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Win a Copy of Passionate Readers in Honor of My Birthday

Pernille Ripp

Thank you so much to all who entered, through a random number generator the winner was selected and notified yesterday!

I woke up a year older this morning.  Amazing how that happens just like that.  Like a year is no big deal.  Like a year passing is just something to get used to.

In all honesty, it hasn’t hit me yet.  38.  What an age.  I remember my mother being 38 and thinking how young she still was yet knowing that being in your 30’s somehow meant you were very much an adult.  I feel very much like an adult at times, other times not so much.

Every year, I write a letter to myself to be delivered on my birthday through FutureMe, it never ceases to amaze me what I was thinking at the time I wrote the letter.  The questions I have for myself.  Last year’s letter asked me how Passionate Readers turned out, whether it was useful, whether people found inspiration within its pages.  I think it has been, I am not sure, it is hard to judge one’s own work.  And yet, it is being read and shared, and I am just a little bit amazed.

So in honor of my birthday and in honor of my student’s who have had the most significant impact on me as a teacher, I am giving away a copy of Passionate Readers today.  The giveaway will end at midnight tonight.  All you have to do is leave a comment and I will select a winner randomly.  Bonus; if you have read the book and leave a review, I will enter you into the drawing twice as a thank you and then you can give a copy of the book away.

I am not sure what this upcoming year will hold.  More travels for sure, more laughs I hope, more time becoming better, becoming more than what I was.  But I do know that I am planning on making this year count.  The quiet moments and the loud.  On growing deliberately.  On slowing down deliberately.  On being grateful.  So thank you for the love and support you have given me this past year.  Thank you for being on this journey with me.

If you like what you read here, consider reading my newest book, Passionate Readers – The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child, out August 2017.  This book focuses on the five keys we can implement into any reading community to strengthen student reading experiences, even within the 45 minute English block.  If you are looking for solutions and ideas for how to re-engage all of your students consider reading my very first book  Passionate Learners – How to Engage and Empower Your Students.      Also, if you are wondering where I will be in the coming year or would like to have me speak, please see this page.

234 thoughts on “Win a Copy of Passionate Readers in Honor of My Birthday”

  6. Happy happy birthday. I have many passionate readers in my classroom, but I am always looking for ways to do better. Thank you for this book giveaway on your special day.

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  9. I recently discovered your blog. Your passion for building readers, book recommendations, and thoughts on current trends in literacy keep me coming back. Happy birthday, Pernille!

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  10. I have your book in my book bag right now! I love it! It is my go to for inspiration right along with Book Love by Penny Kittle. I go back and re-read each for rejuvenation – good for the soul just when you think that you are out of ideas.

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  15. Happy birthday! I always enjoy hearing your reflections from the classroom as they provide me with wisdom to use in my own classroom. I would absolutely love to win your book. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  25. Happy Birthday, Pernille! I’m always interested in expanding my understanding of reading and how to improve myself in the classroom! Thanks for the chance!

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  26. Happy book birthday to you! I haven’t read Passionate Readers, but I feel like I have read parts vicariously through Dr. Mary Howard and your posts. PR is on my TBR pile. I would love to see you at Furman University ( Greenville, SC) Consortium next year!

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  29. Happy Birthday! May this year be filled with laughter and the love of family and friends. You do inspire me to be a better teacher, while reminding me that it is okay to be human. Thank you for being in our lives.

    I left a review in the way back days — “D. Dwyer” . I love to share your blog and your books. They DO make a difference.

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  30. Happy Birthday Pernille! Thank you for sharing your voice and perspective. Thank you for helping your students find theirs. We need more passionate educators to carry it forward.
    I wish you well for the upcoming year!

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  35. Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday!
    Thanks for all the wonderful goodness you post and share with all of us.
    Here’s hoping this is a wonderful and amazing year for you!

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  36. Happy birthday, Pernille! I loved Pationate Learners And have been wanting to read this one since I finished it. I hope you enjoy your day!

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  44. Happy Birthday! (And Happy pi Day) you have been an inspiration for me for many years, I would love to get my hands on your book. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  45. Happy celebration. Thank you for the gift that you give and the passion that you advocate. You create a spark to provide warmth to those of who teach reading and those who find reading gives us fire.

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  47. Birthdays are a gift and I can’t think of a better gift than to get a copy of your book. I gave a copy to my student teacher last week as she moved on to her next placement. I know this will be a book she will use. Thanks so much.

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  50. Happy Birthday Pernille. I read Passionate Readers and highlighted many paragraphs. Thank you for writing what I needed and wanted to read. I’d love a copy to give to a friend,

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