the book stack
I {heart} book stacks, which is one of the reasons I {heart} The meme, What are you reading Monday? hosted at Teach Mentor Texts. Here are a few books in my stacks around home…
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THE JADE NOTEBOOK by Laura Resau, Delacorte Press, a division of Random House, 2012 |
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WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE edited by Amy Ehrlich, Candlewick Press, 2012 |
Last night I cracked open WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE: ORIGINAL STORIES ABOUT GROWING UP VOLUMES 1 &2 edited by Amy Ehrlich (Candlewick Press, first paperback edition, 2012). Oh, wow! For those of you interested in writing memoir or teaching personal narrative & memoir, this is a must have book. It features twenty different authors, including Mary Pope Osborne, Katherine Paterson, Walter Dean Myers, Avi, Paul Fleischman, and Jane Yolen. Wow, right? Short stories are often hard to find, especially short stories you want to use as mentor texts in writing workshop. This collection does not disappoint (and I’m only a short way into it!). I feel like I’ve been given a gift each time I finish a story.
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LETTERS TO LEO by Amy Hest and Julia Denos, Candlewick Press, 2012 |
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I'll be checking out Letters to Leo–thanks for the recommendation!
I enjoy finding out what others are reading too! Thanks for sharing.
When I Was Your Age, looks like a great find, that is quite a list of included authors! Thanks.
You are so right about it being hard to find great short stories. I think sometimes it's because short stories are so unique. They really aren't just a shortened novel, they have their own nuances. I'm looking forward to reading When I Was Your Age!
I love When I Was Your Age, Ruth, & have used it often when teaching memoir. It's wonderful. I like hearing about Letters To Leo. It sounds great for that certain child. Thanks for telling about your stack!
The Jade Notebook sounds wonderful!
I just added Letters to Leo to my list of books to get from the library!