Lover of books and naps. (Currently reading: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.) I teach. But mostly, I learn.
Edison, NJ
Joined September 2017
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My 10th graders did a visual representation of a figurative fence in Fences. Here’s Cory inside a familial fence built by his father Troy. Things Troy has said & done have built this fence around Cory who is shackled by anxiety. On the other side of the fence: freedom. Powerful.
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It’s not all reading and writing in my class. Sometimes we do art, too. Here we have Baby Ben from The Fifth Child. 🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻 I love it!
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Another book down! This one was PHENOMENAL. It’s a love story. But not what you expect. I had the ending somewhat figured out early on but that didn’t matter at all. I still devoured it. Finished this one in less than 18 hours. @JPSReads #TheSevenHusbandsOfEvelynHugo
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#MondayWin : The students had an assessment via small group discussion in breakout rooms. Students I thought would need the most support really shined all on their own. 🤩🤩 Super proud today. 😍💗
Major trigger warning. Read the description before jumping into it. I won’t do a lengthy review. Vanessa is infuriating as she won’t see herself as a victim. The teacher is infuriating as he blatantly manipulates Vanessa. If you want to be infuriated, read this. #MyDarkVanessa
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Ugh. I really had to push through this one. A concept w/ so much potential but it was too long/drawn out for me to care much about the big reveal at the end. Weak writing. Overkill on the details. I only finished it because of who I am fundamentally as a person. @JPSReads 👎🏻
listen. sometimes you talk about symbolism. sometimes you talk about how the words of a sentence have been carefully selected by the author. the development of a character. imagery. theme. the time period.
and sometimes? sometimes you talk about zombies. because, high school.
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Lastly, #DefendingJacob. Finally got to it. Wow. I listened to the audiobook & it took me a min to realize that the father was being questioned during present day for what we find out at the end. Holy moly. I don’t even really have words for this review. Just wow. 😳 @JPSReads
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Guys I don’t wanna brag but this isn’t the 1st time I’ve been #TouchedByFame One time I tweeted @loripetty demanding an explanation of the ending of A League of Their Own & she actually replied. She told me she knocked that ball right outta Dottie’s hands. No lie-I have receipts.
You guys. Here I am just little old me, a HS teacher from NJ, entertaining herself with book review tweets expecting NO ONE to pay attention (except @JPSReads) and @WilliamXifaras comes along and likes my tweet about #DefendingJacob. Umm what?! 😱
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The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware. Guys. I read this by accident.🤦🏻♀️I watched #TheHauntingOfBlyManor & wanted to read the book it was based on. I found it odd that the series deviated so much from the book. Turns out I meant to read The Turn of the SCREW! @JPSReads Review of TTOTK:
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Anyway, so this book was perfectly creepy and unsettling. One of the children left in the care of the new nanny ends up dead and she recounts the entire story through a series of letters from jail to a potential lawyer. I loved the added element of the smart home.
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The juxtaposition of the modernity of the smart home and the old, untouched parts of the Victorian home in which the nanny is employed, adds to the mystery of the nanny’s unsettling experience. Is it a ghost? Is it her employer toying with her from afar?
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#TheChestnutMan by Søren Sveistrup. If you like a good murder mystery this one is for you. It was longer and more drawn out than most, providing a lot of background info on each of the characters. But I couldn’t put it down! Cant wait for the #Netflix series! @JPSReads
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