thisteacherlovestoread's Reviews (544)

Hope! More Than Wishful Thinking by Gina Prosch is a great book to teach students and children the importance of having a growth mind set. It is important for students to understand that you get what you put in. Just hoping you do well on a test will not equal you doing well on a test. Gina Prosch gives students a great visual in the poster Holly and her mom made. They made an acronym poster for the word Hope. H is for Hard Work, O is for optimism, P is for perseverance, E is for Eventually you will get it. I LOVE this poster. As a teacher, I would love to have this poster in my classroom to remind students what it takes to be successful. I will be making this poster with my class and reading this book!

I also like that as much as it talks about hard work and perseverance it also says it is important to take breaks and do things you enjoy such as watch cat videos. The E in hope which stands for Eventually you will get it is an important concept. You may not get it YET- but you will with hard work. As teachers we talk about the power of yet and this book compliments that concept. While I think this book is geared towards third grade and up, it can be modified for younger grades.

A few other things that are so great about this book are the Tips for parents and educators at the back of the book and and the free downloadable pages to reinforce the concepts in the book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Gina Prosch for this beautifully illustrated book on an important concept that should be reinforced in classrooms and at home. I voluntarily read this book and gave my honest opinion.

4.5 stars! I am so sad that these series is complete! I have been so invested in each of the Eden children's stories. In Sable Peek we meet Vera and Mateo. Vera has a traumatic past and is working on moving forward with her life. She has always watched Mateo from afar but doesn't think he has ever noticed her. To be fair be has not, until one night all that changes. Then he sees her very clearly and wants to be around her and get to know her secrets. Vera has walls up and Mateo is patient and supportive and works hard to breakdown her walls. I loved the relationship between Vera and Allie.

I love this series and recommend everyone read it!

Read if you love:
* romance with some suspense
* single dad
* found family
* MFC with a traumatic past
* a supportive and swoony MMC

4.5 stars. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨. Top tier boyfriend alert! Jamie Streicher and Pippa Hartley are perfect for each other. They support each other and bring out the best in each other! They encourage each other to go after what they want and to be brave. I highly recommend this book.

Read this book if you enjoy:
*he falls hard
*forces proximity
*mental health representation
*grumpy sunshine

I will definitely read all the books in this series. The audio of this book is also a 5/5. I read and listened to this book.

While this one was my least favorite in the series so far, it is still a great book! This book follows the relationship between Jade and Declan. It has the fake marriage trope. Jade works for a wedding magazine and decides to write about her getting engage and planning a wedding. It is all too much for her boyfriend who dumps her right before the wedding. Declan steps up and offers to help Jade out. This one was not as swoony as the others but Declan is still a wonderful book boyfriend.

Read this book if you like:
* hockey romance
* fake marriage
* forced proximity

This whole series has been so good so far! I can't wait to read the next book!

I am loving this series. These hockey players are all super swoony and so focused and supportive of the women they love. In this book we follow Piper and Tyler. This is a second chance romance. Tyler is tasked to take care of his teenage sister. He goes to school to meet with someone at the school and finds it is his ex-girlfriend. Piper was heartbroken when Tyler broke up with her and doesn't want to rekindle anything while she is all Tyler can thing about. It was lovely watching them grow and become friends to lovers again.

Read this book if you like:
* second chance romance
* hot swoony hockey hunk
* Single parent/guardian
* found family

I am so excited to read the next two books in this series. Audio for book 2 has Joe Arden- need I say more.

School Is Full of Superheroes by Michael Dahl is a great beginning of the year book to introduce the important people in a school and what their role at the school is. This book is mainly geared toward K-2nd grade. As a second grade teacher, I would love to read this book to my class and explore the various roles and their jobs. I would also like to tie it into ways we can show appreciation for the hard work each of those "superheroes" do to help the school run such as make thank you cards for the custodian.

I like how the jobs of the superheroes are to "encourage new, young, heroes everywhere... just like you." I also like how the superheroes who work at the school are referred to as a team and they "work together with a single mission..." It portrays the superheroes of the school in a positive way and lets our young students know that each member of the team is there to help and encourage them.

The illustrations are also very engaging and diverse.

I would recommend this book to teachers, librarians, and parents who have a child that will be starting school for the first time. This book will be published on Jan. 1, 2024. I know I will be picking up a copy for my classroom library and will be buying some as beginning of the year gifts for my teacher friends.

Thank you Michael Dahl and Netgalley for letting me read an early ecopy of this book. I voluntarily read it and gave an honest review.

Never Trust The Husband by Jessica Payne is a thriller that reminds me of the quote “keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” This book embodies that quote. Rebecca is trying to avenge the death of her friend Madeline. She has suspicion that Madeline’s new husband may have had something to do with her death and tries to get close to him and his new fiancée who also happens to be Madeline’s best friend.

This book is told in dual perspectives and dual timelines. Rebecca’s timeline is in the present and Madeline’s timeline is in the past.

While I did figure out one of the twist early on, there were so many new twists and turns to uncover as the book went on. Throughout the book little things were revealed that had me questioning everything I thought I had figured out. It was hard to figure out who to trust and that makes you question everything.

This quote from the book stuck with me “But if I’ve learned anything over these past years, it’s that people don’t necessarily show you who they are. They show you the version of themselves they want you to see.” That is so true of this book. There were many times I wondered if a character was acting, lying, or telling the truth.

I enjoyed this book and the last 20% of the book had me hooked and I couldn’t put it down. I didn’t see the ending coming. While I didn’t finished the book with questions, I do however wish there was a last chapter maybe set in the future so we could get a glimpse of where the characters ended up.

I liked that there were short quick chapters and the plot was engaging and had me hooked and staying up way too late saying “just one more chapter.”

This book will be released on March 5, 2024. Thank you and Bookouture for an advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read it and gave an honest review.

The Story of Sojourner Truth by Anita Crawford Clark details the life of an important figure in American History. Sojourner Truth was a humanitarian who fought for justice and worked hard for the fair treatment of people of color. Sojourner Truth gave a voice to those that didn't have one.

Sojourner Truth's story is an important one and I love that there are authors such as Anita Crawford Clark who can tell her story in a way that is appropriate for our young learners. As a second grade teacher, I am always on the lookout for books that my students can see themselves in or are a reflection of the diversity in my class. We do biographies and write about important people in history and this is a book I will be adding to my classroom collection. We do a writing unit on biographies and Sojourner Truth would be a great addition to that unit.

This book has short chapters for our early readers and a quiz/discussion questions in the back with real pictures which I felt was important for students to see. It also has a glossary to help with important and difficult vocabulary.

Sojourner Truth's life and legacy is a difficult one to read about but is so important for students to learn about and learn from. Her legacy is important and I hope our young learners see her as a role model and her influence on them can continue as they grow as individuals.

I want students ,especially the girls to see that their voice matters no matter the color of their skin or their gender and they can make a difference in the world.

Thank you to Anita Crawford Clark and Netgalley. I voluntarily read this book and gave an honest review.

In all honesty I had a hard time getting into this book for the first 40%. Then it picked up and I started to get invested in the characters. I found the beginning to be slow and lots of internal dialogue by June. I also would have loved a dual perspective book. I often wondered what Levi was thinking or what his perspective on things were.

The Breakup Pact by Emma Lord is a cute rom-com that also dealt with heavy issues in an appropriate and relatable way. June and Levi were friends as teenagers but haven’t spoken in a decade. After they both go through breakups that went viral, they decide to make a pact and fake date. They hope that by fake dating they can both benefit from the aftermath of their breakups. I always enjoy a fake dating trope and I especially like the friendship first aspect that developed into a relationship. I like the friendship foundation that they had and how June and Levi supported one another and didn’t want to change each other or be the reason the other changed.

Read this book if you enjoy:
* fake dating
* former friends to lovers
* Social Media: viral videos TikTok, Instagram, Twitter
* fun side characters
* little spice

I wish there was more banter between the main characters, a more romantic/swoon worthy MMC, and shorter chapters. I enjoyed the premise of this book though and am glad I had the opportunity to read it. This book will be released on August 13, 2024.

Thank you Netgalley and St.Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read it and gave my honest review.

Alycat and the Sunday Scaries gave me all the happy feelings! I picked it up because the Sunday scaries are real and I could totally relate to it. The book was so much more though. It was about friendships and supporting one another in times of doubt or uncertainty. The way this group of friends lifted each other up and helped each other was a great example for both adults and children.

I liked how it emphasized a growth mindset and to look ahead at all the great things that will be happening instead of focusing on the negative or what could happen. It is a good reminder to all of us. As a teacher, we talk about growth mindset a lot and this would be a great book to read and have a discussion about it and the examples that were in the book.

As a teacher and parent, I love books that have a lesson, or something we can take away from the book to help us grow as individuals. This book does that. It shows how kindness and friendship can help others but also make us feel better as well. It reminds up to see the positives and not focus on the negative.

I loved this book and the cats as characters makes it feel even more relatable especially to us cat lovers. The illustrations were engaging and bright. Do yourself a favor and order this book which is set to release on March 18, 2024. I know I will!

Thank you Alysson Foti Bourque and Netgalley for letting me voluntarily read this book and leave an honest review.