Last night I completed the Tuesday row in my reading log. No need for a standing ovation or fun and exciting music. Why none of the fanfare? Because I am supposed to be reading every night. However, last night I over came lots of excuses and challenges. One such challenge I overcame was I really wanted to watch the Democratic Debate. Although I'd had enough screen time this weekend with all the football I watched, how could I turn down the opportunity to learn more about the potential future president of the United States of America? Knowing that I was expected to fill out the reading log, I buckled down, turned off the TV and laid down to read. It wasn't too hard for me to get lost in my book. Usually I am sucked into the story by the end of the first page. It must be because I am very impressionable. But last night, it took me about a sentence to get sucked into the Kingdom of Wisdom from the book The Phantom Tollbooth. I was almost done with the book so it was easy for me to keep reading until I finished. Once I finished reading The Phantom Tollbooth, I took ten minutes to rock my screaming baby back to sleep and started working to complete another book. I began reading The Orphan Master's Son. Knowing that I expect my students to read at least thirty minutes of a book in one sitting made my leap into the text worth while. I've been reading The Orphan Master's Son for a couple of weeks. Not because I was bored with the story. Not because I didn't have the time to complete the book. I had been reading the book for a number of weeks because I didn't want the story to end. I wanted to live the story for as long as possible. Setting aside the time to read really was enjoyable. I finished two books that were really good. One was a classic children's literature tale and the other was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Without having the dedicated time to read, I doubt I would have finished either one of those books. Now the question for tonight is, what book should I read?
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