Sunday Spectrum

Spectrum: 

• used to classify something, or suggest that it be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points.

• wide range

Sunday Spectrum is a new  meme I created to spotlight various blogs and or posts that I've read and enjoyed. These blogs and posts might represent a  wide range of interesting or different insights,  reviews, or discussion  that I believe are worth checking out. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Sunday Spectrum.

I am very excited today because I am being spotlighted by Kristen at Bookworming in the 21st Century. Since I began blogging Kristen's blog is one I have read and admired. She is extremely knowledge about blogging,  her reviews are always interesting and well-written and her layout is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you Kristen, I appreciate you spotlighting me and all the great things you accomplish on your blog.

Another blog that I would like to talk about today is Guys Lit Wire. As a teacher who requires my students to read independently, I have always found my guys are usually pretty reluctant readers. I frequently go to this blog to see what is recommended. What you will find are in depth quality reviews of books geared towards guys ( as the name suggests).  I only wish I could write as well.

Since I have been on spring break all week, I not only got quite a lot of reading done, but I was able to spend more time  with weekly memes and have come across some very cool  blogs that I really enjoyed. 

One of those is Along for the Ride. Sara is a sixteen year old who loves to read ( a lot) and writes some terrific reviews. I enjoy stopping by and always am glad I did.

Staying with theme of  great teen blogs is another new blog I recently found Book Love: Teen. I love the layout, which is clean and colorful without being gaudy and the the reviews are well-written and interesting.

Finally, another educator like me who recently began blogging Christina at Confessions of a Book Addict. Christina's reviews are insightful and concise and reading them is a pleasure. I also really like her header. 


Well, that about wraps up this week's Sunday Spectrum. One final thought. I recently had the honor of interviewing one of my favorite authors, Sharon Draper. This is one heck of a phenomenal women, and I hope you will take the time not only to read her interview but to check out her recently released book Out of My Mind, which is beautifully written and a story everyone should read. 


Have a great week everyone.

Sunday Spectrum

Spectrum: 

• used to classify something, or suggest that it be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points.

• wide range

Sunday Spectrum is a new  meme I created to spotlight various blogs post that I've read and enjoyed. These posts might represent a  wide range of interesting or different insights,  reviews, or discussion  that I believe are worth checking out. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Sunday Spectrum.

First up today is  an interesting post at Foragrams on The Nostalgia of Fiction. This is part three of  Delzey's Disenyland Series and if you have never read posts at Foragrams I would recommend your stopping by and checking out this one and his series on Building Better Boy Books. they are insightful and thought provoking.


Next up is a post at Chasing Ray: A Reviewing Dilemma Concerning Racism by Omission . She asks a very interesting question in this post and one I think book reviewers need to consider for themselves. So check it out.


 
The Serpentine Librarian has a new blog look and a really great contest running until April 20th. Check it out.


Well, that's all for this Sunday. Enjoy.

Sunday Spectrum

Spectrum: 

• used to classify something, or suggest that it be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points.

• wide range

Sunday Spectrum is a new weekly meme I created to spotlight various blogs post that I read and enjoyed. These posts might represent a  wide range of interesting or different insights,  reviews, or discussion  that I believe are worth checking out. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Sunday Spectrum.

The first post I want to focus on today is a seven part series on building better books for boys written by David Elzy at Fomagrams.  Anyone reading children's lit will appreciate the wonderful insights Elzy has into books for boys. I found this series via the Kidlitosphere Central News thanks to Jen Robinson's Book Page's great post of Feb. 20.   If you have not read this series yet, DO! and give it to all the librarians and teachers you know.

At Chasing Ray this week I read an interesting review about an picture book titled The Adventures of Princess and Mr Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed.  Collen Mondor is one of my favorite reviewers. I love stopping by to read all her posts. But this one really caught my attention because of the books cover and the fact that she mentions the book is definitely not for children, and while it freak her out, she couldn't stop turning pages. Check out what else she has to say and take a look at the book. I am definitely going to buying this one.

Lastly, I wanted to give everyone a heads up about Melissa's  contest over at I Swim for Oceans.  What makes this contest  unique is that to enter you have to come up with a title for the book she is working on (she is in the process of editing her manuscript). While of course it would be nice to win a signed copy of Hush Hush by Becca Fitspatrick (because I am probably one of the few bloggers out there who hasn't read this yet), I would have entered just to try my hand at writing a title for Melissa's book. Melissa provides a blurb of the book to get your creative juices flowing. The contest ends March 5.
 

Well, that is it for my Sunday Spectrum. I will be searching the blogosphere this week for other blogs to spotlight next week.