Is your family ready to sprinkle a little fun into your reading this year? Are you reading to up your game a bit and explore some new titles? Then I have a great solution – the Celebrate a Book Year Long Reading Challenge for Families! The idea is simple. Each month you’ll receive a monthly…
Meet Ivan. The One and Only Ivan. The Mighty Silverback of Exit 8. Whose tiny domain existed in a mall for 27 years. (This post contains affiliate links. Read the full disclosure here.) His story is told in Katherine Applegate’s engaging book, The One and Only Ivan. Of course, Ivan isn’t just a character in her book. He…
A list of books to read in 8th grade should include a variety of titles so your middle school child will encounter various time periods, genres, character types, and themes. Middle school is a great time to begin to explore Young Adult titles, but you don’t have to stop including great literature in the children’s…
On a quest to find books for our middle school book club, we focused on finding a variety of themes, genres, and a diversity of voices. After much discussion, we are so excited about the list of middle school book club books we selected for the 2020-2021 school year. Middle school is such a fun…
Summer reading programs are popular for the kids, but it’s important to create a good summer reading list for mom as well. Even if it doesn’t include the incentive of a free book from the book store (*wink). A reading list is a perfect way to make sure I know exactly what book title I…
Moring Time is the perfect way to spend time together learning in our homeschool. I love to find creative ideas to bring our family together and kick off our day with some fun. In general, I keep the same categories in mind as I fill our Morning Basket, though I am always open to ideas…
One great thing about reading books with my teens is watching the movie together afterward. Some teen books turned into movies are well done, and others, well let’s say we have rolled our eyes more than once. But comparing the book to the movie is always a great discussion. Not only will you be able…
