It was one of those weeks where books started gathering dust at my house. We were finishing up summer reading with a HUGE backyard games program, I was working with our current director to get caught up as I take over that position, and unfortunately, I had to attend a funeral over the weekend. A lot of my family came out for the funeral which meant cleaning the house as quickly as I could and making sure we wouldn’t melt in this awful heat we’ve been having. Overall, the funeral was very celebratory and even though the family was together for a difficult reason, it was nice to see my siblings, parents, nephew, cousins, and other relatives. I did get the chance to peak at a few picture books this week – Let Me Finish! by Minh Le and The Not-So-Quiet Library by Zachariah OHora, both authors whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in person. I was also able to finish Seraphina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty. Last night I finally read the first chapter of Start with Why by Simon Sinek, before my eyelids began drooping and I fell asleep. We’ll see how much I can get through this week – a new job and long weekend away might crimp my style a little, but I’m ready to dive back into a few books! Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about all of the amazing books the #IMWAYR community has read. It’s the best way to discover what to read next.