Reading for Me

If you read last week’s post, there was only one question. Will I make more progress on The Attic Child by Lola Jaye? The answer is “yes” and “no.” Yes, I made progress but not in actually reading the book. The book made progress from my messenger bag back to the bookshelf in my apartment. I’ve added another book to my DNF list — and I’m happier because of it.

Since I was struggling to read, I made my way to middle grade literature and started The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams by Jenny Lundquist. It’s a cute story about a group of girls who are all struggling through middle school drama for different reasons and find themselves together at the carnival. There are powerful conversations to be had around this novel about being yourself, hiding your true self behind masks, and the negative use of social media. I wish I had a class of middle school students to explore this novel with.

I anticipate finishing The Carnival in the next few days. Then I’m gonna move to some short stories by Poe — seems appropriate for the month of October — before starting my next novel.

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