Teachers Are Readers Too!
Posted by Kim Murphy on 30 Jun 2009 | Posted in: Inspiration and Motivation, Life After School
From my experience, teachers generally have a love of reading. I know one of my favorite activities is to curl up with a good book, and there’s no better time to read than during the summer months! Magazines abound with recommended summer reading lists and best books for the beach. So I thought we would try our own little teacher-approved recommended reading list on The Mailbox® Blog. What are you planning to read during the summer months? What are some of your favorite books from past summers? Type me a quick note to name your all-time favorites! Then you can use the recommendations to jot down a list of potential books to read. Hey, all of these books are teacher-approved—just like our ideas in The Mailbox® magazine!
All the best,
Kimberly
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I love to read. I find Karen Kingsbury Inspirational books to be very good and addicting. She writes series and single books. I also read books for 4th to 8th grade. But Kevin Henkes is one of my favorite children’s author.
I read throughout the year but, of course, get more books read during the summer months. I am currently re-reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I just finished The Other Queen and The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory. I love reading historical fiction and would highly recommend the many books by Eugenia Gregory to Patricia as they all take place in the South. A friend of mine wants me to start reading the series about Stephanie Plum by Jane Evanovich but I think I’ll save those for during the school year as they seem to be quick-reads. And I also must read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince one more time before the movie comes out.
Happy reading!
I am an avid mystery reader…I really like Katherine Hall Page and Diane Davidson Mott…Both of their characters revolve around catering…and recipes are included, which is fun because cooking is my other favorite thing to do!
If you are looking for inspirational books to read this summer try 3 Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin or Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Both excellent books about individuals trying to make a difference through education. I also love anything by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
Happy Reading!
Last summer I started reading Stephanie Meyer’s Twlight series. I was in a book club at the time and I was hearing all this publicity on the series and I suggested it to the book club and the ladies were like, “I don’t know–Vampires.” But we made it our pick and a lot of the ladies really liked it to their surprise. I’m still reading the series this summer I like it a lot. They are very long books around 500 pages but they’re easy reads and they’re very exciting.
I love to read and summertime is when I really indulge! The rule at our house is that I get an hour right after lunch to just float in the pool with my book all alone! (no splashing allowed!… my son has a problem with this!) Years ago I discovered Karen Kingsbury and she is by far my favorite author! She is a spiritual writer who brings her passion for life alive in everything she does. Her
“Redemption” series is fabulous. All of the books can be read as stand alone titles, but if you like to follow the lives of characters, be sure to start with the first one - “Redemption”. She has many others that aren’t part of that series. Enjoy!
Jodi Picoult books are amazing! The movie based on one of her books, My Sister’s Keeper, just came out. All of her books keep your attention and are great, fast reads!!
Hi,
When I am not teaching for the summer I like to read mystery books. I really like Carol Higgins Clark books. I will read 2 or 3 of her books in the summer time.
I like to read history books that I did not have time for … John Brown: The legend Revisited and Mary Todd Lincoln: A Life are excellent reads - not dry at all.
I too love to read but seem like I get caught up in organizing my ideas for the next school year. I do try to catch up on reading articles in my magazines which pertain to my teaching young children. I truely love new ideas especially from Mailbox.
I, too, am an avid reader, but the books I love to read most are romance novels. I love Danielle Steel. Many of her books contain a historical twist that I wouldn’t read otherwise unless, of course, it was for work purposes. I have a published poem on line as well that can be viewed by going to any search engine and typing in “Your Voice” by Annie Collins. You might have to add my middle initial “R,” but I don’t think so.
Anyway, happy reading and if you have published any works, please let me know.
I have always been an avid reader with a desire to write as well. I enjoy all kinds of stories, everything from gothic to murder mysteries, literture, children’s stories and stories of faith.
Reading has always been the cheapest way for me to travel because of that I started traveling when I was 10. Yeah, I’ve been EVERYWHERE.