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.

Happy National Library Week! Read anything you want today, on The Right To Read Day! Thank you to Unite Against Book Bans for supporting readers. Thank you to the American Library Association (ALA) for your continued work to support reading and readers. I’m also blessed to know people who support ME as a reader, teacher, and librarian.

This week, I’m still administering standardized tests, but that’s not stopping me from doing the real work – encouraging students to be themselves, to be readers, and to be “smarter than the average bear.” (Bear = School Mascot)

It’s Monday! What are YOU reading?