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The Moffatt Girls

This Spring Math and Literacy Packet has it all and requires NO PREP! The resources in this packet are designed to meet Common Core Standards for Kindergarten while making learning FUN, hands-on and interactive! If you like this packet, you may also like our other NO PREP packets:⭐️SAVE BIG WITH⭐️ ALL YEAR Math and Literacy NO PREP Kindergarten⭐️ St. Patrick's Day NO PREP Packet Kindergarten⭐️ Valentine NO PREP (Kindergarten)⭐️ Christmas NO PREP (Kindergarten)⭐️ Fall Math and Literacy (Kinderga

Subjects:

Math, Reading, Spring

Grades:

Types:

Centers, Printables

Also included in: All Year Math and Literacy NO PREP BUNDLE (Kindergarten) Winter

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My Nerdy Teacher by Alina V

$100.00

$19.00

⭐⭐⭐ FLASH SALE ⭐⭐⭐Grab The Decodable Readers Passages Mega Bundle for just $19! Hurry up, time is running out! Your students can practice reading in a fun and engaging way using these decodable texts.  Science of Reading AlignedLow Prep Required. Simply print and go.These decodable passages will help your students practice the phonics patterns you're teaching them.Perfect for centers, homework, morning work, and more.Printable and Digital (Google Slides™)Perfect for Preschool Kindergarten, 1st gr

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Centers, Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3c, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d…

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Especially Education

If you are looking for an individual schedule book, visual schedules, or a first then board, this Positive Behavior Support resource has it all! Please note: All editable files are compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint. Some pages may now be edited using Google Slides.Included in this download: - 6-tabbed and 2-tabbed flip book options- 200+ visual schedule icons (these are not editable)- First then board (separate from flip book)- First next then board (separate from flip book)- Token boards (wi

Subjects:

Back to School, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities

Also included in: BUNDLE: First Then Board & Visual Schedule Flip Books (clipart + real pictures)

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My Teaching Pal

$12. 50

$8.00

Bundle

Get your students practicing all things related to the alphabet with this HUGE alphabet worksheet bundle. Students will work on letter identification, beginning sounds, letter formation, lower and uppercase letter differentiation and so much more. There are 4 different worksheet types included in this pack which cover each letter of the alphabet. A total of 104 worksheets are included.What’s Included:♥ Alphabet Worksheets – Letter Work♥ Beginning Sounds Worksheets – Color By My Sound♥ Alphabet M

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Phonics, Writing

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Printables, Worksheets

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Simply Kinder

$972.00

$25.00

The ultimate bundle for kindergarten sight word practice books, games, color by code, and more for 200+ high-frequency words! BEST SELLER on TpT with over 7,000 teacher reviews! Check out this incredible value for everything you need for sight word practice!Your Sight Word Practice just became so much better with this huge file of printables, activities, centers and so much more. Each sight word included has its own separate file with 67 pages of activities! Perfect for kindergarten, first grad

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Worksheets

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.3, RF.K.3c

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First Grade Freckles

Update 10/2022: Real Mouth Photos are now included.Update 07/2022: Boho Color scheme now included.Reading research has confirmed how important it is for students to learn explicit phonetic skills. This classroom resource is worth the wall space! There are so many options here you can hang what your specific program or sequence needs. Options span from basic kindergarten phonics skills to advanced skills found in third grade. These are also great for classrooms serving students needing suppor

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Writing

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

RF. K.3, RF.1.3, RF.2.3, RF.3.3

by

Fishyrobb

Do your students like to know what's happening in their day? Do they constantly ask you what's coming up next? When's recess? Is it time for lunch yet? These daily classroom schedule cards give students an easy way to find the information themselves - without asking you all day long.This resource helps you easily create an eye-catching visual schedule that lets students know what's happening throughout the school day and when.These schedule cards coordinate with any classroom decor and are also

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Management

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Classroom Forms, Posters

Also included in: Back to School BUNDLE Daily Schedule Chart Voice Levels & Special Area Posters

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Pocket of Preschool

Fine motor journals are a fun way to teach pre-writing skills, handwriting foundations, and strengthen fine motor muscles. There are so many fine motor activities you can do in a journal! It's like a mini-portfolio of all their fine motor activities all organized and in one place making it easy to visually see student growth. Here are some activities to do in fine motor journals: writing types of lines/letters (aka fun handwriting), name activities, letter activities, number activities, stamp ac

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities

Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE

by

Kim Miller

These SIMPLE No-Fuss Editable Classroom Newsletter Templates are perfect to use all year long and make parent communication easy! Keep your parents up-to-date with what's going on in your classroom throughout the year. Whether you send a newsletter home weekly or monthly, these templates make it easy, and editing them is a breeze! Included in this download:24 different COLOR newsletter templates (color and black & white)24 different BLACK & WHITE newsletter templatesnewsletter templates

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Classroom Forms, For Parents

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Joey Udovich

$50. 00

$19.99

If you need help with classroom organization, look no further! This teacher planner goes beyond lesson plans. It was created to organize just about everything to keep your classroom running smoothly. The best part? You get FREE UPDATES FOR LIFE! Yep…you read that right. This is the last planner you will ever have to buy!➤➤➤ DON’T FORGET TO CLICK THE “VIEW PREVIEW” BUTTON ABOVE TO GET A CLOSER LOOK!_________________________________________________________________________⭐️ Here is a quick overvie

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Management, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Classroom Forms, Printables, Professional Documents

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Pink Cat Studio

$21.00

$4.99

Practice number matching, addition, subtraction, multiplication or division with these 15 fun and engaging differentiated color-by-code worksheets for seasons and special occasions throughout the entire school year! There is one picture per special occasion. These activities are perfect for distance learning, morning work, math centers, early finishers, substitutes, and homework. Teachers have commented:"I was able to make these at different levels for different kids, and they had no idea it was

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Spring, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Centers, Printables, Worksheets

CCSS:

1.NBT.C.4, K.OA.A.2, K.OA.A.5, 1.OA.C.6, 1.OA.D.8…

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Pocket of Preschool

Red and Green Choices is a GAME CHANGER! It will change the way students act in your classroom! Making choices, how to interact with others, and act/behave is a skill (aka character education) we need to teach just like we need to teach letters and sounds. It takes lots of practice and visual supports for little learners. Included are 34 green choices (good choices) cards and 29 red choices (bad choices) cards. You choose the choices you think will best fit the needs of your class. Use the c

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Management, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Centers, Printables

Also included in: Social Skills (SEL) and Character Educatio Curriculum Bundle for Little Learners

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One Stop Teacher Shop

$36.00

$17.99

Are you tired of searching for a planner that will fit your unique schedule, needs, and style? Look no further! The One Stop Teacher Planner is Editable and Customizable! Choose to print your planner or go 100% digital! Either way, the One Stop Teacher Planner offers tons of forms, dated lesson plans, gorgeous designs, and calendars to use throughout the year. Keep yourself well organized in a stylish way while paying only a fraction of the price of what other trendy teacher planners cost. Join

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Management, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Classroom Forms, Professional Documents

Also included in: One Stop Teacher Planner BUNDLE | Printable & Digital | FREE Updates | 2022-2023

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My Teaching Pal

$12. 00

$8.00

Bundle

The HUGE bundle of sentence work worksheets will have your students practicing a number of literacy skills related to fluency, editing, writing and grammar. This bundle is perfect for literacy centers, whole-class activities, homework, intervention programs and more!The following 4 packets are included in this bundle:1. Sentence ScrambleStudents unscramble the sentences to form a simple sentence. This activity is great for learning and understanding basic sentence structure. There are 20 pages i

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Phonics, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Centers, Worksheets

by

Rachel Lynette

30 Figurative Language Worksheets that focus on similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. These worksheets are great for no-prep practice of the 7 most common types of figurative language. Each type of figurative language includes an introductory page with a definition and examples. The rest of the pages provide opportunities for practice.WHAT'S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:30 printable worksheetsRecording SheetsAnswer Keys DIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityG

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Vocabulary

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Independent Work Packet, Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.6.4, L.3.3, L.3.3a, L.3.5…

Also included in: Figurative Language BUNDLE! Activities, Task Cards, Posters, Digital & more!

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WholeHearted School Counseling

$10.75

Our Calm Down Corner kit has EVERYTHING you need to help your students with self-regulation, and will be a true game changer for your classroom management. It's the perfect social emotional learning and behavior management tool that's essential for every elementary classroom! You'll be able to create a beautiful break space where students can independently use coping strategies to self-regulate and manage their big feelings. All the while reducing classroom disruptions, making it easier for you

Subjects:

Classroom Management, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Posters, Worksheets

Also included in: Self-Regulation Coping Skills Bundle: Calm Corner, SEL Lessons, Games & Decor

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Aimee's Edventures LLC

$10.75

$5.50

It was breaking my heart to watch my students wandering around the room trying not to cry when I said, "Please find a partner." So I created these cards! Now they are loved by thousands of teachers who have the same goal of including every student in their classroom.These partnership cards make it quick and easy to set up differentiated small group work, and they're perfect for kids of all abilities. The best part is that they don't have to guess who their partner is, it's right on the card (whi

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Games, Printables

Also included in: Classroom Management BUNDLE

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Miss Jacobs Little Learners

$70. 00

$36.00

Bundle

Your classroom is going to look beautifully on trend with this Editable Modern Boho Rainbow Classroom Decor Bundle! Suitable for all year levels, these stunning Neutral Rainbow educational printables have been created using a stylish & warm, neutral boho color palette to create a sense of calm and add an earthy feel to your classroom.With over 2500+ pages, this modern classroom decor bundle includes EVERYTHING you need to set up an amazing educational space for you and your students with new

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Printables

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Patricia Pat Resources

$10.00

Is writing complete sentences or building sentence structure a struggle for your students? If so, you’ll love how these sentence writing worksheets will help you teach how to build and write complete sentences.✏️ The many activities in this pack will help your students UNDERSTAND the sentence structure CLEARLY and build a confident and solid writing foundation. ✏️ This is a no-prep resource that even reluctant writers will love, plus you will save a lot of time with Differentiations and Scaffoldi

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Special Education

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Centers, Printables, Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.2.1, RF.1.1a, W.K.2, W.2.3, SL.1.5…

Also included in: Sentence Writing Center | Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure | Small Groups

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A Teachable Teacher

$25.00

$20.00

Bundle

All-in-One Reading Passages give your students the opportunity to practice phonics and fluency with these reading comprehension passages and questions. The best part? It requires no prep on your end! Now including original PDF + NEW digital versions of each phonics reading passage for distance learning!Each reading passage gives your students the opportunity to practice a targeted phonics skill in the context of reading. Each phonics passage also builds fluency and comprehension. It’s the bundle

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Phonics, Reading

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

English (UK), Guided Reading Books, Printables

by

Haley O'Connor

Do you have students in your class who need extra behavior supports? Are you spending valuable instructional time constantly redirecting a few challenging students, and aren't sure what to do to support them? This packet is FULL of resources, ideas, and tools to help every student in your classroom be successful. This resource is ideal for any primary teacher that needs additional behavior resources to support the students in their class! By working WITH the student, you're able to create strong

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Classroom Management, School Counseling

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Classroom Forms, Printables

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My Teaching Pal

$22.00

$15.00

Bundle

This bundle features a HUGE 263 math worksheets for first grade! The worksheets cover addition and subtraction, numbers and place value, 2D & 3D shapes, data and graphing, fractions & partitioning and time. These fun-filled worksheets are great to use all year round and they are perfect for whole-class activities, math stations, fast finisher activities, homework and review. This bundle consists of the following packets:First Grade Addition and Subtraction WorksheetsFirst Grade 2D and 3D

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Math, Numbers

Grades:

Types:

Printables, Workbooks, Worksheets

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Mrs Ds Corner

$15.00

$10.00

NUMBER 1 BEST SELLER ON TPT * Functional, differentiated skill work that is the perfect addition to your morning routine and calendar time. This adapted binder will help your students start their day off right, and once mastered, can be a set of skills they complete successfully and independently. Please watch the video preview for a look at some of the workpages included in this resource.Watch a video preview here.See it in action here and here. What is included?• 8 editable covers (add student

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Special Education

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Printables

Also included in: BUNDLE Morning Adapted Work Binder® ( English and Spanish )

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Polka Dots Please

$14. 00

$10.00

Bundle

You understand the importance of sight word practice! These sight word flashcards help children read high frequency words in isolation and in decodable sentences! Every card helps readers improve their word recognition, fluency, and decoding skills! They are perfect for guided reading, reading lessons, and homework. Click on the preview to see what makes these cards so special!Reading research supports learning new sight words within a sentence. What is included?400 sight word cards with decodab

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Flash Cards, Printables, Word Walls

How to Determine the Reading Level of a Book

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Fountas and Pinnell, Lexile Level, Primer, Pre-primer, Beginning Reader are all terms you may have heard if you have a young reader in your house. Seriously, what does it all mean? Is there actually a way how to determine the reading level of a book? If your child can read The Cat in Hat, which is a level J in Guided Reading, can she independently tackle Diary of a Worm, which has a Lexile Level of 510L or is she ready for Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up, even though that one has a DRA of 30?

Through this post, I am going to attempt to elucidate and explain reading levels. So scroll through to find the system that your child’s teacher uses or pour yourself a large cup of coffee and sift through all of the various ways educators, librarians, and book publishers level and categorize books for young readers.

Reading Levels Are Like Starbucks Sizes

I admit, I don’t visit Starbucks unless I have a gift card. I am also that person who goes to Starbucks and still tries to order a large iced tea. The barista calmly asks if I would like a venti or a trenta and then explains that I need to choose between Passion Tango, Matcha Green, or Guava White Tea. Then comes the question of sweetened, unsweetened, or added lemonade.

For the young reader, finding a book that can be read independently can be as tricky as remembering all of the variables in a Starbucks order. Little readers who are not familiar with reading levels or taught to find a “good fit book” often go for books that are too easy and boring, too difficult and frustrating, or, like my kindergarten son, books that have too many unreadable Star Wars planet names like Kashyyyk. If a child knows her reading level, she can find books that contain sight words she knows, plot lines that are not too advanced, and vocabulary that is manageable.

Explain the Levels, Please

There are many different ways that books are leveled. Here are the three most popular methods for how to determine the reading level of a book.

Developmental

Children become readers by moving through different developmental reading stages. These stages range from the emergent pre-reader to the expert fluent reader. Typically, the emergent pre-reader is between six months and six years of age, while the expert fluent reader is 16 years and older. The developmental categories are broader categories than many of the other leveling systems.

Letter Levels

When I taught first and second grade, I found letter levels to be the most kid friendly way to organize a classroom library. If your child’s school levels books using Fountas and Pinnell, Reading A-Z, Scholastic Books, or Guided Reading Levels, then books will be leveled using a letter system. While it would be nice, these leveling systems do not always correlate. A book that is a Reading A-Z Level P, is not always a Level P using the Guided Reading Levels.

Number Levels

Books can be leveled through such systems as Lexile Numbers, The Direct Reading Assessment (DRA), and Reading Recovery. These systems measure texts by complexity and a reader’s skill level and then assign a number.

I Have My Child’s Reading Level, Now What?

Throughout the school year, your child’s teacher will probably perform  reading inventories or assessments with your child. These will determine your child’s reading level.

If you homeschool or your child’s school does not use leveled reading, then use a simple test called the “five finger test” to roughly determine your child’s reading level. Have your child choose a book and open to the second page. Ask your little one to read the text out loud. If your child struggles with independently reading five or more words on that page, the book is too difficult and is not a good fit. You should also ask some comprehension questions to make sure that your young reader understands what she is reading. When a book passes the five finger test, use one of the links below to determine that book’s reading level.

Once you have the reading level, take a look at these five helpful websites, apps, and charts that will help you and your child find or level the perfect book:

  1. Book Wizard : Type in the title of a book to retrieve the Guided Reading Level and grade level.
  2. Lexile Find-a-Book :Visit this site to find the Lexile Number for a specific book or to generate a list of books with a particular Lexile Number.
  3. Reading A-Z Level Correlation Chart : This is the best conversion chart out there for reading levels.
  4. Reading Levels Explained : Check out this very clean and user friendly site if you are still feeling overwhelmed by all of the reading level systems.
  5. Literacy Leveler app : Download this app and then use it to scan a book’s ISBN to see its Lexile, DRA, and GRL.

Levels Should be Helpful, Not Stressful

Reading levels should not feel restrictive. They should be used as helpful tools and not as a draconian system that kills the love of reading. Encourage your child to read books on her level, but don’t be upset if she chooses to reread an old favorite or picks up a nonfiction book that has some advanced vocabulary. Imagine how horrible it would be if adults had to always adhere to a reading level. I am well aware of the fact that some of my beach reads are probably a fourth grade reading level, with a Guided Reading Level of Q, 820L, and DRA of 40. I may not always be challenged as a reader, but it is still fun to sip my trenta Passion Tango unsweetened iced tea and enjoy a book simply for the fun of reading.

Need some books to practice leveling? Help yourself to 50 Must-Read Books for Beginning Readers, 20 Must-Read Books for First Graders and Second Graders, The Best Chapter Books for Kids: Engaging with Words, and 70 Must-Read Books for 3rd Graders.

90,000 Top 100 Books - ReadRate 90,001 90,002 Do you see catchy headlines online like "Top 100 Books Everyone Should Read", "Best Books of All Time" and other variations on the One True Reading List? Not sure which one to really believe? We at ReadRate believe that readers should choose the main interesting books themselves. That is, you yourself. So the list below is based solely on your preferences.

The Top 100 Books list consists of the books you read and finish most often. And in the process of reading, you leave your favorite quotes on the book page at ReadRate, write reviews, talking about your personal impressions. All this data - the number of people who read the book, the number of reviews and citations - is automatically calculated by the ReadRate system. And so it turns out this list, where in the first place will always be the most relevant and readable by you...More

Do you see catchy headlines online like "Top 100 Books Everyone Should Read", "Best Books of All Time" and other variations on the one true reading list? Not sure which one to really believe? We at ReadRate believe that readers should choose the main interesting books themselves. That is, you yourself. So the list below is based solely on your preferences.

The Top 100 Books list consists of the books you read and finish most often. And in the process of reading, you leave your favorite quotes on the book page at ReadRate, write reviews, talking about your personal impressions. All this data - the number of people who read the book, the number of reviews and citations - is automatically calculated by the ReadRate system. This is how this list turns out, where the most relevant and read book will always be in the first place. Data is constantly changing, and so are your preferences.

What popular books almost never leave the top ten of the list? First of all, it's Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury's famous novel about how to live in a world where reading books is a crime. They say that he was born in the author's head after watching the frames of the documentary chronicle of the Second World War, where the Nazis threw books into the fire. The writer then seemed to be burned himself: there was a feeling that a person was being burned in front of him. “People and books are one flesh,” Bradbury liked to say.

George Orwell's dystopia 1984 is not far behind. The main themes of this novel, alas, continue to be relevant: the danger of dictatorship, the dead-end path of restricting human freedoms, the horror of totalitarian ideas brought to the point of absurdity. The popular phrase "Big Brother is watching you" comes from this book. Big Brother is the protagonist of 1984, he is responsible for the Thought Police and the Ministry of Love.

You have permanently assigned the label "Best Books" to Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, Erich Maria Remarque's Three Comrades, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Antoine's The Little Prince de Saint-Exupery. These books have been on the list for many years. But this does not mean that you refer exclusively to the classics as the best. There are also relative novelties. For example, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Shantaram and Shadow of the Mountain by Gregory David Roberts, The Martian by Andy Weier, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

Not sure what bestseller books to add to your reading list right now? Just scroll down.

10 interesting books to read on the weekend: what to read on the weekend

  • 1

    Oscar and the Pink Lady

    Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is a world celebrity, one of the most widely read French writers. Many of his novels and short stories are short and easy to read in a weekend. However, it is best to start acquaintance with the writer's work with his little masterpiece "Oscar and the Pink Lady", which made him famous all over the world.

    "Oscar and the Pink Lady" is a touching, beautiful and poetic philosophical parable about a seriously ill boy who writes letters to God. In funny, sometimes sad, but very life-affirming messages, Oscar tells how his adult life could have turned out. This story is about the inspiring power of friendship, about faith, about the value of absolutely every day lived, and about how much love and kindness even a short life can contain.

  • 2

    Woman with paper flowers

    Donato Carrisi is known to readers as one of the most brilliant modern detective writers. To get to know the Italian writer from a new perspective, pay attention to his short novel Woman with Paper Flowers. This is not a detective story at all, but the plot in it is so exciting that it is in no way inferior to other works by Carrisi.

    The novel takes place during the First World War. A captive soldier waits in a cold alpine cave for dawn, when he is to be shot. He is visited by a military doctor, hoping to convince the prisoner to speak and thus save his life. The doctor does not yet guess what an amazing story the captive will tell him. A story in which the lives of these two people who met by chance will be connected in the most extraordinary way ...

  • 3

    A year in Provence

    Once an English couple decided on a risky act: discarding all prudent arguments, they bought an old farmhouse in the south of France. Since then, they have begun a completely new life, full of gastronomic adventures, funny discoveries and unexpected, but pleasant acquaintances. The first year lived in Provence turned out to be so eventful that Peter Mayle decided to write a book about it.

    "A Year in Provence" immediately became a world bestseller and brought the author not only world fame, but also the respect of the French. The work is still considered the best travel book about France, thanks to which the flow of tourists to the south of the country has significantly increased. For outstanding services to the French Republic, Peter Meil ​​was even awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor.

    You can not only read the charming “A Year in Provence” over the weekend, but also, inspired by the book, plan a whole trip to this beautiful region.

  • 4

    Patrick Melrose. Book 1

    In the UK, the Patrick Melrose novels have cult status, and their author Edward St Aubyn is considered a modern classic. In his works, a rich language, and an easy and relaxed manner of narration is combined with deep psychologism and subtle British humor. He is often placed on a par with Britain's greatest writers: as Zadie Smith so aptly remarked, Edward St Aubyn's books have "the wit of Wilde, the lightness of Wodehouse and the causticity of Waugh."

    When Edward was 8 years old, his parents divorced, but the psychological trauma received in childhood affected his entire future life. In his youth, he suffered from a severe form of drug addiction. After undergoing treatment, St. Aubin gave himself an ultimatum: either he would write a book about his difficult life, or he would commit suicide. So he came up with Patrick Melrose, his literary alter ego.

    There are three novels in the first book about Patrick Melrose - It's OK, Bad News and Timid Hope. If desired, all three parts can be read over the weekend. Or stop only at the very first novel, "It's OK," which has just over 140 pages. In this book, we learn about Patrick's childhood, his relationship with his tyrannical father and alcoholic mother, his experience of violence and its consequences.

  • 5

    Time noise

    Booker Prize winner and one of the most elegant stylists of modern British literature Julian Barnes is a big fan of Dmitri Shostakovich. It was to him that he dedicated his novel The Noise of Time, written for the 110th anniversary of the world-famous composer. The book cannot be called a fictionalized biography of Shostakovich.

    Barnes is well versed in Russian literature and culture, therefore, having an excellent command of the context, he builds his own narrative based on Soviet history and events from the life of Shostakovich. If you're thinking about reading on your day off, Barnes's novel is a great choice to not only get to know the writer's work, but also perhaps look at familiar events in a new way.

  • 6

    The Great Gatsby

    Francis Scott Fitzgerald is one of the iconic prose writers of the 20th century. His main novel, The Great Gatsby, is a sparkling story that tells the world about the "roaring" twenties of the last century and the great "American dream". The image of the mysterious protagonist Jay Gatsby - a millionaire who arranges chic parties and is quixotically in love with his old acquaintance Daisy - is one of the brightest in world literature. Despite the fact that Fitzgerald described his contemporaries and the well-known atmosphere of the Jazz Age in the novel, The Great Gatsby is a timeless book about broken destinies and the senselessness of a man's pursuit of an unattainable dream.

  • 7

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    Breakfast at Tiffany's is Truman Capote's most famous work, not least thanks to the adaptation of the book starring Audrey Hepburn. The main character of the story, Holly Golightly, is one of the brightest and most unusual women in American literature. Capote admitted that he imagined Holly a little differently when he wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's": according to him, the prototype of the main character was a platinum blonde, more like Marilyn Monroe. But all over the world, the image of Holly Golightly is associated primarily with Audrey Hepburn.

    In Breakfast at Tiffany's, the eccentric, vibrant young Holly is drawn to the world of the rich, sparkling with bright lights. Combining childish naivety with charming charm, she embodies the very essence of New York - a city where dreams lie at arm's length, right behind the glass of an expensive shop window.

    "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is worth reading over the weekend to finally find out how Capote's famous work differs from the no less famous film adaptation.

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    Call of Cthulhu

    Howard Phillips Lovecraft did not publish a single book during his lifetime, but thanks to his short story "The Call of Cthulhu" he became a recognized master of horror literature and an idol for both the general readership and refined intellectuals. His influence on his work was recognized by such masters as Borges and Stephen King. The writer's stories were repeatedly filmed, and his name became a household name. Lovecraftian horrors are now called works in which the fear of the unknown is much stronger than the fear of vampires, zombies or other monsters that are familiar to us. "The Call of Cthulhu" is a short work that can tickle your nerves on a day off.

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    Moscow-Petushki (with comments by Eduard Vlasov)

    Venedikt Erofeev is a bright and ambiguous phenomenon in Russian literature. His famous poem "Moscow - Petushki", written back in 1970, is a kind of philosophical parable, a timeless work, because Erofeev created his own world, his universe in the book, in the center of which is a man and his journey to amazing, utopian Petushki.

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