Be sure to check out what Mr. Schu had to say about The Dark Frigate.
Here I am beginning the incredibly challenging journey that was The Dark Frigate:
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1. The Story of Mankind
Alyson (alybee930)
January 29, 2012 at 1:19 am
Colby – I loved, loved, loved your video about your thoughts on the Dark Frigate and what you should read instead. Thanks for sharing.
Brian Wyzlic
January 29, 2012 at 9:55 am
Three comments, in no particular order:
1) Go Saturn Ions! That’s where it’s at, for sure.
2) I love how you have a multi-disc CD player, yet you have the book on cassette tape. I hope that was on purpose and not just because they don’t have it on CD. Though, perhaps with your glowing review, they will be sure to upgrade it to CD format so even more can enjoy this classic.
3) NICE WINTER BEARD!
(okay, there was an order; clearly I saved the best for last)
Colby Sharp
January 29, 2012 at 11:06 am
I am very proud of my winter beard. Did a little trimming this weekend. By far my best beard ever.
Crystal Brunelle
January 29, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Love the video!!! Some books just don’t work for us. Like a LOT of the first Newberys. Argh! I liked Dark Frigate more than some of the others, but Treasure Island was one of my faves growing up and it was a bit reminiscent of that. Still a tough read, but not as hard on me as say the second half of Story of Mankind and most all of Tales from Silver Lands.
We will deserve a serious award when we finish plowing through all of these. I think this whole experience really reinforces that choice is a huge factor in reading. When we limit the choices of our students, we can cause them to dislike the whole reading experience. It can completely kill the joy of reading when we are paired up with the wrong books.
David E.
January 29, 2012 at 3:34 pm
You got me chuckling with that vid. I’m hoping (trusting?) that you were following this masterful video of yore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=numyk4DWcPs
Enjoy–as I am enjoying Deza.
Gae Polisner
January 30, 2012 at 1:18 pm
oh dear. This is fabulous. I love that you can share with your readers that you didn’t even like a book. Don’t you wonder how it won the award?
Also, I think I have a little teacher-crush going on with you. If I admit it, it makes it all okay, right?
Lorna
January 31, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Too funny. That was terrific! I can say I firmly agree, however I made the decision after struggling mightly with only 50 pages. Walked away. “A” for effort, though?