It had the potential for being a crazy week...
Full moon... Friday the 13th... not just in the same week but on the SAME DAY!
I was prepared for the worst (seriously, if you work in education you know what I'm talking about). But I was pleasantly surprised that this week was actually one of the best as far as reading goes.
There were many 5 STAR BOOKS this week (HOORAY!), so I decided to dedicate the Friday Five to highlighting them. You can watch the video below, or click here to view this and other Friday Five booktalks.
If you marked yourself "safe" from the Full-Moon-Friday-the-13th school day this week, I hope you'll consider one or more of these books as your reward.
Happy Reading!
EDITED 9/16/19: This morning, the National Book Foundation announced that one of the books I highlight in this video, Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds, was long-listed for this year's National Book Award for Young People's Literature!
Books mentioned in the video:
The Proudest Blue by Muhammad/Ali/Aly
Home in the Woods by Wheeler
Magic Ramen by Wang
Look Both Ways by Reynolds
Beverly, Right Here by DiCamillo Call Me American by Iftin Stargazing by Wang