Since not being in school, I have been able to read so many more books for fun over the summer and since the kids went back to school. Of course, we're all reading the Bible. Currently Psalms, Job, and Matthew. The kids and I go to Bible Study Fellowship, in which we are studying the whole book of Matthew in depth from now until the end of April. As it is my favorite of the gospels, I am super excited about it.
As for other books, I read too many to name this summer, but a few that stand out to me are:
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Divergent books by Veronica Roth
Currently, I'm reading Book 1 of The Passage Trilogy and loving it! And I am anxiously looking forward to the newest Dexter novel and the final installments of Game of Thrones.
Jeremiah is currently reading the Lord of the Rings. I'm impressed, as I had only read the Hobbit by his age and didn't read the Trilogy until 8th and 9th grades. Other books that he's been interested in lately are the Charlie Bones books and Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Missing series. He's also still a big fan of The 39 Clues series, Andrew Clemens, and Carl Hiaasen. I actually really enjoy Hiaasen's books for youth and have read a few of his books for adults too. He's a very engaging writer! I recommend him for ages 10+.
Alayna is currently a Judy Moody fanatic. And she loves Calvin and Hobbes and Garfield comic collections (we own a bunch of both). I'm trying to peak her interest in the Little House books, but so far, she's a no-go. Maybe in the 4th grade...
Both kids really enjoy the Origami Star Wars series by Tom Angleberger. It is a cool series.
Peter isn't a huge reader, but he mostly likes to read biographies. Last I checked, he was reading a bio about Nirvana.
And there you have it! I'd love to give a shout out to both Multnomah and San Luis Obispo county libraries for serving us. All this reading would not have been possible without them!
What are you reading?
4 comments:
I did all 7 years of BSF. It is a great study, especially if you have a great teacher leader, which we did.
By the way, my brother (who hiked the Appalachian Trail last year and the John Muir Trail this summer) really loved Wild too, and has told me I should read it. I'll have to do that.
I did half a year of Acts and Genesis. I wish someone had told me about it years ago. I would have preferred it to MOPS when the kids were little.
Yes, the children's program is top notch. I did John twice and it was my favorite. I only did a portion of Moses.
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