#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 October 21, 2018
7:00 PM EDT

  • read4funchat - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #Read4Fun chat!
  • MrsMurat Oct 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Opportunities for student voice: https://t.co/sPJFR6Wi5o #nhed #Read4Fun
  • Rdene915 Oct 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Coming up in 30 minutes, don't miss out on #bookcampPD please join in #edchat #read4fun #leadlap #tlap #edugladiators
  • mjjohnson1216 Oct 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    This evening at 7:30 EST/6:30 CST/5:30 MT/4:30 PST #BookCampPD will discuss this amazing book with our guest moderator, @PlayYay #read4Fun I hope you'll be able to join us!
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:01 PM EDT
    Hi! Lena Marie from MA and moderator of #Read4Fun Chat. Currently reading Spark of Light and spending some time with picture books.
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Hi #Read4Fun. Lisa from Massachusetts. Recently finished A Spark of Light and am going to start Daughter of Moloka'i next.
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    #read4fun Hi Everyone & Lena Marie @Dr_LMR! Jamie, former MA Edu now living in L.A. & loving It! ☀️🌴 Currently reading The Library
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Hi, Lena Marie! Hope you are having a great weekend! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    #read4fun The Library book by @susanorlean IS a page turner! Read 1/2 yesterday! Excited to walk to my local @EncinoTarzanaLi tomorrow to explore/get @LAPublicLibrary card! Don't have to live in L.A. to enjoy! #lovebooks 📚 #lovelibraries since age 12! Will visit L.A.Public soon!
  • jk_bergstrom Oct 21 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Julie from Nebraska... Just finished a stack of picture books today: Lola Dutch Dear Substitute The Promise The Rough Patch Honey The Day the Crayons Quit Alma How Martha Saved her Parents from Green Beans Perfect Square #read4fun #read #@SixtyBooks
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Hi there! Getting ready for a great World Series too! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin
  • read4funchat - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Time for Q1 #Read4Fun Chat
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Ooh, good to know! I am on the wait list at the library for both the print and digital version. I'll read whichever I can get first! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin, @susanorlean, @EncinoTarzanaLi, @LAPublicLibrary
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Both sound good! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Still working on Spark and never heard of the other title. you’ll have to let us know how you like it! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • shereads22 Oct 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Hello Sheila from Florida! Currently listening to Tiny Little Fires and Girl, Wash Your Face. #Read4Fun
  • shighley Oct 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Looking forward to reading that; have seen excerpts and heard wonderful things about it! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin, @susanorlean, @EncinoTarzanaLi, @LAPublicLibrary
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    It was tough to put it down yesterday! Going to #read4fun later on 😊
    In reply to @DrLMaucione, @susanorlean, @EncinoTarzanaLi, @LAPublicLibrary
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    I love libraries too! Worked at two different city libraries in HS and college. Love helping to pick the ‘just right books’ with kids! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin, @susanorlean, @EncinoTarzanaLi, @LAPublicLibrary
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    A1 Of course Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one that I love for the creativity and the fact that the original (Gene Wilder) movie lives up to my impression of the book! #Read4Fun
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    Yes!!! Pats game rocked today too!!! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    Welcome! Great titles! I am spending more time enjoy picture books - loving the fantastic artwork that goes into making these! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @jk_bergstrom
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    A1 I have not stopped thinking about In the Unlikely Event by @judyblume since I read it the week it was released. Lots to think about in that story! #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    Great choices! Let us know how you like them! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shereads22
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    #Read4Fun The story that will live with me is To Kill A Mockingbird 📚 Classic!
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    On my wish list - I started another book diet and it has not been going well!! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shighley, @JamieArmin, @susanorlean, @EncinoTarzanaLi, @LAPublicLibrary
  • MissKatieBuhler Oct 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    Hi! My name is Katie Buhler, I am a preservice educator at Kansas State University and I recently finished “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson! #edtechksu #pstpln #goodreads #Read4Fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    Similar! Volunteered in HS and at our local! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @susanorlean, @EncinoTarzanaLi, @LAPublicLibrary
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    Love that one toobut I enjoyed more when I read it on my own after HS! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    That’s a great book! Welcome to the #Read4Fun chat!
    In reply to @MissKatieBuhler, @read4funchat
  • burgosmoises2 Oct 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    #read4fun Good evening everyone.
  • jk_bergstrom Oct 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    A1: The Empty Pot by Demi and Wonder by @RJPalacio will live with me for 100 years, for sure. #read4fun #read #books @SixtyBooks
  • shighley Oct 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Glad you could join us for the chat! What area of education are you studying? I wish I had read more #childlit during my preservice days. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @MissKatieBuhler, @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    Welcome to #Read4Fun Chat!
    In reply to @burgosmoises2
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    Fabulous Book! My daughter gifted it to me this past summer! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @MissKatieBuhler, @read4funchat
  • read4funchat - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    Q2 is up! #Read4Fun Chat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    Nice! I always forget about Wonder but then when I’m reminded I can’t believe I forgot! Maybe because it’s always in my thoughts? #Read4Fun
    In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @RJPalacio, @SixtyBooks
  • shereads22 Oct 21 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    A1: Many stick with me and the list changes, today it’s Refuge, A Man Bamed Ove, and The Chocolare War #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    A2 I always think I will run out but based on my TBR stack, that will never happen!!! #Read4Fun
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Two books that I read years ago that have stayed with me are Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx and The Other Wes Moore. Both gave me insight into worlds very different from my own. #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Oh! I remember the Chocolate War!! So many great ones to pick from! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shereads22
  • shighley Oct 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Glad you could join us! Love your profile pic; my maiden name was Albright, and I have a sweatshirt from your campus! This is a great era for picture books. The advances in tech and printing have yielded so many fabulous books! #Read4fun
    In reply to @burgosmoises2
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    I love books that give me a window into the worlds of others! I think many recent kids books do that so well. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    A2 I made a xmas tree with my TBR pile and found I probably could have made at least two or three more!! I should have kept it up and dismantled as I read so they would no longer be TBR! #Read4Fun
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    Yes, I think so, too. It helps us understand the situation of others and builds empathy. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    Not having little ones in my house kept me away from that genre but now lots of littles to buy books for. I have to read it before i gift it! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shighley, @burgosmoises2
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    #read4fun A2 YUP!!! Placing an order tomorrow! I have Playing With Matches for after The Library! Will add to TBR pile 😊📚 Citizen Illegal is for > #thebookchat the others here sound good!
  • jk_bergstrom Oct 21 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    A2: The thought never crosses my mind! My TBR pile is always a massive and growing stack of great #books. #read4fun
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    #read4fun Attending local book club meet up tomorrow night; could not put this one down! Read it in one afternoon! So much history & learning woven alongside captivating story! Ending may surprise you!
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    When I go on vacation, I always take four or five because you never know the mood you'll be in to read. My husband does not understand!! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    I don't ever think I'll run out of things to read, but there are times that I just don't know what to read even though I have many unread books in my house. These are a few on my kindle waiting to be read. #read4fun
  • shighley Oct 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    A2: My TBR "piles" are all over, on various bookshelves around the house, in my car, on my iPad/phone/laptop. Then there are the lists, on Goodreads, Google Docs, evernote, GoogleKeep, & even physical lists in journals, calendars.... In other words, I'll never run out! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    I think I have more of a fear of the fear I will run out - if that makes sense...??? #Read4Fun
    In reply to @jk_bergstrom
  • read4funchat - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    Time for Q3 #Read4Fun Chat
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    So funny! Me too!!! Hub can't believe how fast I #read4fun 🤣
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • MissKatieBuhler Oct 21 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    As a college student minoring in Children’s Literature I am rarely without reading! Here is a picture of some of the books I have read or am preparing to read in my Multicultural Children’s Literature class (plus a few personal choices)! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    This is on my list too. You mentioned it once before and I am interested in reading! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    A3 I have not really engaged in many audiobooks. I feel like I need to focus on the story and trying to multitask while listening did not work for me. #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    I have both of these too! I hope to get to the Coyote Sunrise by next week. Thinking I will wait for the other until break. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    A3 #read4fun I'm not a big fan of audio. I like to hold an actual book in my hands and flip those pages 😊
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    A3 I love listening to a person reading live and prefer that to an audiobook. I really feel that audiobooks do not give me the same experience as reading the book myself. #Read4Fun
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    Same here! Although I'm trying to be better about taking things out of my car that don't belong there so I don't think I have any tbr books in there anymore. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shighley, @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    Same here! My friend asked me how much I think I would get if I sold my books and puzzles for $1 each. She had me thinking for a minute but I think it would be some serious numbers! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shighley, @read4funchat
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    I'm looking forward to walking to our library tomorrow morning! I'll post my #read4fun choice 📚
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    I think Dare to Lead is one that's good to read during a break. I like to have time to digest the information in her books. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    Great collection! I loved my multicultural literature classes. Always great to have a number of recommendations in your pocket! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @MissKatieBuhler, @read4funchat
  • robinwellshick1 Oct 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    A1 “Lindell”, their eyes were watching god” , the short and tragic life of Robert peace” #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    Same here! I find a reread some of it too. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • jk_bergstrom Oct 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    A3: A colleague and good friend of mine swears by audio books but they do nothing for me; I can’t stay focused. I need to hold & smell (I know...that’s weird) a #book. I always have a book in my purse or bag-kids love to see what I am reading! #read4fun
  • shereads22 Oct 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    A3: I would not enjoy as many books without audiobooks, but it is different when I have an actual book in my hands. Seeing the words, being able to reread and digest it! #Read4Fun
  • JamieArmin Oct 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Lots of interesting books mentioned here! Looking forward to checking them out! #Read4Fun
  • read4funchat - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    Sharing some #Read4Fun love for new titles!
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    Good reads! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @robinwellshick1
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    Sharing Stories Recently read an ARC of The Dollar Kids which has been recently released. This is a wonderful story that I recommend for all to read! On my holiday gift list for sure! #Read4Fun @CandlewickClass @Candlewick
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    I got it from @NetGalley. Maybe, they'll have copies at NCTE. I'll see if I can get us one. #read4fun #BookExcursion
    In reply to @MrsPalmer23, @NetGalley
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    Same here! I find I drift away from listening and then I am ‘lost’ so I have to listen again. More frustrating than enjoyable! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @jk_bergstrom
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    Mine is from @NetGalley too! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione, @MrsPalmer23, @NetGalley, @NetGalley
  • robinwellshick1 Oct 21 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    Being “ by Michelle Obama #Read4Fun
  • shighley Oct 21 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    A3: Was never big audiobooks user until Jim Dale reading Harry Potter. Now it's so easy to listen by connecting my phone to bluetooth in the car. I like to listen while walking, at the gym, or doing mundane tasks. I do have to hit "rewind" a lot when I miss things! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • shereads22 Oct 21 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    Recently read Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo, she never disappoints! #Read4Fun
  • DrLMaucione Oct 21 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    Me neither. I used to listen to audiobooks when I had a 40 minute commute. I don't live far enough from work to listen in the car. If I listen to anything while I'm around the house it would be a podcast. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    On my wish list too! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @robinwellshick1
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    Hard to believe it's time to go! Thanks for joining #Read4Fun Chat tonight! Keep posting your recommendations using the # for all of us to see! See you next time!
  • read4funchat - Moderator Oct 21 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    Thanks for joining #Read4Fun Chat tonight!