The Reading Challenge Group discussion

This one is only good until the end of September.

Mission: Find and read one book with a word or words in the title that are somehow associated with the academic experience. For example:

Pencil- Carpenter's Pencil
Map- A Map of the World
Apple- Bad Apple
Notebook- The Notebook
Bus- Lilac Bus
Blackboard- The Blackboard Jungle
Principal- The Principal's Office
Teacher- Teacher Man
Division- A House Divided
Writing: The Freedom Writers Diary

No Children's Literature, please. Although, YA is welcome. As is Non-Fiction. I'm going to create a spot just under this for words related to academia as I think of them, but feel free to come up with your own. Finding the books is part of the fun! :D

Back To School Challenge Word Bank:

Teacher, principal, professor, custodian, counselor, assistant, secretary, superintendent, headmaster, headmistress, coach,
bus, cafeteria, office, pencil, pen, crayon, marker, eraser, compass, protractor, ruler, calculator, computer, gym suit, uniform, notebook, book, paper, folder, map, back pack, locker, hall, bell, chalk, journal, letters, numbers,
auditorium, classroom, lecture, lunchroom, gymnasium, school, college, university, academy,
reading, writing, listening, thinking, editing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, plus any conjugation/tense of school-related verbs

Perhaps The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family.

Ooo. That looks interesting.

I'm considering Boundary Lines as a possibility for this - as in, writing lines for punishment...? (Like in Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.)

Yep. Sounds good.

I read The Taker. It is a story of a high schooler studying for the SAT... rather disappointing despite actually reading it in only a few hours.

I just finished Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill - a very different style of writing, but I really enjoyed it. The main character is also a teacher.

Thanks, Sam. I have that as a TBR.

I liked World's Strongest Librarian. His life story is very engaging, and I loved how he talked about books and his family, and how he dealt with his illness. I wasn't so into the faith stuff and a couple of anecdotes that I think were meant to be funny were very obnoxious. But those are minor complaints and shouldn't stop anyone from reading this unique and entertaining memoir.

I changed my mind! I ended up reading First Year. It was a quick, fun read.

Mindy wrote: "Thanks, Sam. I have that as a TBR.

I liked World's Strongest Librarian. His life story is very engaging, and I loved how he talked about books and his family, and how he dealt with his illness. I..."

It sounds interesting! I will have to check it out. If have The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts on my TBR pile but I haven't had a chance to get to it yet.