The Things You Can Read: Nerdy Book Club

The Things You Can Read welcomes you and thanks you for your readership. We, here at The Things You Can Read, ask your help, if you visit our site regularly, please follow us either via email or Google Friend Connect. Launched on June 7, 2012, our site has already attracted a great deal of attention. One of the goals of the site is to feature reviews of Children's Picture Books, Young Adult novels and Adult Literary Fiction/Nonfiction. A second goal for the blog is to be a resource for teachers of English and writing--with examples of student created writing, writing tips, resource links, and the opportunity to pick the brain of a seasoned English teacher. To spice things up...every now and then, we'll also include random quotes and thoughts on education and life in general, but our ultimate goal is to reach out into the blogosphere and be a "Book Whisperer" and "Writing Whisperer" to children and adults of all ages. Thank you for your readership. Here is to a lifetime filled with reading and writing.

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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Quote to Think About

As a collector of bookish quotes I can't help, but share them. Here is yet another one that I found thanks to a post on Nerdy Book Club's blog:

“That’s what fiction is for. It’s for getting at the truth when the truth isn’t sufficient for the truth.”-Tim O’Brien

What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Share your opinion with us! Thanks Nerdy Book Club for yet another great post.

Happy Reading☮

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Quote to Think About

I am a collector of quotes here is one I found thanks to a post on Nerdy Book Club's blog:

"A story saves life a little at a time by making us see and hear and taste our lives and dreams more deeply. A story does not rescue life at the end heroically, but along the road, continually."--Kim Stafford, Essayist and Poet

What do you think of that? Agree? Disagree? Share your opinion with us! Thanks Nerdy Book Club for the great post.

Happy Reading☮

The Things You Can Read!

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

How to Make a Child a Reader

Agree or disagree, but here is what James Patterson, the author of the YA Maximum Ride Series, has to say about How to Make Your Child a Fanatic Reader,

"Sorry, moms and dads, but it's your job -- not the schools' -- to find books to get your kids reading and to make sure they read them."

This is a subject that is near and dear to our hearts, here at The Things You Can Read. As a teacher and parent, we want all "our children" to be readers. Over at Nerdy Book Club there is an excellent post by Julie Falatko, who is a mother, blogger, and reviewer of children's books, on this very subject. Take a peek. What are your thoughts on this subject? Let us know! We will close with another quote from James Patterson, the prolific author, who has this additional comment on the subject:

"Here's a simple but powerful truth that many parents and schools don't act on: The more kids read, the better readers they become."

Make time to read to or with your child this weekend!

Where to find books your kids will gobble up?

ReadKiddoRead.com

GuysRead.com

Oprah.com's Kids Reading List

American Library Association

Young Adult Library Services Association

DropEverythingandRead.com-has a "Favorite D.E.A.R. Books" tab on its home page.
Also, don't forget your local libraries and bookstores

Final Tip: According to Patterson, "Kids and parents should visit Scholastic and other book fairs. Free or low-cost books for schools are available (while supplies last) at ReadKiddoRead.com, FirstBook.org, and ReadertoReader.org."