Daniel Boone
written and illustrated by James Daugherty
Age: 10+
Interests: American history, history, pioneer life, biography, war, violence, adventure, First Nations
Daniel Boone
24 Sep 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, American history, biography, First Nations, history, nonfiction, pioneer life, violence, war
The Graveyard Book
22 Sep 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adoption, adventure, death, ghosts, monsters, orphans, violence
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
Age: 10+
Interests: ghosts, ghouls, violence, orphans, monsters, adopted family, adventure
Miracles on Maple Hill
15 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: community, country life, depression, family, farming, nature, seasons
Miracles on Maple Hill
by Virginia Sorensen
Age: 7 +
Interests: country life, seasons, farm life, family, community, nature
Goggle-Eyes
08 Sep 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: activism, bad behavior, family, politics, single parent, step-parents, stepfathers
Goggle-Eyes
by Anne Fine
Age: 10+
Interests: family, divorce, single mom, politics, activism, stepfathers
Number the Stars
06 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: adventure, Denmark, history, Holocaust, intolerance, Jewish history, spies, war, WWII
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
Age: 9+
Interests: history, war, Denmark, WWII, Jewish history, Holocaust, intolerance, spies, adventure More
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
05 Sep 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, American history, boats, history, intolerance, orphans, religion, romance, strong girls, superstition, travel, witches
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
Age: 10+
Interests: history, American history, politics, religion, intolerance, adventure, romance, strong girls, orphans, witches, superstition More
Thus Endeth Summer
01 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
I’m back! It’s been a busy (in a good way) summer. I may have stopped reviewing and posting but I sure didn’t stop reading. As a result I have a stack of books to review sitting in front of me, so I will start working my way through them…
I’m still really enjoying the Newbery and Carnegie medal winners, I’m working my way through both lists. As a further motivation, I’ve set a goal on goodreads.com to read 100 books in 2014, and surprisingly enough I seem to be right on track to succeed. (If you are on goodreads too, look me up!)
Anyhoo, I’m putting my nose to the grindstone again (owch) and you’ll be seeing a lot more activity here in the weeks ahead.
p.s. I hope you all had a great summer! This is what mine looked like:
Port Renfrew, BC
teaching writing camps
Salt Spring Island market Saturdays
Mission Folk Fest
Rarest Kind of Best 