by Sonia Purnell is great for history buffs.
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I do that but mostly in Spring.
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Do you use ? Great app and resources!
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So relevant and the characters feel like you know them! Can't wait!
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I read a lot of nonfiction, so I made an effort to read just fiction. Felt guilty at first...then started to love it!
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there are some great YA titles ... And some not so hot LOL
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I hope I remember come October!
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Renee, from NC, late to the chat but love seeing all the titles!
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I also have a Thanksgiving book ready to go and a stack for Christmas. Can't wait!
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You are my book whisper, Oona!
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Middle Grade! Written very accessibly for Ss in that range.
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I only read 1 professional book this summer. Read those in school. Summer is my time to read books for me & to make recs 2 Ss
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On my list! They were charging for advance copies at ILA and I did not buy!
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I will have to check it out!
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That makes sense to give them exposure to a variety. The they can decide their preference.
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now I can't wait to read it!
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Perfect! I teach 6th and I'm always looking for new books to recommend!
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Thanks - I will check it out!
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New releases? Underground Railroad, upcoming Hag Seed, the new Louise Penny (after re-read of last few), LHA's Ashes, sooo many
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So true. And it can be a pain to filter through the not so good ones!
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Glad I can help! This book offers so many avenues for discussion.
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Love getting recommends from Ss!
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I can't believe the end is near! It was great to share our love for reading tonight! Happy reading and share to thru the week!
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we are a community of readers here at !
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A great YA read is Unwind. It's a dystopian novel set in a fictional universe post "second civl war"
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I just saw someone reading Awkward today! Nice group of titles!
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I have so many titles I want to read that i need to read at 3 before I can buy I new one to make a dent in my pile!
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Just finished Wish today. It is lovely! Such great characters. Maxi's Secret is great, too.
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Thanks for joining tonight! Hope everyone has a few new titles on the TBR pile!
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Love Scottoline but haven't taken time to read for fun I awhile!. Maybe it's time. https://t.co/iAyrRxj5Wu
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Here are some of the books on my pile for next reads - the two books are going to be at the top of my list.
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I'll never get caught up; far too many good books to discover.
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when Ss come in the door and say "Mrs. Abrams, you HAVE to read this. It was so good," I listen!
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I can't believe we are done!! Time flies! Thank you all for joining tonight!! I will tweet throughout the week!
