Reading 1001 discussion

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Sashinka wrote: "Happy June! I'm celebrating as I've just been offered a full-time teaching position. I have really enjoyed casual relief teaching but really want to get back to having my own class. Starting in a f..."

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Sashinka wrote: "Happy June! I'm celebrating as I've just been offered a full-time teaching position. I have really enjoyed casual relief teaching but really want to get back to having my own class. Starting in a f..."

Congratulations!

Sashinka wrote: "Happy June! I'm celebrating as I've just been offered a full-time teaching position. I have really enjoyed casual relief teaching but really want to get back to having my own class. Starting in a f..."

Sounds like all is well is Australia, congratulations!

Congratulations!! Sorry if we've asked before - what do you teach?

Sashinka wrote: "primary school - 5-11 year old. My new class is Grade 3 which is great."

That's a great age - old enough to be interesting, but Lord of the Flies is still a few years away.

That is funny.

Hey guys! Long time no see. :)


I'm looking for some recommendations for detective stories on the list. Any suggestions?

EDIT: I should add that I've already read the Sherlock Holmes stories, Poe's short stories, The Big Sleep, The Moonstone...

Jacolyn wrote: "Hey guys! Long time no see. :)


I'm looking for some recommendations for detective stories on the list. Any suggestions?

EDIT: I should add that I've already read the Sherlock Holmes stories, Po..."
Faceless Killers
Smilla's Sense of Snow
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Maltese Falcon
The Thin Man
Murder Must Advertise
The Nine Tailors
The Judge and His Hangman
The Club Dumas
The Late-night News

thanks for the list Kristel.

Kristel wrote: "Jacolyn wrote: "Hey guys! Long time no see. :)


I'm looking for some recommendations for detective stories on the list. Any suggestions?

EDIT: I should add that I've already read the Sherlock Ho..."

Kristel, you are so awesome! Thank you!!

That helped me out too, i was looking for the same thing.

Happy father's day to all the dads in this group!

Jen wrote: "Happy father's day to all the dads in this group!"

Thank you, Jen. It was a good day.

I am reading more non-fiction this year, as part of my effort to be more balanced in what I read. I have just started To Purge This Land with Blood: A Biography of John Brown, a biography of John Brown, that I was inspired to read by Cloudsplitter.