I have been thinking about what my former student Ruth wrote about finally reading Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, and Night (see former blog post). One thing I am looking forward in a couple of weeks is reading more for me rather than grading endless argument papers. Of course spending time with my little grandson and working on wedding preparations will take up much of those three weeks 'off' between the spring and summer semesters, but I fully expect to enjoy some sunroom time, settled into the wicker chair with my Nook in my hands and a frosted glass of iced tea or lemonade on the table beside me.
I haven't had much of a chance to enjoy my Nook this semester, but I do know that I have received several free books, mainly classics. As I have scrolled through the 'shopping' area, I have seen that many of the titles (classics again) are free or very inexpensive, such as under $5, many under $3. My husband was going through some boxes in our spare room (nice term for the 'junk room' where everything we don't need at the moment ends up) and found the books I pulled from my classroom closet when I hurriedly packed up my 'stuff' from 33 years of teaching high school. In those boxes? Many of the classics I had taught, read in the past, or shared with my students who needed a book to read during 'free reading time.'
I hate to admit that I have never read Lord of the Flies. I would love to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird--I used to teach that to freshmen years ago. I loved A Farewell to Arms. Gatsby has always been my favorite Fitzgerald novel, but I need to return to some of his other titles. And The Grapes of Wrath? What a great novel! Finding time to read it again would be wonderful.
If are looking for me this summer, I will be playing with my grandson, working on my Mother of the Bride duties, or enjoying my sunroom, my Nook, and the Classics.
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