3 Books ESL Students Should Read
At American English Language School, we know that learning English happens in and out of the classroom. One way we like to encourage our students to practice their English is by reading books. This will also allow them to learn the social situations of our country as well as some slang or vocabulary practice they might not get to experience in their classroom. Here is a list of three English books for ESL learners to try. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom This beautifully written book is the story of a man watching his professor and mentor waste a way to disease. Through this experience the main character gets to…
The Midnight Library
Summary Nora Seed is at a crossroads in her life and feels like no one needs or wants her around. She decides to do the unthinkable and travels to a magical library with books full of her life’s regrets. Will Nora be able to see beyond her regret or will she drown in a setting where she will never find peace? My Thoughts Wow this book was a doozy. I have seen so many people raving about this book everywhere and when I saw a group of bookstagrammers reading it as a buddy read, I just had to join and see what the fuss was about. I completely understand now…
Dirt Circus League
Summary Asa is angry about how her life has turned out. She also doesn’t know how to control her anger so she goes to live in the country with her father to start a new life. There, she meets a group of teens that labeled themselves the Dirt Circus League and they invite her to join her troupe. Will she give up the life she just started or will she stay away from a group that the entire town is scared of? My Thoughts Ummmmmmm so this book wasn’t really what I expected…. AT ALL! Based on the title and the synopsis, I was expecting a traveling circus troupe up…
Wilder Girls
Summary Byatt, Hetty, and Reese all attend Raxter School for Girls on Raxter Island. They enjoyed their time there until a pandemic hit their island home. They are forced into quarantine and one by one, the Tox takes them. However, when one of their own goes missing, they are forced to face the reality of what is really happening and that they need to get out. My Thoughts I saw this book on bookstagram a while and I was CAPTIVATED by the cover. I read the summary of the book and thought it would be an interesting and entertaining read. It was very interesting and I was captivated, but it…
Red Queen Review
Summary Alice and Hatcher have ventured out from Old City and are on the path to happily ever after, or so they thought. When they get separated in the woods, Alice will learn how to save herself and those that she loves. My Thoughts This sequel was such an interesting twist to even the first book. I honestly thought that this book wasn’t going to have the same zip as the first because the first was just so outrageous, but I was wrong. This book was different from Alice because it took that darkness and that drama and went into more depth with the main characters. The setting of this…
Vengeful Review
Summary Marcella Riggins has been done wrong. She is a smart, savvy and gorgeous woman married to one of the most powerful mob bosses in Merit City. She was the perfect wife, but when her husband betrays her, she will become just a little vengeful…. My Thoughts OMG! THIS BOOK WAS KILLER LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. I enjoyed this book so much better than the first for one reason and one reason only, Marcella Riggins…. Marcella Riggins was an instant love character for me from the moment she started talking. Yes, she is bloodthirsty, evil, manipulative, conniving, and vengeful, but this girl has been through hell and back and she didn’t…
How to Pronounce Knife Review
Summary In this collection of short stories, different characters share their experiences of struggling to find their bearings in an unfamiliar place. This author portrays the priorities of life through these many different characters’ raw and very real storylines. My Thoughts So I’m not the biggest fan of short story collections because I always need more time in book worlds and characters. However, I read the title and the synopsis of this book and I just had to read it. As an ESL teacher, it hit home for me and I really needed to see where this author was going with it. I am so happy I read it although…
Oona Out of Order Review
Summary Oona Lockhart’s birthday is on January first, but she celebrates her birthdays a little bit differently than you and me. On New Year’s of Oona’s 19th birthday, she travels through time and wakes up in her fifty-one year old body with no memory of how she got there. This leads to many years of traveling to different years of her life and Oona discovers her timeline in a way that no one ever will. My Thoughts I enjoyed this book a lot, but I did not know how dark it was going to be! From the cover and the synobisis of the book, I thought it was going to…