Evie and Emma are so proud to have completed the 30 Book Challenge!! Both girls worked hard at locating books within the genre requirements. Sometimes it was frustrating when they realized that they had read a book that they thought was one genre, but turned out to be a different one. In the end, the girls pulled through by meeting the requirements!
Mrs. Levesque: Emma, what did you learn about yourself as a reader throughout this challenge?
Emma: I think my favorite genre was probably realistic fiction because I like things that can actually happen in real life, especially if they're happy. I didn't really like fantasy because there were not many that I was interested in. The only ones that I was actually interested in was the Eva Owl books. They were the ones that helped me start to get better at keeping track of what was happening in the book. There are pictures in them in and that makes it a lot easier to read. And they were big chapter books.
Mrs. Levesque: It's so awesome that you could see yourself growing as a reader! How do you feel now that you have finished the challenge?
Emma: Awesome, because now I can read whatever genre I want, and I don't have to struggle on reading genres that I don't like!
Mrs. Levesque: Yes, enjoy that freedom of choice! Anything else you want to say?
Emma: For the people that haven't finished the 30 Book Challenge, if they don't like sticking to chapter books that are in a certain genre they could take a break from that one and read from a genre they do like. They shouldn't push themselves to read a lot in a genre they don't like or they might not finish it.
Mrs. Levesque: That's great advice, Emma! Congratulations on all your hard work!
Mrs. Levesque: Hi Evie, your turn! What did you learn about yourself as a reader during this challenge?
Evie: I learned that I could read more than like 20 or 10 books in a year. At first I didn't really want to read. All I wanted to read was graphic novels. And now I am reading a lot of realistic fiction, and this kind of helped me get into that.
Mrs. Levesque: That's awesome, Evie! This whole challenge is designed to do exactly this: show readers all the different types of books out there that they might fall in love with. How hard was it to push yourself to try out those genres you might have avoided without the challenge?
Evie: Pretty hard because I was really into graphic novels and all I wanted to read was them. And then I looked at the realistic fiction and thought that wow, this is really good. I think that other people should try out more realistic fiction!
Mrs. Levesque: So, you found a new favorite genre! What genre was hardest for you to enjoy?
Evie: Probably historical fiction because the books were kinda long and I couldn't really get my mind into it. They are pretty hard to read.
Mrs. Levesque: I would agree with you that historical fiction is a heavy genre for 3rd grade. There are so many wonderful historical fiction picture books in our classroom library, don't give up on that genre yet! (It's one of my favorites!) Is there anything else you would like to say?
Evie: I would push readers to read chapter books or novels so they will get better at reading, bigger words and longer stories.
Mrs. Levesque: Thank you, Evie! I am so proud of you. It was nice to hear your thoughts! Keep up the good work!
Mrs. Levesque: Emma, what did you learn about yourself as a reader throughout this challenge?
Emma: I think my favorite genre was probably realistic fiction because I like things that can actually happen in real life, especially if they're happy. I didn't really like fantasy because there were not many that I was interested in. The only ones that I was actually interested in was the Eva Owl books. They were the ones that helped me start to get better at keeping track of what was happening in the book. There are pictures in them in and that makes it a lot easier to read. And they were big chapter books.
Mrs. Levesque: It's so awesome that you could see yourself growing as a reader! How do you feel now that you have finished the challenge?
Emma: Awesome, because now I can read whatever genre I want, and I don't have to struggle on reading genres that I don't like!
Mrs. Levesque: Yes, enjoy that freedom of choice! Anything else you want to say?
Emma: For the people that haven't finished the 30 Book Challenge, if they don't like sticking to chapter books that are in a certain genre they could take a break from that one and read from a genre they do like. They shouldn't push themselves to read a lot in a genre they don't like or they might not finish it.
Mrs. Levesque: That's great advice, Emma! Congratulations on all your hard work!
Mrs. Levesque: Hi Evie, your turn! What did you learn about yourself as a reader during this challenge?
Evie: I learned that I could read more than like 20 or 10 books in a year. At first I didn't really want to read. All I wanted to read was graphic novels. And now I am reading a lot of realistic fiction, and this kind of helped me get into that.
Mrs. Levesque: That's awesome, Evie! This whole challenge is designed to do exactly this: show readers all the different types of books out there that they might fall in love with. How hard was it to push yourself to try out those genres you might have avoided without the challenge?
Evie: Pretty hard because I was really into graphic novels and all I wanted to read was them. And then I looked at the realistic fiction and thought that wow, this is really good. I think that other people should try out more realistic fiction!
Mrs. Levesque: So, you found a new favorite genre! What genre was hardest for you to enjoy?
Evie: Probably historical fiction because the books were kinda long and I couldn't really get my mind into it. They are pretty hard to read.
Mrs. Levesque: I would agree with you that historical fiction is a heavy genre for 3rd grade. There are so many wonderful historical fiction picture books in our classroom library, don't give up on that genre yet! (It's one of my favorites!) Is there anything else you would like to say?
Evie: I would push readers to read chapter books or novels so they will get better at reading, bigger words and longer stories.
Mrs. Levesque: Thank you, Evie! I am so proud of you. It was nice to hear your thoughts! Keep up the good work!