As some may know, I am considered an English language arts or literacy teacher in the United States of America. Currently I reside in New Jersey. Currently, I teach middle school. specifically eighth graders. Also currently, I am reading several books at once. People may have their theories, but I am so heavily influenced by my moods that I can’t help but read what I want when I want because I am also an entitled first world millennial.

So now I have a book for just about every mood I’m in. Here are my current reads that I’m chipping away at:

1. Little Women (a nice long fictional tale that sweeps me out of reality and brings me to a life which I wistfully emerge myself in and smile at the end of every chapter.)
2. We Got This (a book for teachers about teaching, why we do it and how to do it better. I need to read more of it, but reading professional development is harder as the year continues.)
3. Dune (a ridiculously long audio book that Chris started when we drove from Missouri to NJ and I didn’t understand a word of it so I started it again on my commutes home from work. It’s sci-fi and complicated for my brain so it immediately gets my mind off work) – Just finished today! 2/19/20
4. Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose (a book my mom got me and my sisters for Christmas – I am enjoying the first few chapters so far!)
5. Call of the Wild (a classic that I realized I never actually read and I am grimacing as I read the short text. It is more violent than I realized. It was suggested as a read for my eighth graders but I don’t think I can stomach teaching it. Don’t worry – I have other options.)
6. A Glass House (Another one that I can only handle so much of the sadness and tragic scenarios. When children are groped, I have to put down the book. Although I know it’s a truth-telling story and the author is telling her childhood which she emerged victorious, I am still having a hard time picking the book back up again. I’ve had enough sadness in life that I have a hard time reading about it in my minimal free time.)

I am sure that I have technically started and stopped reading more books, but this is where I’ll stop writing now and see if you have any suggestions about solid books.