This document discusses several blogs related to books and reading. It lists the URLs for two book blogs, Nerdy Book Club and My Book Blog!, and notes that following one blog will lead to discovering other book blogs. It encourages keeping track of book blogs using the Feedly platform. The document also provides a reading interest survey to gauge a student's interests and habits related to reading books for pleasure. The 20 question survey covers topics like favorite genres, sources for book recommendations, library usage, and interest in a potential summer book club.

1. Blogs with Book Ideas
Nerdy Book Club
http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/
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See the right hand side at the bottom for a list of Nerdy Book Club bloggers and their blogs
My Book Blog! I have a book you should read…
http://booksforlearningandgrowingandenjoying.blogspot.ca/
….once you find one it will lead you to many others
Enroll on Feedly.com to keep track of
your book blogs!

10. Reading Interest-a-Lyzer1
Based on the Inter-A-Lyzer by Joseph S. Renzulli
Name____________________________ Current Teacher: _____________________________________
1. Are you currently reading a book for pleasure?  Yes  No
2. Do you ever read a book for pleasure?
 Yes  No
3. When I read for pleasure, I pick the following (check all that apply):
 Novels/chapter books
 Newspapers
 Poetry books
 Cartoons/comic books
 Humorous books
 Magazines
 History books
 Sports books
 Fantasy books
 Science books
 Scary books
 Poetry books
 Picture books
 Mystery books
 Fiction books
 Biographies
 Non-fiction books
Other ________________
4. I am more likely to read a book for pleasure that:
 a teacher suggests
 my friend suggests
 a librarian suggests
 has won an award
 is by an author whose
 I just happen to see (hear about) in ________________
books I have read
5. Three favorite books that I would take on a month long trip are:
i.
_____________________________________________
ii.
_____________________________________________
iii.
_____________________________________________
6. In the past week, I have read for at least half an hour (30 minutes):
 No days
 1-2 days
 3-4 days
 6-7 days
7. In the past month, I have read _____ book(s) for pleasure:
 No books
 1 book
 2 books
 More than 3 books
8. My favorite time to read for pleasure is:
 Never
 During School
 Lunchtime  In the evening
 In the morning before school
 During mid-morning
 After School  Before falling asleep  _________________________
9. When I read, I like to:  read one book  read more than one book at a time
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Miller, Donalyn (2009) The Book Whisperer, p. 202, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

11. 10. I like to receive books as presents.
11. I have a public library card
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
12. I borrow books from the public library:
 Once a week
 Twice a week
 Every few months  A few times a year
 Never
 A couple times a month
 Hardly ever
13. I borrow books from the school library:
 Once a week
 Twice a week
 Every few months  A few times a year
 Never
 A couple times a month
 Hardly ever
14. The number of books I have at home:
 None
 0-9
 20-29
 30-50
 10-19
 More than 50
15. If I could meet any literary character (for example, Hermione from Harry Potter or the dog from
Because of Winn-Dixie), I want to meet:
 ___________________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________________
16. The last three books I have read are:
 ___________________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________________________________
17. I would like to read a book about: ______________________________________________
18. Do you read on an electronic reader (Kindle, Ipad, Kobo, etc.)?  Yes  No
If yes, what kind of books have you read on your electronic reader?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
19. Do you ever listen to books on CD?  Yes  No
If yes, when do you listen to them? _________________________________________________
What’s your favorite audio book that you’ve ever listened to? ___________________________
20. Would you be interested in a summer book club? We would meet once a month, most likely in
the morning, at the school, in the library.

12.  Yes  No
Comments______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
If you are interested, please include your email address:________________________________
Please return this form by Monday, June 24 to your teacher.