Happy Book Day!

Hey, fellows! Today it's BOOK DAY. 

It's April 23rd, so I decided that it would be fitting to post lots of books. Pick your pencils and start taking notes. You might want to start you birthday wishlist early ;o)

These are some of the books I've read this year. Enjoy! 

  

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THE PAPER MAGICIAN

THE WINNER'S CRIME

AFTER THE WOODS

THE YOUNG ELITES

Read your days away, book fellows. And remember, A Book a Day keeps Boredom at Bay ;o)

Two books to watch

Hey, fellows! Today we bring a new book recommendation. 

From now on until Book Day on April 23rd, a new book will be featured on the blog every day. Pick your pencils and start taking notes. You might want to start you birthday wishlist early ;o)

We're almost there! Tomorrow is the day! I know we missed our book date yesterday, so to make it up to you we are going to be doing a spotlight on TWO books by the fantastic Gregory Maguire. How about that? ;-) 

GOODREADS LINK

Amazon

426 pages

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Gregory Maguire just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature.

GOODREADS LINK

Amazon

372 pages

We have all heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, the homely pair exiled into ignominy by the fame of their lovely sibling? What fate befell those untouched by beauty ... and what curses accompanied Cinderella's looks?

Set against the backdrop of seventeenth-century Holland,Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister tells the story of Iris, an unlikely heroine who finds herself swept from the lowly streets of Haarlem to a strange world of wealth, artifice, and ambition. Iris's path quickly becomes intertwined with that of Clara, the mysterious and unnaturally beautiful girl destined to become her sister. While Clara retreats to the cinders of the family hearth, Iris seeks out the shadowy secrets of her new household -- and the treacherous truth of her former life.

Read your days away, book fellows. And remember, A Book a Day keeps Boredom at Bay ;o)

Tomorrow we'll be back with a new book recommendation! If you want to recommend a favourite book yourself, leave a comment.

Are you curious about this book?

Hey, fellows! Today we bring a new book recommendation. 

From now on until Book Day on April 23rd, a new book will be featured on the blog every day. Pick your pencils and start taking notes. You might want to start you birthday wishlist early ;o)

Our next recommendation is taken from Brooke's list. It may very well open eyes and souls. Enjoy! 

GOODREADS LINK

Amazon

137 pages
Mass Market Paperback

Fiction
Age Range: 10-12 years
Grade level: 5-7

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.

Read your days away, book fellows. And remember, A Book a Day keeps Boredom at Bay ;o)

Tomorrow we'll be back with a new book recommendation! If you want to recommend a favourite book yourself, leave a comment.

New book recommendation

Hey, fellows! Today we bring a new book recommendation. 

From now on until Book Day on April 23rd, a new book will be featured on the blog every day. Pick your pencils and start taking notes. You might want to start you birthday wishlist early ;o)

Our next recommendation comes from another teacher, Susana. She has a long list for you which will be disclosed in its entirety another day.

GOODREADS LINK

Amazon

384 pages

Biography
Age Range: adult

One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court.
Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments. She spent lavishly while her overtaxed and increasingly hostile subjects blamed her for France's plight. In time Antoinette matured into a courageous Queen, and when their enemies finally closed in, Antoinette followed her inept husband to the guillotine in one last act of bravery.
In To the Scaffold, Carolly Erickson provides an estimation of a lost Queen that is psychologically acute, richly detailed, and deeply moving. 

Read your days away, book fellows. And remember, A Book a Day keeps Boredom at Bay ;o)

Tomorrow we'll be back with a new book recommendation! If you want to recommend a favourite book yourself, leave a comment.

Today's book recommendation

Hey, fellows! Today we bring a new book recommendation. 

From now on until Book Day on April 23rd, a new book will be featured on the blog every day. Pick your pencils and start taking notes. You might want to start you birthday wishlist early ;o)

Our second recommendation comes from another teacher, Matt. This was his first choice for you!

GOODREADS LINK

Amazon

64 pages

·         Age Range: 1 - 8 years

·         Grade Level: 2 - 3

'Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.'

So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.

This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.

Read your days away, book fellows. And remember, A Book a Day keeps Boredom at Bay ;o)

Tomorrow we'll be back with a new book recommendation! If you want to recommend a favourite book yourself, leave a comment.

Recommend a book every day

Hey, fellows! As we announced, here we are with a book recommendation. 

From now on until Book Day on April 23rd, a new book will be featured on the blog every day. Pick your pencils and start taking notes. You might want to start you birthday wishlist early ;o)

Our first recommendation comes from one of our teachers, Brooke. She loves reading and this series she's chosen for you looks really awesome!

GOODREADS LINK

Amazon

First in a series of four

288 pages

·         Age Range: 8 - 12 years

·         Grade Level: 3 - 7

Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.

Read your days away, book fellows. And remember, A Book a Day keeps Boredom at Bay ;o)

Tomorrow we'll be back with a new book recommendation! If you want to recommend a favourite book yourself, leave a comment.

Book Day is coming

BOOK DAY is just around the corner and we thought that it'd be fantastic to celebrate by sharing those titles we love with everybody.

 A BOOK A DAY KEEPS BOREDOM AT BAY!

Will you recommend a book?

We aim to recommend a book every day till Book Day. Will you help us? Leave a comment with the title and the author of a book you love. Let's share!

Jeopardy!

That's right, fellows, right after the Easter holidays we started off the new term with a week full of activities that included the famous game JEOPARDY. In this case, teachers joined to provide questions in different categories for the students to revise grammar and vocabulary and be ready for the final challenge of the course.

What did YOU do after the holidays?

And remember: be daring, be free.