November 2016 Books

How is November over? (how has it been over for 2 weeks?!)
Here's What I read in November....

1.  Firefly Lane (Kristen Hannah)--Somehow I read the sequel first.  Knowing "what happened next" kind of ruined the story for me--this book seemed like it was supposed to end on a "high note", but since I know what happened next, it was one long bummer.  The sequel also did a good job recapping, so while there was some new material, there wasn't anything too surprising.  If you're going to read these, I'd read this first.
2.  Stars Over Sunset Boulevard (Susan Meissner)--Connects 1930's Hollywood through 1940's/50's and today.  A little about Gone With the Wind, a lot about the relationship between two life-long friends.  Good book.
3.  Building a Better Teacher:  How Teaching Works and How to Teach It To Everyone (Elizabeth Green)--It took me months to get through this.  It was good, had a lot about the research on how math in particular is taught today.  Good advice that boils down to "get into other classrooms and learn from each other".
4.  The Girl in the Glass (Susan Meissner)--Another Meissner book where she connects the past and the present, this time Medieval Florence and today.  Cute story, good read.

Apparently I was busy doing other things during November!

All good books, but none really contenders for top 10....