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Books with Occupations in the Title
Most of the books in this list are not normally ones I would talk much about on this blog. These are all works which I have highly enjoyed reading over the years.
1. The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy compiled and edited by Leonard S. Marcus
- The authors in this anthology are: Lloyd Alexander, Franny Billingsley, Susan Cooper, Nancy Farmer, Brian Jacques, Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L. Engle, Garth Nix, Tamora Pierce, Terry Pratchett, Phillip Pullman, and Jane Yolen
- A collection of interviews from many of the great fantasy writers. This book gives a look into the pasts of these writers and also what got them into writing. It has three of my favorite writers Terry Pratchett, Diana Wynne Jones, and Lloyd Alexander and so many others whose works I have enjoyed.
2. Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six- Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure edited by Larry Smith
- I started loving six-word memoirs in tenth grade, about fifteen years ago. My English teacher had us read Ernest Hemingway's famous six-word story: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn" and then had us come up with our own. I got this book a few years later. It has always interested me to see what some authors can do with such a little amount of words and this is a prime example of that.
3. An Author's Odyssey (The Land of Stories #5) by Chris Colfer
- The fifth novel in The Land of Stories series. This is one of my favorite middle grade series and I love the adventure Conner and Alex go on throughout this book. It's literally every author's dream, well at least for many of us.
4. What it Means to Be a Teacher: A Celebration of the Humor, Heart, and Hero in Every Classroom by Jenn Larson
- A great inspiration and funny little book filled with many great quotations that I highly enjoyed and related to as a teacher.
5. Teachers: There is No Such Thing as a Hot Coffee & Other Teacher Truths edited by Bored Teachers
- Another funny little book that I had me laughing out loud while reading. Definitely, a perfect book for teachers.
6. What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World by Taylor Mali
- One of the most powerful videos I ever watched in my education classes in college was the one I have posted below showing Taylor Mali's slam poem "What Teachers Make." This book is based on his original poem. I highly recommend watching this video. Even after all these years, I still vividly remember watching this for the first time.
7. The Night Librarian by Christopher Lincoln
- A great graphic novel I read last year and highly enjoyed. It is a magical story set in the New York Public Library. I love when books show the power of reading to younger readers. Also, how they make the library seem like a magical place, even when magical events are not occurring. I'll also always be a sucker for a story where characters go in and out of books.
8. A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire #1) by J. Penner
- As an avid watcher of cooking and baking shows for most of my life, I had to read this cozy fantasy version of one. This was highly enjoyable. I especially love how descriptive J. Penner was with the "magical bakes." She had me wanting to eat all of them so much while reading.
9. Doctor Who: Rose by Russel T. Davies
- A wonderful novelization of the first episode of the 9th Doctor's arc, Rose. I really enjoy how Russel T. Davies expanded upon the original episode. Also, the references to other characters and Doctors were great. I hope they decide to release more illustrated adaptations like this, because I know I would love to pick them up.
10. Wizard for Hire (Wizard for Hire #1) by Obert Skye
- As a fantasy lover, I wanted to at least have one fantasy profession on this list. The Wizard for Hire series is one of my absolute favorite middle grade series.
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