Allison and I went "hiking" (read: walking around outside) at Red Rock on New Year's Day. I've lived in Vegas three years and, sadly, this was the first time I'd been out there. It was beautiful, as evidenced by these pics... :)
rating: 3 of 5 stars Story of an LDS guy from Bear River, Utah who worked as a spy in Russia. This could have been ME if I'd only decided to become a spy instead of a teacher!
"War and Peace" -- somehow, I've never read this...
"Bud, Not Buddy" -- this is a middle school book, but my students talk about it all the time. I need to read it.
Other random books that are already on my bookshelf. According to TJY, you can't put a book on your shelf until you've actually read it. Right. Good advice that actually did helped me ace my PRAXIS exam, since I had to either read "Crime and Punishment" or take it off the shelf.
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I've read and taught this novel a few times, but I still don't like it. I think if I read it again, for pleasure, and really, really, really think about it, I'll (hopefully) like it. Everyone else likes it. I think English teachers are required to like the classics. I'm just not quite sure why I still hate this book so much. I need to find a way to like it. :(
Best American Short Stories 2006--- I have to read this for class, but I'll be honest, I've really just skimmed through the stories so I have SOMETHING to talk about during our class discussions. I think I'd like the stories, though... if I ever found the time to actually read them. Uggghhhh.
"The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kid
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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