I am exactly four days away from summer vacation and frankly, it's about time. I've got grades to finish, reports to write (both electronically and in hard copy in a book--thanks Bulgaria), some letters of recommendation to get started on and a classroom to clean up. The good news is while I'll be busy, I am totally not worried about it. This year, year three, everything is going so much smoother than my first two years at ACS.

The thing is, I'd much rather be reading. My desire to buckle down and finish my grades is about zero. My desire to curl up with a book on my couch and read, to head to Starbucks to drink a iced latte and read, to stretch out by a pool and read, or even to sit on the subway and read is much greater than my desire to finish up my school work. Funny how that works.

Instead, I've been creating my summer reading list. I've been reading books reviews, asking for recommendations and I even started updating my <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/157178-carolyn" target="_blank">goodreads profile</a>  (because, yes, I am that kind of nerdy). Anyhow, I'd love to hear what you're reading, what books you're planning to this summer, or what books have caught your attention recently.

Me? I basically read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gone-Girl-Novel-Gillian-Flynn/dp/030758836X" target="_blank">Gone Girl</a> in a single day after listing to an author interview on NPR. It's not great literature but it's crazy good. I couldn't put it down because I kept wondering: did he do it? Followed by: what?!, what!?, what?!.