![]() She blogs about books at Reading Middle Grade.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Afoma Umesi is a freelance writer and editor with a voracious appetite for children’s literature.We had some great discussions about it it was a really simple read, just about 190 pages. We read this a couple months back and had a few meetings on it. The advice in this book is incredibly practical and the full copy of the book is well worth the read. Today we’re talking about a book called The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results authored by Gary Keller with Jake Papasan. I was watching the hit comedy City Slickers, and the audience’s laughter rattled and rocked the theater. This book clearly defines why productivity is the perfect vehicle for getting what you want an living an extraordinary life. Gary Keller and Jay Papasan explore the idea that to get extraordinary results you need to focus on one thing. Josh Billings 1 THE ONE THING On June 7, 1991, the earth moved for 112 minutes. Equality is an idea, not a practical reality in the world of results. It’s your job to find and pursue your one thing. One thing is at the heart of every success. Teachers and middle schoolers alike will find this book to be an excellent conversation starter, and the illustrations will entice reluctant and younger readers. The ONE Thing by Gary Keller is a must-read for anyone interested in productivity and personal improvement. Buy this book on Amazon (Highly recommend) Access My Searchable Collection of 100+ Book Notes. This book might not satisfy you completely, if like me you enjoy plot, but it will make you think about the one thing, or things that matter most to you. Then, there are the kids who choose to save nothing - their reasons will make your heart ache too.īy the end of the class, even the teacher rethinks her choices, just as every reader will. But beyond the objects, the meat of this book is in the reasons why these kids have chosen their one thing. What do the kids want to save? Cell phones, a sweater knitted by a grandparent, the collar of a dead pet, plaques, a bedroom rug, sea shells, a parent’s insulin kit, an entire bookcase. We never actually get to “meet” students, but we see their names and the dialogue between students and between students and teacher. Their responses are funny, heartwarming, surprising, and poignant. They can choose any one thing, no matter the size or weight. It is also less than 80 pages long, with sparse text in the Korean sijo poetry style.Ī teacher asks her students one thing they would save in a fire if all their pets and loved ones were already out safely. It’s geared toward middle schoolers, but has lovely black and white illustrations on nearly every page. ![]() Linda Sue Park’s The One Thing You’d Save is a unique hybrid of sorts.
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