Summer reading is the very best. Sadly, during the school year, I don't get all that much time to read. One would think it's a foregone conclusion that librarians read at least a little, if not a lot, during their typical work day. However, that would be a grossly incorrect assumption. Sometimes I try to squeeze in a few chapters when the library is especially quiet and serene (which isn't all that often when you're talking high schoolers).
Lately, to bridge the gap between my DESIRE to read and my TIME to read, I've taken to listening to quite a few audiobooks. This summer, I almost constantly had a book going in my car as I traveled, in my ear as I did lawn work, or in my ear as I ran my daily miles or walked with my dogs. This has been, quite possibly, one of the best reading summers of my life as a result! Below you'll find the list of my "summer reads" along with links to summaries of them.
It is my hope (and of course it certainly rests eternal) that I will be able to give my own review of some of these as the year moves ahead as well as books I read (listen to? Can you still say "read"?!?) along the way. I started this blog A LONG time ago...elevenish years I think...and I'd like to update it more frequently starting now!
Mrs. Karcz's Summer Reads
- The American Spirit by David McCullough
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
- A Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
- Calico Joe by John Grisham
- The Ranger Way by Kris Paronto
- The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
- Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
- Last Words by Michael Koryta
- This Life I Live by Rory Feek
- Gizelle's Bucket List by Lauren Fern Watt
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg
