J's Reads 2019-2020

This is a place where you can see all the books my son read for the 2019-2020 school year (6th grade).  A few of these we read together, but most were read independently in his own time.  I like the idea of Donalyn Miller's 40 Book Challenge in its truest form.  This year saw an explosive leap in reading with the introduction of the Wings of Fire series.  He previously read the graphic novels, but this year, he really took off with the print texts (That is not to prioritize one over the other.  This was just our experience).  We occasionally do a grammar lesson with these books, but that is rare.  I want to foster a love of reading as a practice, not as a tool. If we do use these books as a grammar lesson, it is to highlight excellent writing and sentences to use as mentors.  This list is also not exhaustive, as it does not contain the multiple comics, graphic novels, & manga read throughout the year (again, not privileging).