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Blog 7 :)

Blog 7 :)

Reading in the Wild is a book educator should look into. I always knew that reading was important but this class and this book definitely changed my mind. Reading is always going to be important in a child’s life, not just their school years, but it will also be important in their adulthood. Reading makes you become more educated of the world we live in. I love how the author emphasizes how much she values reading. She encourages her students to read whenever they can and provides them with an environment where they can flourish. It has become so important to her students that they even make reading goals and they feel accomplished when they complete it. When it comes to choosing books, I think it’s important that teachers should choose books that benefit their students. This can be expanded differently, not only do these books help these children academically but they also can help them emotionally. I think that it’s amazing the doors a good book can open, and how us teachers can make that difference.

The young adult book I am reading is Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. I chose this book because I have read it before, but years ago. It’s a book that made me feel so many emotions especially the ending. I wanted to relive those emotions because the book is a bit of a blur. The book has two main characters which are Eleanor and Park. They each give you a glimpse of their world and how they feel when they interact with each other. Park is a boy who likes to keep to himself and stays out of everyone’s way. He lives a pretty comfortable life but wishes his father could accept him for how he is. His father wishes Park were more masculine.  Eleanor is that “weird” girl who everyone bullies because she’s different. She wears ties, big red hair, and doesn’t let things get to her. She has a difficult time at home, she lives with her mother, four little siblings, and her abusive stepfather. Her mother tries to make it seem like everything at home is alright but in reality, her stepfather, Richie became more abusive than ever. Park and Eleanor at first have a hard time interacting with each other because they are so different from each other. Over time from sitting next to each other on the bus, they become infatuated with each other and thus a high school love story begins.

I think is a must-read novel, maybe more in the high school age. It makes you see many perspectives and makes you feel many emotions. We get to see the lives of both these characters and how their environment and people that surround them affect them. I also believe that by the end of this book you become a bit more understanding and loving towards the people that surround your life. Truly an amazing book, with a life-changing cliffhanger. I hope one day I get closure and everyone else who has read this.

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