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About Me
- Mrs. C
- I am a secondary English teacher in a rural, upstate NY school district. My first 'blog, How Do We Tell Ourselves the Truth, is designed to support my students in a college-level humanities course it is my academic pleasure to teach. I recently added another, Crowding the Head Space, which serves as a spot where my immediate colleagues can join me in reviewing books, often in consideration of adoption for curricular or lending-library inclusion, other times just for the sheer joy of it. Contents of both sites are copyrighted, and you should keep your greasy little paws off 'em--unless, of course, you provide appropriate citation.
Sling pizza by day; wrangle beasties by night.
ReplyDeleteThere is absolutely nothing about this book our (typical, run-o'-the-mill) kids wouldn't like--teen angst, burgeoning independence and hormones, parents who think they get it--but don't get it, monsters, and pizza to die for. Oh, and even a nod to the newest lust-worthy profession, thanks to the Food Channel: chef.
This is a book that would likely get a lot of on and off action from our classroom library shelves; worth investing in multiple copies, even enough for lit circles? Probably not.
A decent, fun and reader-friendly text.