The nerdy book club blog

If you would like to participate in the chat, simply just tweet with us. Online book club to let me know that you want to join. These donations help to keep my blog up and running. In these literary episodes, we share the books were currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with notable geek authors, and discuss a book weve read along with. From the pages of nerdy show its nerdy show book club. Nerdy creator book club customized personal growth. The nerdy book club existed as a concept long before there was a hashtag or a blog. To inspire young female readers to become knowledgeable of different people, places, and things through reading while having fun. The creativity project blog about contact awesome 2020 books awesome 2019 books awesome 2018 books amazing 2018 books. The nerdy book club is typically composed of a group of fantastic readers who write pieces about young adults as well as the kids. Welcome to episode 11 of the nerdy bookcastthe final episode of season 1. My name is colleen and i have decided to make this book club blog to create a community that can talk and share opinions on books. In a stage of life where they might otherwise be isolated, nbk brings them into community. Heres a little about the book from bloomsbury, so youll understand what im talking about when i share all.

Nerdy book club welcome to the ascd inservice blog. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Trains go written and illustrated by steve light a fantastically colourful and loud when it is read board book about various trains and the wonderful sounds that they make. If you enjoy books for children and young adults, then i encourage you to go visit the nerdy book club blog, if you havent already. It helped me survive my bfs first year in med school it is one of my favorite series. Thanks to everyone from the nerdy book club who visited help readers love reading after seeing my post on the blog. Colby is part of the team that runs the summer literacy event nerd camp michigan. Colby sharp, cindy minnich, and donalyn miller best known as author of the book whisperer blog contribute articles and curate content that celebrates the culture of reading. This book club is specifically for people who are interested in something beyond a light beach read. This post was originally published on the nerdy book club blog on february 24th 2012. Colby is cofounded the nerdy book club with donalyn miller.

Nerdy black kids was founded to provide opportunities for black children with similar interests, styles, and ways of navigating the world to see themselves and each other. In 2011, i started the nerdy book club blog with my friend donalyn miller. Permission to read most of the titles makes for a more enjoyable year of reading. He recently wrote an essay for our open a world of possible initiative, reflecting upon an early experience with reading, which weve repurposed here. Join the nerdy bitches book club reading challenge on facebook if you enjoy our book club episodes and want to read more yourself, join us on facebook for our 2020 reading challenge group.

Nerdy book club is a place where i feel like i fit in, a place in education where people believe the same things i believe. If you love books, especially those written for children and young adults. The bundy book club experience has brought comfort, joy, and given the kids something to look. Most nerdy clubs and activities college confidential. Detroit comics nerdy book club comic book syndicate. Summer reading challenge nerdy book club book a day i am so going to do this with my class this summer through our classroom website. Its a wealth of information, interviews, articles written by teachers, librarians, authors, illustrators and more. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Books that i love that ive found through book club programs. I co host the yarn podcast with teacher librarian travis jonker. In these literary episodes, we share what were currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with notable geek authors, and discuss a book weve read along with the community. Summer reading, access to books and donalyn millers post.

Fire burn and cauldron bubble jolie wilkins book 1 this is one of the first books i downloaded when i got my kindle and is probably my favorite. If you love books, especially those written for children and young adults, then you are an honorary member of. You can expect this blog to be entertaining, explicit, and emotional. Nerdy show nerdy show book club archives nerdy show. Nerdy book club colby is cofounded the nerdy book club with donalyn miller. Guys, im a little or a lot excited today because i wrote a guest postmy very first guest postfor the nerdy book club blog, and it was published today. November 2009 edited june 2011 in high school life. Summer reading challenge nerdy book club book a day.

A few months ago i ran into cindy minnich who was attending a professional development seminar i lead. Established in 2017 and still going strong, the nerdy girl book club focuses on anything and everything that we as a group vote as interesting. If you love books, especially those written for children and young adults, then you are an honorary member of the nerdy book club. Please answer the entry questions so we know you arent a psycho. Donalyn miller cocreated along with colby sharp and cindy minnich the nerdy book club blog in december 2011 as the online home of the nerdy book club awards. It has some adult content so i dont recommend for children but it is a fantastic book. Enjoyed it so much, in fact, that i was inspired to drawing the image above.

We are navigating life one book, episode and brunch at a time. It was, as always, a happy process to make a reading plan and try to commit to it. My english instruction in school was standardissue. If you love books, especially those written for children and young adults, then you are an. If you use childrens and young adult literature in your classroom, be sure to check out nerdy book club, a new project from a trio of educators who are passionate about books for kids. A lovely litte place for all our geeky book lovers. Books for teens that adults will love personally, i love ya, and i always sneak ya into my book lists. See more ideas about books, childrens books and mentor texts. Each year more than 2000 kids, educators and book creators gather in parma to read, write, and. Welcome to countdown to chirp, a wonderfully nerdy blog series about the writing process behind my february 2020 mg novel, chirp. That was why they called it temptationit never presented itself as something ugly, or tepid, or harmless.

Colby is the cofounder of nerdy book club and nerd camp michigan. He blogs at sharpread, and is the cofounder of the nerdy book club. Reblog from nerdy book club reading teacher writes. If there is any way that i can help you please do not hesitate to reach out. The full version is also available in our new open a world of possible book. Theres a book for that where book love and the joy of a. A reading life seeing the world one book at a time. I enjoyed donalyn millers recent post about how to increase book access for all children. A number of jigsaw jones books have been offered through scholastic book clubs.

His books are based on ancient toltec wisdom and spirituality. Yesterday the nerdy book club blog published a shorter version of the same story. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. That could be fantasy, science fiction, horror, history, psychology, classics, true crime or other weird, cool stuff you share with the group. Next week my grade 23 class begins reading with their kindergarten buddies for the 201220 school year and i am excited about the magic bound to happen once again. Nerdy black kids is a movement, a safe space, a coming together. Since the blog began in 2011, nerdy book club has grown into a podcast. List the weirdest, and of course, nerdiest, clubs youve ever known of. She encouraged me to write something for the nerdy book club, which is an incredible blog she facilitates with donalyn miller and colby sharp i took a look at the variety of posts they run and decided to write a. With her friend and collaborator colby sharp, donalyn cofounded the nerdy book club blog, which provides daily inspiration, book recommendations, resources, and advice about raising and teaching young readers. And if you frequently visit this site but havent visited the nerdy book club yet, heres your chance. Hello, i am a 22yearold yorkshire born book nerd this blog is where i rant my feelings on books whilst also ranting at my ineptitude of reading when i want to. Just comment on this post or email me with the subject line.

In the last few years we have read books by huraki murakami, jane austen, david eggers, colson whitehead, margaret atwood, sherman alexie, nadia hashimi, emily fridlund, hannah lillith assadi, and david foster wallace. It is a community blog centered around the teaching of reading, and childrens books. Im completely in love with the nerdy book club blog. Its so exciting to see my name posted in places other than on my blog or on the top of school assignments.