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This is the blog of children's book author and elementary school teacher, Stacy Barnett Mozer. I blog about my own writing journey, the journey of other kidlit authors, my classroom, and talk about books. Thanks for stopping by. Your thoughts are always welcome (and encouraged).

Monday, October 2, 2017

#IMWAYR October 2, 2017


Each week I join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers to share all of the reading I've done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. 

Here's what I read this week:

Middle Grade


I love this series by Jason Reynolds. Like Ghost, Patina uses running to make sense of her life and the challenges of school, family, and growing up.



Nicki is a foster kid whose father is in prison and whose grandmother taught her to pick pockets before she died. Nicki's quick hands and quick wit make her a perfect candidate for a new family program started by the US Marshals. Nicki is placed with a family in hiding, becoming their additional daughter to help keep the bad guys off their tail. Now known as Charlotte, Nicki will face her biggest challenge - getting along with a younger brother. This book releases on Tuesday, but I was fortunate to read an early copy from NetGalley. I love the family relationship in this book and Nicki is a fantastic main character. I hope she comes back in a second book. 

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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?

9 comments:

  1. I've been seeing Greetings From Witness Protection a lot lately. It sounds interesting. I might be the last person in the world to read the Track series. I still haven't gotten to Ghost.

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    1. You really should, Lisa. Ghost is one of those books that continues to warm your heart months after you've read it.

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  2. Witness Protection was a lot of fun, and I can't wait to hand it to students!

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  3. I have Patina on my list but haven't read it yet, and loved Ghost. Thanks for 'Witness Protection', a new title!

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  4. I loved Patina also. Jason Reynolds can really really write! Greetings From Witness Protection looks like a very interesting book.

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  5. We loved Ghost and are looking forward to reading Patina. Thanks for telling us about Greetings from Witness Protection - What a high interest topic.

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  6. I have Witness Protection to read too, I've heard great things about it! Loved Patina, and Ghost... and anything Jason Reynolds writes...

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  7. I love the track series. Part of that is because I run, but the other part is because of the characters. the Witness Protection book sounds interesting.

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