Books I Want to Read - Reading Roundup Linky Party

I'm always collecting suggestions for different books, either to read professionally, for enjoyment, or to use in my classroom to help teach a skill.

What's on your To-Read List?

Join my Reading Roundup Linky Party and share one professional book you want to read, one book you want to read strictly for pleasure, and one you want to use to teach a skill in your classroom. Remember, these are books you have not read yet, but are next on your To Read List.

If you want to link up, grab the button above and link back to this post.

Here's my list:

Professional Book:

How To Teach Like a Pirate, by Dave Burgess
I've seen this book mentioned on a couple of blogs. I'm a firm believer that a teacher's enthusiasm for learning is one of the main influences on a child's learning. From what I've heard, this book reinforces that idea.

Here's another professional book I've already ordered from Amazon. (I know I said one book, but, really, who can limit books?)

Total Participation Techniques, by Himmele and Himmele 

I read about this tonight and ordered it right away. I'm all for learning about anything that has to do with student engagement.

Pleasure Reading:

Heading Out to Wonderful, by Robert Goolrick  This one is waiting on my bedside table for me. I read a review on it in "Southern Living" and ordered it. Amazon describes it as "a novel of obsession and love gone terribly wrong in a place where once upon a time such things could never happen."

Book to Teach a Skill:

My Even Day and One Odd Day, by Doris Fisher

I love using literature in my math class. It hooks the kids. I found these two books while browsing the Amazon site one day. Since this is our next skill in Math, I ordered them. As soon as they come in, I'll be posting a freebie based on both books, so be sure to check back!

Have fun linking up. I can't wait to get lots of new book ideas from you to add to my To Read List!
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