false 10 38 33 true 6101570 read 1 true 1732410 currently-reading 4 true 1732409 to-read <![CDATA[The Reader added 'The Tipping Point']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21995847 The Tipping Point (Paperback) by Malcolm Gladwell
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I work in an inner city school. This doesn't quite touch on the way inner city schools really are. For instance, all the kids' writing is in standard English. My kids, when expressing how they really feel, use what I call Urban English. I just couldn't hear my kids in this book. I related a bit to the teacher's writing. But there are a lot of realities that were not portrayed in this book. For instance, the teacher had her own room --- the same room --- for the 4 years she taught. The reality of my urban setting is quite different. I have taught in about 15 different classrooms in the 3 years I've been teaching. Usually, in the urban schools I know, teachers move from room to room each period. This deeply impacts our instruction. I also hated the way the union was portrayed as protecting the seniority of teachers over the best interests of the kids. Unions in schools is a very complex situation, and, as a union activist, I feel compelled to point this out. My union has done things like ensure that I get a bathroom break, books in my classroom, and paper for the copy machine. ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'Runaways, Vol. 1 Deluxe Hardcover']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21995621 to: Runaways, Vol. 1 Deluxe Hardcover (Hardcover) by Brian K. Vaughan
This book has it all adventure, love, and a compelling story line. It is about a bunch of kids who find out that their parents are super villains part of a group called "The Pride". Thus, the kids are fighting against "The Pride". My students loved it, and I felt compelled to read it. I got really into it too. ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'Sentences:: The Life of Mf Grimm']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21995576 to: Sentences:: The Life of Mf Grimm (Hardcover) by Percy Carey
This book is real, raw, and inspiring. It uses a lot of "foul" language, which can be sort of annoying. ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20959852 to: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover) by Michael Pollan
Politics, politics, politics. This is really about the politics surrounding our diets with some suggestions for getting around those pesky politics. I never really thought about food in this way before I read this. I liked the history, and, the suggestions were a bit weird, but overall, I learned a lot. Excellent read! ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'Island of the Blue Dolphins']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20959709 to: Island of the Blue Dolphins (Mass Market Paperback) by Scott O'Dell
I also read this book because when we read it in 6th grade, I didn't really get it. This time through, I thought the book was a bit boring, but as I read further and further, I sort of fell in love with it. The main character is so beautiful and loves animals so much. Then I found out it was about a real woman who was based in history. Lovely read. Kind of slow. ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'The Phantom Tollbooth']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20959537 to: The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback) by Norton Juster
I read this because when I was in 6th grade, my class read it. At the time, I didn't know what was going on in the book, so I decided to find out. No wonder I didn't know what was going on. It has fairly sophisticated puns and irony weaved in and out. It is an alright book. ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'Hatchet']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18534185 to: Hatchet (Hardcover) by Gary Paulsen
I read this book because when I was in elementary school we read it as a class. I didn't get it back then. Some how I did okay in school, but could get through without reading the books. Anyway. I realize why I didn't like it back then. It has nearly no dialogue, and it is rather boring. But I can see why some people get into it. ]]> <![CDATA[The Reader added 'The Amber Spyglass']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16170479 to: The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) by Philip Pullman
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