WORDS ON FIRE
Congratulations to the winners of Ascendance series books! They are:
Kateri *** Jaron Y *** Alita M *** Julie *** Deborah
But…let’s chat about WORDS ON FIRE.
Some of you may have heard my sob story about kindergarten. If not, it goes like this.
Thanks to an older brother of mine, I started kindergarten able to read. Back in the ancient days of kindergarten, that was a time for kids to learn their ABC’s, not to learn reading. So I thought it was pretty cool when I could already read.
Me, Age 5. Also, what was wrong with my bangs?Unfortunately, my kindergarten teacher disagreed, and asked me not to read that year so that I wouldn’t learn to read “wrong.” I had no idea what it meant to read wrong. I knew the words, I knew what they said, but all she wanted was for me to look at the pictures.
Five-year-old me was angry. So I did the worst thing a kindergarten student could do: I disobeyed my teacher. I became a sneak reader. I would pretend to look at the pictures, but secretly, I was reading every single word on the page. The ultimate rebellion, right?
WORDS ON FIRE is the story of Audra Zikaris, a Lithuanian girl who lives during the late 1800s when the Russian Empire had banned all Lithuanian language books and newspapers. Thus rose up the book smugglers; people who risked their lives to get books into the hands of their own people. As Audra is drawn into their world, she discovers just how powerful a single book can be.
This is a fan made trailer for WORDS ON FIRE created by Darius Razgaitis and his two adorable. I hope you will love it!
Want to win a signed copy of this book? Then in comments, tell me about your favorite book from Kindergarten – 2nd grade!
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I don’t remember reading in K. I remember making a snow picture by splattering white paint on dark blue construction paper over cut outs of forest animals, I think. 😬 I do still have my Dick and Jane book from 1st grade that we used to learn to read.
My favorite books were probably Dick and Jane or Fancy NancyI hated reading as a kid. I dont know why. But my mom taught me the joys of reading and now in 10th grade i dont think i could live without a book 😂
I wasn't much of a reader all through elementary school do to tunnel vision and other random static blurs (yes that is the only way I know how to describe it), but when I would read, I loved Mary and the Mouse, The Mouse and Mary by Beverly Donofrio and Barbara McClintock. One of my all time favorites later in elementary school was Number the Stars by Lois Lowry which I have read at least five times. Now you can't get me to stop reading.
I have always been attracted to books, even as a little kid. Some of my favorites were Fancy Nancy, Dr. Suess's books (Green Eggs and Ham in particular), Amelia Bedeila, and The Monster at the End of This Book (which I still read to my siblings 😂). My all-time favorite in this phase, though, was the Rainbow Magic series, which I started reading around 2nd grade and finished reading until 5th or 6th grade.
My second grade teacher read "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo. That has been my favorite ever since. After she finished the book, I begged my mom to take me to our public library so I could get a copy and read it on my own. Long story short.... I went to my room probably around 8 pm and after I finished reading the book, I would just re-start it. Then I stayed up until 3 am re-read the book. My mom got so mad at she wouldn't let me check out any more book for a week. And that was the worst punishment you could give me, because that meant I wasn't allowed to read at all.
Elise wrote: "I have always been attracted to books, even as a little kid. Some of my favorites were Fancy Nancy, Dr. Suess's books (Green Eggs and Ham in particular), Amelia Bedeila, and The Monster at the End ..."I loved that series!! They were that best!
Any of Dr. Suess's books enraptured me, I would always ask for green eggs for breakfast, and was very disappointed when I would not get them.
Me and my sister always read the Rainbow Magic series even thought they werent that great we always tried to draw the fairies on the covers. 😆
My favorite series was the Warriors series. I loved that series so much and shed so many tears over the characters! :)
I think my favorite books were probably Dr. Seuss books. I didn't become much a reader until my middle elementary grades. I remember in fourth grade I wanted to write my own book, but alas, it never happened.
I didn't start reading for a while, but I loved being read to since I was really young. Some of my favorites were The rainbow fish by Marcus Pfister, and Grover learns to read by Dan Elliott. [Which is actually the book I first read] Now I love books, and when I get in trouble instead of taking my phone, my parents will take away my books! 😆
