Celia Buell > Recent Status Updates

Loving this so far, it gives an expansive picture of Jamaica in Marley's childhood.

Given the choice between breaking my back carrying a bag full of hardcover picture books and not having enough books that feature kids that look like my 5-7 year olds... well, guess I'll have back problems at a young age.

Their engagement has gone up a tenfold with my selection that features Latin American and black kids who look like them. I wouldn't change that for anything.

This is definitely out of my comfort level. Glad I'm getting a chance to read it though.

Rereading the first dystopia I ever read, and definitely the first I actually enjoyed for a long time going into my teens.

A lot denser text than I expected. Interesting so far.

Am I honestly just reading this to psych myself up for the Iowa State Fair? Or does it have something to do with the four free copies I could take home and previewing to see if I want them... who knows at this point. Anyway, yes, I am super excited for the state fair.

This is way more text heavy than I expected.

Now let's see how much I torture myself to write Celia, Jeanne, Buell. Her Book. for my extension

I'm liking the mix of fantasy and forest animals so far. Not sure if this will do what I want it to in terms of a fantasy book that I need for my annotations for class, but it's interesting.

I can see how this would be useful in schools as a way to teach students about body love, as long as there is discussion that accompanies the negatives in Ellie's life.