I've been reading!

Although it is an incredibly busy time of the semester and I have lots of grading to do - I've snuck in some reading time over the last week and read a handful of great books.  That is one advantage to sitting at soccer practice 3 nights a week!

• Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick) - other than I knew there was a movie with Bradley Cooper, I didn't know much else about this book.  I really enjoyed this book and read it quite quickly.  It talked about a man's transition out of a neural health facility.  
• To Have and To Kill (Mary Jane Clark) - a fun mystery.  Quick read, totally enjoyable. 
• Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand) - this one has been on my list for a while, but I have a hard time buying full price books for my Nook since I read so fast.  This one has stayed full price for years.  I finally figured out how to check out library books onto my Nook (happy day!)  It was one of the first books I put on hold.  I finally got to check it out and am so glad I finally got to read it.  What an amazing story of a WWII veteran and the unbelievable challenges he faced.  I highly recommend this book as well.  

Next up (though, probably after a significant amount of grading) are:

• As Always, Jack (Emma Sweeney) - sticking with the WWII theme.
• The Best Man (Kristan Higgins) - she is one of my favorites for fun, romantic, comedic books.
• Daddy's Girl (Lisa Scottoline) - she writes a great series about female attorneys.  This one isn't part of the series, but involves a prison, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it!
• Alan & Naomi (Myron Levoy) - this book was one of my favorites as a child and I still remember how touched I was by it.  It is about a young boy who befriends a girl who was in a Jewish concentration camp.  

I'm so looking forward to summer break and already have planned how the kids and I are going to have reading time EVERY SINGLE DAY!