Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review – The Hunger Games

Posted on March 24, 2013 by sutterlearn

I finally relented to pop culture, at my daughter’s urging, and read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. My submission was more a response to her repeated requests and finally she checked the book from her school library and brought … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Focus: Elevating the Essential to Radically Improving Student Learning

Posted on December 4, 2012 by sutterlearn

Although it’s been out for over a year, I finally got around to reading Mike Schmoker’s latest book Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improving Student Learning and it hit the mark.  Schmoker is somewhat of a folk hero to … Continue reading →

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Book Review – How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Posted on October 14, 2012 by sutterlearn

Paul Tough’s recent book, How Children Succeed, received all sorts of press from the New York Times to Time magazine and plenty of bloggers in between, almost before it was released on September 4, 2012.   What initially drew me to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bob Marley – The Untold Story

Posted on June 3, 2012 by sutterlearn

In the summer of my 9th grade year, I had the chance to visit Jamaica on a mission trip.  Since that time, I have been a fan of Bob Marley’s music and his legend, but didn’t completely understand how he … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Dream Manager

Posted on March 14, 2012 by sutterlearn

Last week I read The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly.  This business parable is set at a janitorial company facing huge turnover, as could be expected.  The premise is that the frustrated general manager decides that the key to keeping … Continue reading →

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