Renee has been a media clerk at Oakwood Elementary for four years. She is passionate about informational books and has done a great job at creating a nonfiction collection that is up-to-date and appealing to students at her school.
What books are currently on your nightstand?
Under a War Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott and Eyes of Justice by Lis Wiehl with April Henry
What was the last great book you read?
These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
The last book that made you cry?
These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
The last book that made you laugh?
Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf
What kind of reader were you as a child? What childhood books and authors stick with you the most?
I loved reading Nancy Drew whenever I could.
What is the best book you were required to read as a student?
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
What book did you hate reading as a student?
The Old Man and the Sea
What is your favorite book to recommend to children?
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Fun book choices! And I had totally forgotten that I also read “The Old Man and the Sea” in school. Tells you what an impact it had on me. ;-)
The younger kids at my school loved “Sophie’s Squash”. So cute and funny!