I took the kiddos to the library today to get their first independent reading selections for the second quarter. The librarians came up with a clever game for the kids to play: they chose cards at random that “dared” them to get particular books.
“Get a book with a red cover.”
“Get a book by a female author.”
“Get a book from a friend’s recommendation.”
“Get a book with a one-word title.”
I talked the librarians into adding a new one: “Get a book Mr. Scott selects for you.”
For two girls I selected Ender’s Game — a science fiction masterpiece. I first read it when I was their age, and it thrilled me. What a shocking ending! I chose it for the two girls because they had never really read science fiction. “I’m more a dystopian fiction girl,” one of them said, “But I’ll give it a shot.”