It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
{Celebrating the books we’ve read in the past week
&
the titles we are currently reading.}
In this innovative middle grade novel, coding and music take center stage as new girl Emmy tries to find her place in a new school. Perfect for fans of GIRLS WHO CODE series and THE CROSSOVER.
In a new city, at a new school, twelve-year-old Emmy has never felt more out of tune. Things start to look up when she takes her first coding class, unexpectedly connecting with the material—and Abigail, a new friend—through a shared language: music. But when Emmy gets bad news about their computer teacher, and finds out Abigail isn’t being entirely honest about their friendship, she feels like her new life is screeching to a halt. Despite these obstacles, Emmy is determined to prove one thing: that, for the first time ever, she isn’t a wrong note, but a musician in the world’s most beautiful symphony.
Thoughts… Add this to the list of great books written in verse. A novel in verse looks like poetry, but reads more or less like a regular novel. Sometimes the author will use more poetic techniques or play with the layout of the words. Have you read any novels in verse?
I know that coding is the language of the future. It was cool to see how Lucido, a coder herself, used what she knows and loves to create a story. The story is really about friendship and fitting in, but coding and discovering a love for it play a central roll as well.
There were times when the coding jargon (special words used to talk about a topic) got a little confusing. I didn’t let it bother me, nor did I work too hard to figure it out. I kept reading and enjoyed the story.
Emmy’s father is a concert pianist who was trying to learn a particularly difficult piece of music. At first Emmy didn’t like the song, but the more she listened, the more interesting she found it. I think that’s a lot of how life is: When we encounter something new or different, we tend to dislike it. But if we give it a chance, we often will become accustomed to it learn to enjoy or appreciate it. This may apply to books and genres, music, food, and people.
Keep trying new things, and don’t give up when something doesn’t come naturally to you.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
LET’S RING THE BELL!
Period 2&3 read 14 books this past week.
Period 5&6 read 23 books this past week.
Period 8&9 read 15 books this past week.
AUDIO BOOK
{Eat the Book} 