Each week I join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee from Unleashing Readers to share all of the reading I've done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. This week I was still reading middle grade Cybil nominees. I also had a chance to read a YA novel by one of my favorite authors.
Here's what I read this week:
Middle Grade
Kat Greene may seem like the average fifth grader, but at home she is facing a big problem. Her mother has become so afraid of germs her hands are raw and she can't leave the house without gloves. Kat knows she should tell her dad or another adult, but what if they take her away from her mom? A much needed story about seeking help and finding a way to say what needs to be said.
Since my students have become obsessed with the Spy School series, I am always looking for great new stories about kids that solve crimes. The Van Gogh Deception is a fun and exciting mystery that is a cross between Jason Bourne and Home Alone. When a boy is found alone in Washington D.C.'s National Gallery of Art with no idea of who he is and how he got there, the authorities place him in foster care as they look for clues. But the authorities aren't the only ones trying to find the boy. As "Art" attempts to rediscover his past he and his new friend Camille find themselves outsmarting adults as they look for clues.
Young Adult
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Stacy Barnett Mozer is a teacher and a middle grade author. If you like what she's been reading follow her on Goodreads. Please leave a comment below.
It's Monday, what are you reading?
It's Monday, what are you reading?
Kat Greene is a great book. Kat is a relatable character and funny, too. I'm not familiar with The Van Gogh deception, but it sounds like one students will find interesting.
ReplyDeleteAll new books for me that I will put on my list! These look like good ones for my third-grade granddaughter! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Van Gogh review. I feel like I can recommend it to customers now.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke & Bone series and didn't know she had another book out. I'll have to watch for it. I don't gravitate to mysteries, but I know I should read more of them to recommend to students. I'll give The Van Gogh Deception a try. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, more books about kids solving crimes! Definitely need to look at The Van Gogh Deception!
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