What would happen if everyone in Greenville county read the same book at the same time? The Greenville County Library System has chosen The Pleasure Was Mine as Greenville county’s first community-wide, one-book reading initiative: The Amazing Read. The initiative will encourage reading, connecting families and neighbors through literature, and increase awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. I think it’s a great idea! It’s the same concept I use in my classroom. We always share a chapter book read-aloud (our current one is Maniac Magee). It provides a shared experience for everyone in the class, giving us opportunity to discuss and talk together about the text. I encourage all you parents to pick up a copy of this book and read it!
If you get a copy of the book, leave a comment on this post and let us know how it's going. I'm currently (as of December 19th) halfway through the book, and I'm really enjoying it.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The Amazing Read
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I'm on a roll now!! I appreciated this book as we are living a three generational life with all it's blessings and challenges. Elizabeth Bauer
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I loved the relationships between the generations - how each person opened up and helped the other person heal. It was really powerful.
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