Best Books of 2018

Before 2018 gets too far away from us, I asked my students to look back at their reading from last year including both 5th and 6th grades. They are continuously picking up new books without going back to reflect upon what were the top reads and why. As a class, we started brainstorm what should be included in our post including the obvious like title, author, plot, etc. But more importantly, I wanted them to express why those books made an impact on them. At…