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Last Updated: 7/4/09 by Lee Ann Spillane
Happy July 4th!

Summer is in full swing. Read anything good yet?

Last night I cried my way through The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It's sort of "The Most Dangerous Game" meets
teen Survivior--except in The Hunger Games, tributes fight to the death. My nephew gave me The Watchmen to read while
we were visiting family in Conneticut. Loved the layers and multiple genres in the graphic novel. Definitely a must have for
our classroom library. Thinking Out Loud on Paper by Lil Bannon et. al. got me thinking about how I've done and will
continue with academic journals (called daybooks by these authors). Reading professional books during the summer always
gets me psyched for the new year!

I hope you are reading away your summer too. This year students are expected to read 2 books for summer reading: a book
of the students' choosing and a grade level book. A.P. students have additional assignments as well. For more information
about your summer reading assignments click here.

Cheers!
Lee Ann Spillane