What Books Are You Taking to the Beach?

I'm at the beach.

Avalon, New Jersey.

I'm here with my friends Annie, Amy (my other mother), Theresa (my other other mother), Buddy, and Nicole. Don't think it's safe for you to break into my house and steal my dogs or my cats or Harvey or anything either, because my favorite students of all time, Nate and Scotty, are housesitting for me.

Anyway, back to the beach.

Theresa stopped by my house the other day when she saw me out doing yard work and asked, "What books are you taking to the beach?" I love that she asked! I love that I go to the beach with people who REALLY put a lot of thought into which books they'll pack.

Here are our current beach reads...

Hannah:

Watch Us Shine by Marisa de los Santos ("She's my very favoritest author and I am LOVING the book so far and I can't wait to read more either later tonight or tomorrow... on the beach!").

Annie:

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand ("Perfect beach read with engaging characters that puts you in the summer mood right away").

Amy:

A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths ("I am intrigued by the exhumed coffin and I can't guess what's in it yet").

Theresa:

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ("An eye-opening account of the Blue people of Kentucky and Cussy's dedication to bringing books to the underprivileged").

Buddy:

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk ("I can't wait to talk about the brain aspects with my psychology classes!").

Nicole:

Running Through the Words by Hannah Rae ("It's really fun to read it with the author in my presence").

And that's today's blog! There you go, folks!