What are your five favorite books, and why?
Jane Eyre - I love the drama and the romance
The Rag Coat - the way the family and community pull together and the way the children learn to appreciate the coat
The Girl by Catherine Cookson - Cookson writes so clearly about this time in history in England
Tommie De Paola's fairy tales - one of my favorites to read to my students
The Little Prince - it reminds me of my son Gabriel
What do you read for pleasure?
I read fiction for pleasure
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