Book Recommendations: Books for Girls
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007“My memory is like a film….And when people ask me to remember something I can simply press Rewind and Fast Forward and Pause like on a video recorder….If someone says to me, ‘Christopher, tell me what your mother was like,’ I can rewind to lots of different scenes and say what she was like in [...]
This Month’s Book- August 2007 “Twilight” by Sephenie Meyer
Monday, August 20th, 2007This month’s book:
I love the premise! I am a vampire fan and this sure fits the bill. I gave it to my daughter (10) but I think it is but old for her. You need to be in your swooning/cruch years to get the feel of it.
The book is too racy at all and moms [...]
Get New Harry Potter Book First: Pre-Order Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
July 21st is the Day! The final installment of Harry Potter will be released. I am meeting this day with mixed feelings. Its like reading a great book and being a little sad when it is over- wishing you had never read it so you could read it for the first time all over again.
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Books for Boys AND Girls 8-12 years: Children and Green Knowe
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006I know- I am posting a lot of book recommendations this week- We are in a reading frenzy at our house right now.
Another great find from om in one of my homeschool groups: The Children of Green Knowe
L. M. Boston’s thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an [...]
Great Books for Boys and Girls 8-12 years old - “Swallows and Amazons” Series
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
This is an absolutely delightful series of 8 books- I believe it is now a TV series in Australia. The The books have a very homeschool-y feel to them. They make a great read aloud books for younger kids- and are good for 9-12 year olds. REALLY exceptional!
When four siblings go on holiday in The [...]