Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Book Update

A friend asked me to post on facebook what our family had been reading. Well, if you are on fb or other social network, you know the limited space for a status update. And if you know me you are laughing aloud already knowing that the books we have been reading in the past few weeks would never fit in that small space :) ! I could post it as a "note" on facebook but prefer to do it here and add pictures. Plus, this blog is a more "permanent" recording for the family.

So without further ado and in no particular order:
Beautiful Girlhood and Before You Meet Prince Charming - with Emma Kate - our discussion springboard for how to become a young lady and not a "tween"

Swiss Family Robinson - read as a family

King Arthur - (Howard Pyle version) - family reading

The Lamplighter - wow - you need to read this one! Great as personal reading or as a read aloud for the family

True Stories of Great Americans for Young Americans We are reading only one or two stories a week to go along with our Social Studies. I highly recommend this book to anyone teaching American history to elementary or junior high ages. It's a reprint from previous generations when students were taught Biblical character

Storm Warning - Billy Graham - an older book but still very appropriate

Desiring God
- John Piper - always a great challenge

Do the Right Thing - Mike Huckabee

In Plain Sight
(Elizabeth Smart Story) this fills my "mystery" quest. I like to be reading at least one amazing true story along with everything else.

How the Spirit Filled My Life
- Bertha Smith - I know, I just keep rereading it! Somehow I understand it with my head but have a hard time carrying it out in my actions so I keep rereading it.

Peep Behind the Scenes
- another great book from Lamplighter and somewhat shorter than most others

Instructing a Child's Heart - by Ted Tripp - great companion book to Shepherding a Child's Heart but good to read alone as well


I think that's all for now... probably missed a few we have already finished and returned to the library. By the way, we LOVE inter-library loan option. We have been able to get some amazing books that way. Read on!!