Bookworm Post

So far I've been blogging about teaching, but not so much on the reading aspect. It's a shame, really, since the name of this blog is READ, teach, blog. That's why, this is my long overdue -- Bookworm Post!

I'm currently reading Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterso. I stumbled upon this book during one of my many library getaways (whenever I'm feeling sleepy in the faculty room, I go to my happy place hihi). I was supposed to borrow Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen after watching the last parts of the movie version on HBO. But apparently, someone beat me to it. So, for my library sojourn not to be wasted, I decided to look around and see what I can borrow. And then I saw Jacob... I looked at the cover (which is great, in a vague and thought-provoking way), read the summary, and was convinced that it will be good read. And besides, no one else had borrowed it. I get some sort of satisfaction when my name is the first one on the borrower's card.

Jacob Have I Loved is the story of Sara Louise and her hatred and anguish against her seemingly perfect twin sister, Caroline. Set in the Pre-WWII and many years after it in a tiny island off of Chesapeake Bay (which I never heard of, so I have to Google it), it shows how Sara Louise or 'Wheeze' as her sister nicknamed her, dealt with having a perfect sister. Caroline is delicate and charming, while Wheeze is the exact opposite, crabbing and catching oysters with the men in the island.

I like most parts of the book, especially when Wheeze had to deal with her feelings with the Captain, an elderly recluse of the island. But what I like the most is how Paterson made you feel exactly how Wheeze felt as you read her thoughts. It's like you're going through the events with her as it is happening.

It's a great book -- BUT! I haven't finished reading it yet haha. I'm already on the last chapters and I am determined to finish it tonight...because I borrowed a new book :))

I've been wanting to read The Royal Diaries ever since I saw the girls reading it. I know, it's a little teeny-bopper but I think it's really cool to read historical fiction. Yes, I am a geek. Why didn't they publish this when I was ten years old?! Anyway, I borrowed the one about Queen Victoria. It seems interesting. It has pictures and facts at the end of the novel. I'll probably read it over the sem break (happy dance...).

xo,

KC