Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism

Auschwitz: True Tales from a Grotesque Land

The Sixteen Pleasures

When You Reach Me

I LOVED Madeleine L'Engle's story A Wrinkle in Time, although, I admit I never did quite understand all of the time travel stuff.  Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me cleverly incorporates L'Engle's timeless story.  Being old enough to remember the late 70s also aided me in the pop culture connections used by the author.  While my students may find some of the references "ancient history", I was very much amused by the references to the $20,000 Pyramid, the ability of pre-teens to walk around a major urban area by themselves, and of course the beloved A Wrinkle in Time.

December 2010

Ahhhhh... the ringing bells, softly falling snow and the squeals of happy children who spy Santa.  December brings so much anticipation:  the end of the second quarter, the end of the year, Santa Claus.  But, for this blog, it means that a goal has been reached.  I truly didn't believe I'd reach the goal of 100 books in a year!

Now, to dream of 2011 and reading goals of the future!

122.  When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
123.  The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga
124.   Auschwitz:  True Tales from a Grotesque Land by Sara Nomberg-Przytyk
125.   Thinking in Pictures:  My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin Ph. D.