I know I said I was going to start A Promised Land, but I got distracted by book mail at school. Our students are doing virtual learning this week, but teachers are still working in the buildings. Opening book boxes made me feel like Christmas came early. Look at what I pulled out to read before students return…

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020). I’ve heard about this one, and now I have it, too. So exciting!

Look at this magnificent cover! Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History by Sarah Prager and Sarah Papworth (Harper, 2020) has encyclopedia-like entries about people I’ve heard of, but my students may not recognize. This will be perfect for our research studies over the winter. I have to say, I stopped typing this post to read a little first…intriguing!

It’s MONDAY! What are YOU reading?

IMWAYR is a weekly blog hop with kid lit co-hosts Jennifer from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers. The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. It’s a great way to share what you’re reading and get recommendations from others. We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs each week.