After an intense month of reading novels with intercultural themes, I thought a break, in the form of chick lit might be warranted. Turns out, I don’t always have smart ideas. In my second week of delving into light reading, I’m already flipping pages just to get to the end of another dang book.... more

After an intense month of reading novels with intercultural themes, I thought a break, in the form of chick lit might be warranted. Turns out, I don’t always have smart ideas. In my second week of delving into light reading, I’m already flipping pages just to get to the end of another dang book. This time my reading adventures led me to Dork Diaries by Rachel Russell, which I checked out because it was being touted as the girls’ equivalent to the Wimpy Kid series. The latter I am proud to share with my students. As for Dork Diaries, the first book in the series was such a bore that I won't be reading any further. http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/quick-take-dork-diaries-by-rachel-russell/

Few months ago, I translated this book into bahasa Indonesia. This book is about Nikki J. Maxwell who received scholarship to a prestigious private middle school. It is hard to be a new girl in school at her ages. She has to meet new friend, new crush, and new mean girl. She also has to deal with he... more

Few months ago, I translated this book into bahasa Indonesia. This book is about Nikki J. Maxwell who received scholarship to a prestigious private middle school. It is hard to be a new girl in school at her ages. She has to meet new friend, new crush, and new mean girl. She also has to deal with her embarrassing parents. I enjoyed reading (and translating) this book. It has a cool format that made it looks like a real diary, with a unique fonts and cute illustrations.