Books I love
Just a quickie to post about 2 books I’ve come across that I’ll definitely be dipping into for English classes. They’re both just a bit of fun, but can be used to scaffold some great activities. The first is Twitterature. I may have spoken about it before. I’ve had this one for a while, and [...]
More books on the TBR pile!
I subscribe to all the publisher emails so I can keep an eye on new stuff coming out. As a result, my to be read list is currently at 98 books. (This is an achievable list – I’ve read 44 books so far this year. 44 books when I’ve been overloaded with uni stuff isn’t [...]
Vampires, ghosts and reincarnation, oh my!
Yup, instead of doing all the uni work that is piling up, I’ve been giving the kobo a work out. The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really, really enjoyed this book – so much so I stated up until 4am to finish it! I love the idea of [...]
Reading and procrastinating
You can always tell when I have uni work to do – I start procrastinating. I’ve read 3 novels in as many days – The Flood by Margaret Atwood (which I’ve already babbled about, but am going to babble about again), That Summer by Sarah Dessen, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and I’m nearly finished Lock [...]
My life right now
My job with the year 12s at the alternative school has ended because they go to Europe next week and don’t get back until about 3 days before the HSC exam. We managed to cover the entire HSC syllabus in 2 terms! It was a great learning experience for me, and I hope that it [...]
Avoiding uni work
First, I cannot put into words how much I love my new Kobo ereader. I love how easy it is to carry around and hold, and how easy it is to get my hands on reading material! My local library seems to be one of the few in Sydney with ebook borrowing, and not too [...]
YA reading
I like to keep track of what I’m reading, in the hope it will bully me into reading some ‘classics’ (although there hasn’t been any luck so far!) So, as far as reading goes, I’m still on my YA paranormal binge (and I’m justifying it by saying that I’m going to be a high school [...]
Looking forward to….
I love films and books, particularly YA. Probably another reason why I want to be a high school english/history teacher so much Anyway, there are loads of new novels and films coming out this year that I can’t wait to read/see. Some are suitable for teens, some are ‘good’ reading, others, not so much. I [...]