5:45: Alarm sounds. I roll out of bed.
5:45-6:00: I read about The Wreckers on Anita Silvey's Children's Book-A-Day Almanac and check SLJ.com.
6:00-6:20: I shower and get dressed.
6:20-7:00: I read Louis Sachar's Holes for the Newbery Challenge.
7:00-7:30: I listen to the Holes audiobook while driving to work.
7:00-7:30: I listen to the Holes audiobook while driving to work.
7:30-8:30: I check my email, finalize the day's lesson plans, and interact with students.
8:30-3:30: Throughout the school day, I read aloud excerpts from various novels, booktalk approximately thirty books, and read aloud
Otis by Loren Long
Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama; illustrated by Loren Long
3:45-4:00: I listen to the Holes audiobook.
4:00-4:15: I read My Brother's Book and Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 at Starbucks.
4:15: Haircut
4:45-6:00:
a. I tweet, check my favorite blogs, and email an author interview questions.
b. I compile resources for the 2014 Monarch list.
6:00 P.M.-12:30 A.M.:
I glue myself to my reading chair and read, read, and read.
What does your reading life look like?
I am giving away a signed copy of Otis.
I am giving away a signed copy of Otis.
Rules for the Giveaway
1. It will run from 2/27 to 11:59 P.M. on 3/1.
2. You must be at least 13.
3. Please pay it forward.
