Monday Morning Inspiration

The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. ~Bill Beattie

Fall Into Reading 2009

It's here! The first day of Autumn and it's a blistering warm day. This is Florida after all. So no, I don't see leaves turning beautiful bright colors on trees; I don't smell those wood fires burning; nor is it anywhere near appropriate to put away the summer wardrobe. However, I have pulled out last fall's Pumpkin Spice lotion from Bath and Body Works; I've plugged in the "leaves" scented wall flowers, as well as the cinnamon scented ones, and I'm using pumpkin spiced creamer in my coffee. It's official: today is the first day of my favorite season.

And no one needs more of an excuse to read than me so today is the kick off of Callapidder Days annual Fall Into Reading. My goal this fall is to read 25 books. Wish me luck!

Here is what's at the top of my To Read List (or already sitting in my library bag).

1. The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare (starting it today)


2. Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn


3. The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz


4. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech


5. Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements


6. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman


7. Skellig by David Almond


8. Palace of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix


9. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


10. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness


11. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko


12. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Monday Morning Inspiration

Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions. ~Author Unknown