My life in the last three months have been a little hectic, from moving to a new country to finishing my last classes via internet and to finally land one of my dream jobs. Reading have been in the back burner for all this time, but now I'm feeling like I'm getting back on track slowly.
The job I want the most is to be a teacher, but if wishes were fishes... But I got a really close job as becoming a teacher, Librarian. Which for me is like step one in the many steps I need to take to finally reach my end goal. I work in a Library of an Elementary School. PK to 5th graders are not the bunch I was looking for to be around with, but the experience is welcomed and I'm loving it so far. I really like the kids and the staff is super cool.
Now, working as a librarian has perks and disadvantages. I get to check out whatever book I want to read, but most of the books in my library are Kids Lit, which is not really what I normally read. Either way, I'm getting used to being around these books and even interested in such lit. So far, I'm pretty much liking all the graphic novels.
HiLo #1 - #3
The Boy Who Crashed To Earth
Saving The Whole Wide World
The Great Big Boom
by: Judd Winick
Read on: September 18 - 26, 2017
Funny enough, I started book one after a total lockdown in the school I work (which it wasn't funny though). I was locked inside the library with a group of fourth graders. We wouldn't move from the protected spot nor do sounds, so to show the kids I was at ease, I took this book from the shelf and started reading it... the kids saw me and started to do the same with their books until they announced we were all safe to go outside.
The book hooked me in from page one and hooked me enough to read book two and three right after. Hilo is such a hilarious kid. The story wants you to read it. There are curves along the way that might be seen from pages before, but everything is funny that you just keep going even though you knew it was going to happen.
I have recommend these books to some of my kids and they have love it, so I bet you would to. Give it a try and you might never know.
GHOSTS
by: Raina Telgemeier
Release Date: September 16th, 2016
Read Date: September 27th, 2017
Format: Library Binding
Pages: 256
Now, this book is hard to find in my library. Most of the time when one class checks it in, the next one checks it out. So it was kind of hard to get a copy in my hands, so when I did, I grave it by the horns and read it all in one sitting.
Is a graphic novel, which the kids love and devour easily. Is not scary at all, and is super sweet at the end. It has history, that might be real, inside and things very deep that touch your soul. It gives a real look of how things happen and that is very good for Elementary kids.
This author created a series called Smile, which the kids love to, so if a kid read those and is looking for a rec, well Ghosts it is. Just like I rec my kids of this book, you should read them too.
ROLLERGIRL
by: Victoria Jamieson
Release Date: March 10th, 2015
Read Date: September 28th, 2017
Format: Library Binding
Pages: 240
In my school there's a book club and the kids have to read books from the Texas Bluebonnet Award of the current year. So, last year this book was part of the list and this year kids are still checking in it out, so I had to check it out myself.
It was pretty good. Roller derby is a sport that is taking quite the heat these days, so reading a book of a sport that I didn't know nothing about was super cool. I learned things and I got so invested in the story that I even saw myself reflected in it too.
Saying goodbye to friends and making new ones is not an easy job, but is something that must be done. I really rec this book to anyone, no matter the age.
So, this is it, that's the update. I have read others more, but I am not that in it to make all those reviews. But it will be soon, my darlings. See ya around, still in hiatus, though.
