48 Hour Hour Book Challenge Wrap-up

Today is a very busy day- grocery shopping, getting dressed, and then I am leaving for the TONY AWARDS!!!!

That means I am wrapping up the Challenge early this year. But I’m happy with the time I was able to devote to it this year, despite a busy weekend. Here are my final stats:

A Map Of The Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell- 273 pages

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- 276 pages

Moon Science, History, And Mystery by Stewart Ross- 121 pages

Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis- 195 pages

Girls Acting Catty by Lesle Margolis- 158 pages

My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal (Robert F. Sibert Honor Books) by Sophie Webb- 47 pages

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson- 353 pages

The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series) by Meg Cabot- 86 pages (audiobook while driving 1 hr roundtrip for cupcakes!)

Hate That Cat: A Novel by Sharon Creech- 148 pages

Biology: Life as We Know It! by Dan Green- 128 pages

The Clique Summer Collection #1: Massie (Clique Series) by Lisi Harrison- 127 pages

The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick- 90 pages

Total pages read: 2001
Total Time: 17 hours reading, 2 hours tweeting/cheering on

Total Reading Time: 19 hours!

 

*If I get any more reading done, I will update this post.

Biology: Life as We Know It by Dan Green

I’ve been reading this one on and off all day.  It’s definitely a great book to flip through and read what interests you.  But I love these books because they always hook my students.  The illustrations by Simon Basher are fun to look at and always catch my students’ attention.  

The topics in this edition of Basher’s science series, Biology: Life as We Know It! include cells, mammals, DNA, and much more.  A great addition to any science teacher’s library.

48 Hour Book Challenge Update #8

A Map Of The Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell- 273 pages

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- 276 pages

Moon Science, History, And Mystery by Stewart Ross- 121 pages

Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis- 195 pages

Girls Acting Catty by Lesle Margolis- 158 pages

My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal (Robert F. Sibert Honor Books) by Sophie Webb- 47 pages

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson- 353 pages

The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series) by Meg Cabot- 86 pages (audiobook while driving 1 hr roundtrip for cupcakes!)

Hate That Cat: A Novel by Sharon Creech- 148 pages

Biology: Life as We Know It! by Dan Green- 128 pages

 

Total pages read: 1784
Total Time: 14 hours reading, 2 hours tweeting/cheering on, 31 hours since starting

48 Hour Book Challenge- Update #7

A Map Of The Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell- 273 pages

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- 276 pages

Moon Science, History, And Mystery by Stewart Ross- 121 pages

Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis- 195 pages

Girls Acting Catty by Lesle Margolis- 158 pages

My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal (Robert F. Sibert Honor Books) by Sophie Webb- 47 pages

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson- 353 pages

The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series) by Meg Cabot- 86 pages (audiobook while driving 1 hr roundtrip for cupcakes!)

Hate That Cat: A Novel by Sharon Creech- 148 pages

Total pages read: 1656
Total Time: 13.5 hours reading, 2 hours tweeting/cheering on, 30.5 hours since starting

48 Hour Book Challenge Update #6

A Map Of The Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell- 273 pages

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- 276 pages

Moon Science, History, And Mystery by Stewart Ross- 121 pages

Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis- 195 pages

Girls Acting Catty by Lesle Margolis- 158 pages

My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal (Robert F. Sibert Honor Books) by Sophie Webb- 47 pages

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson- 353 pages

The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series) by Meg Cabot- 86 pages (audiobook while driving 1 hr roundtrip for cupcakes!)

Total pages read: 1508
Total Time: 13 hours reading, 2 hours tweeting/cheering on,  30 hours since starting

A Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell

I went into this book expecting a nice story about an artist who is into maps.  Because my fiance is a cartographer, I am drawn to anything that involves cartography.  As you can imagine, that’s not very often.  So when I heard that Lis Ann Sandell’s A Map Of The Known World had a plot that included cartography, I added it to my TBR pile.

This is a book that’s about a lot more than cartography.

I had no idea how intense it would be when I sat down on my couch and opened to the first page.

Cora’s brother Nate was a jerk. He wasn’t always a jerk; in fact, he used to be her best friend. But for the last four years, since he entered 8th grade, Nate was a jerk. He rebelled against their parents and was unusually cruel to the entire family.

But now Nate is dead. And on the night he crashed his car, he and Cora had a huge fight. Now she has to start school at the same high school Nate went to. She is struggling to survive with her parents, who have completely shut down. Her mother has become insanely overprotective, requiring that Cora be home by her 4pm curfew and never go anywhere without a parent. Dad has shut down completely, locking himself in his study, drinking gin and tonics and ignoring his wife and daughter.

The only bright spot in Cora’s life is her advanced art class in school. And the brightest spot in the class? Damian. Her brother’s best friend. The guy who was in the car with him the night he died. The guy her parents despise and blame for Nate’s death. And the guy that Cora is slowly by surely falling for.

I cried no less than three times while reading this book. The last time I cried was for the entirety of the final 50 pages. I’m talking tears-streaming-down-my-face crying. Sandell has crafted an exquisite and touching novel- it’s a love story, a coming of age story, and an artists’s story all in one. What a powerful combination! Highly, highly recommended.

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson

A few months ago, one of my former students emailed me and told me I absolutely had “to read Suite Scarlett immediately because it’s amazing!” I picked up a copy and it went on my TBR pile. Today seemed like a great day to finally dive in.

Scarlett Martin lives in Manhattan, in the fabulous art deco Hopewell Hotel. Sounds glamorous, right? For Scarlett and her family, it’s anything but. The hotel is falling apart, the staff has been let go, and the money is drying up. It’s Scarlett’s fifteenth birthday- the day each Martin child is given a suite in the hotel to care for on their own. When a guest actually shows up to stay in Scarlett’s suite, everyone is shocked. And when that guest, Mrs. Amberson, turns out to be a C-list starlet intent on spending most of her time with Scarlett, she doesn’t really know how to react. Throw in a cute new boy in her brother’s acting troupe, an older sister who seems to be hiding something, and a younger sister who totally hates her and Scarlett has the makings of an interesting summer. She’s not quite sure if it will be the best summer ever or the worst.

I loved Suite Scarlett! Despite being told in third person, I felt like I knew Scarlett. Like she was a good friend. In fact, I felt like a part of the Martin family. Scarlett is easy to relate to and her relationship with her family is realistic.

This is a book that I think will appeal to a lot of my readers. It’s a funny book. Those who love New York will be thrilled with all of the tidbits about growing up in the city. For the fashionistas and aspiring stars, Scarlett and Mrs. Amberson couldn’t be more perfect. Realistic fiction fans will really dig the story. And then there are the theater lovers….so many great theater references!

I plan to booktalk Suite Scarlett on Monday and I expect a lot of hands to go up for this one!

48 Hour Book Challenge Update #5

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- 276 pages

Moon Science, History, And Mystery by Stewart Ross- 121 pages

Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis- 195 pages

Girls Acting Catty by Lesle Margolis- 158 pages

My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal (Robert F. Sibert Honor Books) by Sophie Webb- 47 pages

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson- 353 pages

The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series) by Meg Cabot- 86 pages (audiobook while driving 1 hr roundtrip for cupcakes!)

Total pages read: 1235
Total Time: 10 hours reading, 28 hours since starting

48 Hour Book Challenge Interruption!

With 6 books completed, 9 hours of reading, and 1150 pages read, I am off to take a break.

Where am I going? For sustenance, of course. CUPCAKES!

48 Hour Book Challenge Update #4

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han- 276 pages

Moon Science, History, And Mystery by Stewart Ross- 121 pages

Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis- 195 pages

Girls Acting Catty by Lesle Margolis- 158 pages

My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal (Robert F. Sibert Honor Books) by Sophie Webb- 47 pages

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson- 353 pages

Total pages read: 1150
Total Time: 9 hours reading, 25 hours since starting

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