Book ’em: What We’re Reading

If you haven’t already read R.J. Palacio’s beautiful, moving and sometimes heartbreaking book, Wonder, run — don’t walk — to your library or favorite bookstore and pick it up. While it’s worth the read regardless, it has such potential as a vehicle for talking about and teaching all sorts of social-emotional learning concepts, like kindness, compassion, character development and bullying. It could also be used to discuss school climate in general. Wonder would be great as part of staff development, a PTA Book Club or using with students.

So curl up with a cup of tea and, OK, perhaps a box of tissues — or download it in audiobook form and listen to it on your commute or while running errands. We promise you won’t wonder why we suggested this powerful book. It will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

Happy reading, Bethe 

P.S.: Looking for an easy free app to download eBooks and audio books? Check out Overdrive, which is available for both Apple and Adroid systems.

Posted by Bethe Almeras

on March 26, 2015