This year we are participating in the Global Read Aloud!
Here is what our Reading Schedule is Looking Like for the
Duration of the Global Read Aloud:
Week 1: Chapter 1 – 8
Week 2: Chapter 9 – 17
Week 3: Chapter 18 – 24
Week 4: Chapter 25 – 33
Week 5: Chapter 34 – 42
Week 6: Chapter 43 – end
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Yesterday, there was a shocking secret about our main character, Ally, revealed so I am sure that the stopping point at the end of chapter 2 (read Monday) kept some kids up wondering last night what would happen next.
In case you were wondering, as a side note from what we traditionally read on UR, I also work as a Librarian for a School District in Oregon.
For the first time, we will be participating in the amazing program encouraging adults and students to read from this selection of books on a global scale.
People, children, and schools all around the world will be participating online to share what they are doing, and to spread the love of reading with children anywhere.
We chose to read Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Fish In A Tree.
The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.
“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.”
Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.