Hey, long time no see! Hope your summer days are sizzling with adventure! If not (or even if they are) why not get swept up in a good read?
I vividly remember purchasing two books at my 6th grade book fair (Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (years before the movie ever came out) & A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer). These 2 book purchases were a turning point in my love of reading. Sure, I had always enjoyed books, but this was something different. I felt like I was actually there in the two characters' worlds. I couldn't put the stories down & when I was finished I was sorry the magic was over. The beauty of that 6th grade memory is that the 'magic' wasn't gone, it was just beginning, as I found more & more books to take me on fabulous adventures & even cause me to laugh out loud or cry at times.
Many of you may be scratching your head thinking, "Come on Ms. D., we know you're book/writing crazy, but that'll never be me!" I truly believe it can be you! You just haven't found the right book yet! The perfect book will fuel your reading passion & you won't be able to get enough, just like my 2 book fair finds. So, think about what you like already, be it basketball, music, dance, art, theater, football, manga, comics... & then look for a book about your passion. Remember, appearances aren't always what they seem. In other words, "Don't judge a book by its cover." There's a perfect book someone out there waiting for you! Go find it!
You can't avoid reading forever! Click here for Hamilton County's 6th grade summer reading list! Be sure to check with your particular middle school to see if there are any additional books you need to read over the summer. Click here to visit the Hamilton County Library site to search for books!
Now, here's some of my favorite summer picks...
{NOTE: These aren't on your reading list, they're just some of my personal favorite summer reads. Ms. Dawn approved!}
