What's on my Bookshelf

Tammy at Forever in First is sharing some book recommendations - for adults. I know, crazy concept - teachers actually reading for enjoyment! What next!!

I've found myself having a bit of ADD concerning novels - probably because I've been reading so many blog posts - short, short, short. I don't have the stamina to read something longer. So lately, I've been making an effort to do a little more reading for enjoyment. 

First up, recommended by College Girl:

I have to admit, I started these purely because College Girl had recommended them, and I was interested in something she was interested in. I had shied away from them before, because I was afraid they would be pretty gruesome. OK, maybe in a few places they were, but all in all, I thought a good story. 

Without knowing what I was getting into, I bought this on my Kindle:

And thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought it gave a realistic look at a teenager having to help her mom {more than a little} deal with her autistic sister. 

Then, I bought this book right before this weekend, because I knew I'd have some reading time while I was visiting College Girl this weekend.

Oh, how interesting. Alice wakes up with a head injury and thinking it is 10 years earlier. I stayed up too late finishing this one!

The funniest thing - when I started typing this, I knew I was doing it because I had just read Tammy's recommendations, and some of them were of interest to me. Then I realized that the only reason I started Hunger Games is because somebody I liked and trusted recommended it to me. So hey - maybe I need to do some book recommending in my class!