https://youtu.be/9vj1Om5uDDY Here is my recap of the books I read in August. I’ll have a fuller review later of Parkland and Columbine by Dave Cullen, but here you can hear my thoughts on the other books I read in the past month. I hope you enjoy!
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Update on Blog and YouTube
Hello everyone! I am sorry about the lack of posts these past few weeks. I started my final semester of school, and I have been busy working on everything I need to graduate and survive as a first-year teacher in this climate. Despite this, I do plan to start posting again soon. On Friday (9/18), …
Review of “Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick”
When I first heard of Zora Neale Hurston, it was at the end of tenth grade when I was reviewing the summer reading assignments for AP Language and Composition. Their Eyes Were Watching God was one of the required readings for the class, and I didn’t have any expectations One of the things about the …
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“Dog” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti: A Reading
One of the poems I had memorized since 9th grade is "Dog" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I originally had this recorded for National Poetry Month in April, but me being a procrastinator didn't get it edited until now 😅 I hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22GGTc3W-8
Review of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”
Agatha Christie is my favorite author of all time. So, when my reading challenge had the category “Classic Detective Novel,” I knew I needed to find a book from her that would fit this category. After searching through some lists online, I discovered “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.” Many of the lists I saw claimed …
Book Theme: Monday
Blue Monday Vol. 1 by Cynna Flores-Clugston Summary: Being a teenager can be a difficult job, something the adult world can never understand. While to her parents and teachers getting Adam Ant tickets is no big deal, to Bleu L. Finnegan it means everything. This could be the defining moment of her life, and there …
July Book Recap
https://youtu.be/3TZQsre6C4Y Here is my recap of the books I read in July. I'll have fuller reviews later for the books that fell under the Monday theme, but here you can hear my thoughts on the other books that I won't write reviews on. I hope you enjoy!
Review of “Depression & Other Magic Tricks”
For my 2020 reading challenge, I had the category “A Complete Volume of Poetry by a Single Author.” While I love poetry, I never read books of poems until my senior year of college when I took Contemporary Poetry. Since I didn’t have any poetry collections available that I hadn’t already read, I decided to …
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Poetry Day 10: Magic of the Night
When the moon rises in the sky The magic of the night comes alive The cackling witches fly by And the ghouls have arrived With the tick of the clock And the swish of a hand The skeletons begin to knock And the wolves begin to stand As the ghosts fly high And the living …
Review of “Matilda”
For my 2020 reading challenge, I had the category “Read a Classic Children’s Novel.” When I saw this, I immediately thought of “Matilda” by Roald Dahl. I had never read the book before, but I had seen the movie and heard a lot of great things about it. Usually, when I read a book after …
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