Historical Fiction - My New Favorite Genre?

Last night I finished reading a wonderful book called Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood.  The genre is historical fiction and the setting is the early 1960's in Mississippi.  In this book the main character is a twelve year old girl named Glory who struggles to understand the concepts of prejudice and discrimination.  The story follows Glory through one summer of making choices that aren't always easy.  If you like books with strong, determined main characters, that are both informative and inspirational, then you should definitely read Glory Be. 

4th Graders,

     You are about to embark on something that will be new, challenging, exciting, and extremely rewarding.  You must try your best to stick it out and, I promise, you will be so happy that you did.

Happy Reading!

Mrs.Herr

September 19, 2014

Now I am going to tell you about One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia.  This in an award-winning historical fiction book about three sisters named Vonetta, Fern, and Delphine.  The book takes place in the late 1960's and the three sisters are traveling to California to spend the summer with their mother who they really don't know.  If you like stories with a little history and strong characters who can handle adversity, then you should try this book.

September 22, 2014

Today I gave all of you your 40 Book Challenge log sheets.  I hope you are as excited as I am about taking on this challenge.  This weekend I finished a really great realistic fiction chapter book called Becoming Naomi Leon.  I loved this book because the characters are everyday people who have life challenges.  I like reading about people who can take the lemons that life has handed them, and turn them into lemonade.  I also liked this book because it touches your heart and helps to give you perspective.  What I mean by this is that by reading about how the main character faces adversity and hard times helps me to better see how lucky I am.

Here I Go!

September 8, 2014

I have started my 40 book challenge and I am so excited about all of the "new to me" books that I am going to read this year.  I am also nervous about reading out of my comfort zone, but I know that in order to grow as a reader, that is what I NEED to do!  Here is just a little bit of information about the first book that I have finished.

Vanished True Stories of The Missing-  by Marc Tyler Nobleman
This is a non-fiction book with short stories of people who have disappeared.  If you like real life mysteries, and don't scare easily, I think that you would enjoy this book.