aggieamy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I love these posts and haven't seen any in awhile. Hope I'm not duplicating any current threads. So what is being read in your house right now? I'm reading The Book Thief which I've seen recommended everywhere. I'm only about 100 pages in and it's interesting. I can't make a judgement call yet because I'm not hooked but it's an easy read. The writing style is very different too. DH is reading All Quiet on the Western Front which I read a few weeks ago. He's just starting it. I loved it though. It's not happy but so facinating I couldn't put it down. Our current read aloud is Dr. Doolittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Me: AW Tozer, Knowledge of the Holy. Awesome. Also have a David Baldacci mystery going, sort of fluffy and not holding my interest. Reading aloud to my 5yodd: GC Warner, The Caboose Mystery (Boxcar Children Series) DS15: John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life; just finished a history of a certain company/battle of the Korean War, getting to read a pile of dystopian literature together with me The other kids have been deeply ingrained in school and extracurriculars, but we are now breaking for the summer and the reading lists will get more attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Is fluff allowed in this thread? :lol: I just finished reading The Host, by Stephenie Meyer, and got sucked into it just like I did with the Twilight Saga. I couldn't put it down and finished it in one day. Our current read-aloud is Carry On Mr. Bowditch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 We're reading a whole bunch of library books on ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. I'm hoping to do ancients all summer in prep for starting CC this fall - which starts at 800 AD. I'm hoping to keep if fun, lots of hands on activiites and books, art projects, and museum trips. DH wants to mummify a chicken. I'm reading a book I got from the library called The Balanced Plate in the hopes that it will give me more information on good food choices and some recipes. I just got a message that the library also has Sneaky Chef waiting for me, so my goal is to do some study over the next couple of weeks on what I can feed my family THAT THEY WILL EAT.:glare: I just finished The Thirteenth Tale. Very good and not at all what I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Sea of Monsters by Riordan and am reading Black Beauty by Sowell to the twirling girlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am reading Inspector Maigret detective books and the last book by Robert Parker (that one is a very quick read). Just read the latest Botswana mystery books by Alexander McCall Smith last night. I don't normally read aloud since my youngest is 13 but I am making an exception starting today. I will skim and read aloud BJU Life Sciences to her so we can actually get through this. I need to reread Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man to discuss with oldest dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 ...about it. I've just started it, and I'm not sure how I'm going to like it. So far, I find it a bit disturbing. As a read-aloud, we've finally taken the plunge and begun to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone together as a family. We wanted to read it and discuss it together, and see what the hoopla was/is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Me: Gallileo's Daughter by Dave Sobel, finishing up History of the Ancient World by Susan Bauer, Intelligent Design by William Dembski and Chestnut King by NC Wilson. I cannot only read one book at a time :) Our Read Alouds are: In Search of the Source by Neil Anderson, In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord, and The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I just finished The Book Thief. I can't say it was one of my favorites, but I understand all the hype. Currently reading The Key by Patricia Wentworth. Ds 16's assigned reader: Mere Christianity. Read alouds: Daughter of the Mountains Pinnochio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 I just finished The Book Thief. I can't say it was one of my favorites, but I understand all the hype. I'm glad you said this because it's how I'm feeling. I can see why it was really popular but I haven't been completely grabbed by it yet. I'll finish it but I'm not up to 5 o'clock in the morning reading like I have been with other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirch Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Our current read aloud is Mr Popper's Penguins. We're almost finished then we will start Poppy. I am reading The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. It's very interesting and entertaining, I'm really enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I just read a biography of Amelia Earhart (we are related through my grandfather) and also, "The Ten Worst Books that Screwed Up the World". To the children and DH, I am reading "Nighty Nightmare" from the Bunnicula series. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 We are listening to The Railway Children in the car - does that count? At home we are reading fairy tales lately. I just finished Thomas Sowell's Black Rednecks and White Liberals. Great essays on economics, race and history. HS related:Just finished rereading For the Children's Sake and picked up Liping Ma's book on teaching math from the library. Lighter fare includes The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax and N.D. Wilson's The Chestnut King. DH is reading Tim Keller's Counterfeit Gods. Fabulous book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am just finishing Before the Frost, by Henning Mankell. DH is reading Live Free or Die, by John Ringo. I don't read aloud any more, but boy do I miss those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 "The Ten Worst Books that Screwed Up the World". That sounds really interesting. Is it a serious book? Are you enjoying it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 We just finished reading Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. That was such a good book, difficult, but powerful. We are just starting Miracles on Maple Hill, but I haven't read enough to have an opinion yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Me - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress RA - recently finished the last Fablehaven book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammaruss Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Our read aloud is: Still Alice Ds is reading: Because of Winn-Dixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) Just finished The Book Thief, which just about broke my heart. I wasn't aware of the subject matter before diving in to the book and that last chapter pretty much did me in. :crying: Completed The Warded Man and LOVED it, so I'm now reading its sequel, The Desert Spear. If you enjoy fantasy novels... these are very intriguing. And, I'm pages away from finishing Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. I already have the third book on pre-order at Amazon and canNOT wait. These books are addictive!!!! I also just finished Hush, Hush which was delightfully awful (I enjoyed it for it's pure cheese factor, though). A not very well written Twilight wannabe. And sort of a waste of an amazing book cover design. :tongue_smilie: We aren't doing any read alouds. (Well, we're starting The Story of Ping with ds for FIAR - does that count?) I don't do read alouds very well. We'll sometimes listen to an audio book, but reading aloud ALWAYS puts me to sleep. So, it doesn't work well if I'M the one reading (zzzzzz) and it's worse (as well as rude and insulting) if the KIDS are doing the reading, lol. Edited May 10, 2010 by orangearrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Read-aloud: Robin Hood -Pyle version. Ds is reading: Crispin, Cross of Lead - Avi I'm reading: The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan (lovin' it!) Meditations - Marcus Aurelius The Aeneid - Virgil (slowly working through) I just finished Aristotle for Everybody by Adler and highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I love these posts and haven't seen any in awhile. Hope I'm not duplicating any current threads. So what is being read in your house right now? I'm reading The Book Thief which I've seen recommended everywhere. I'm only about 100 pages in and it's interesting. I can't make a judgement call yet because I'm not hooked but it's an easy read. The writing style is very different too. DH is reading All Quiet on the Western Front which I read a few weeks ago. He's just starting it. I loved it though. It's not happy but so facinating I couldn't put it down. Our current read aloud is Dr. Doolittle. I LOVED The Book Thief!! Me: Harry Potter and the Chan=mber of Secrets (I needed a brainless book while I sort out next years curr. choices. Aloud: The Magicians Nephew by CS Lewis and Justin Morgan had a Horse Ds 15: The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1 DD 12: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (hot off the presses) DS 7: How to Eat Fried Worms DS 6: We Discover (CLE primer 4) and various step ahead books. ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Theoretically, I'm reading about 8 books. What that really means is that I'm not reading anything. For read-alouds, we're reading Peter Pan, Just So Stories, Aesop's Fables, poetry, Burgess Bird Book, Catherine Vos' Bible story book. A little most days. Probably only Just So Stories today 'cause we slept in and played this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm working on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Cutting for Stone and liking both. I'm also listening to The Good Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Vixen Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm currently reading the "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollen. I am on a huge food kick, where it comes from, what is good for you, the environmental impacts it has, etc. I am also reading "Why Gender Matters" by Leonard Sax. It scientifically explains some of the differences between males and females and how to best deal with those differences. I haven't made it to the discipline section but I've heard to ignore it or take it with a grain of salt. Very interesting though! Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm on a Stephen King binge. Right now I'm reading The Talisman. I'm also reading Hold on To Your Kids, something I've seen recommended here frequently. So far, not impressed. But I've got a ways to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading "Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide". I'm also re-reading "Eat to Live". Our current read-aloud (almost finished) is "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon", which is a lovely little adventure book that contains Chinese folklore & some lovely illustrations. My dc are begging me to start "Wintersmith" next (3rd book in Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading Undaunted Courage. I'm reading aloud The Bark of the Bog Owl series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading The Man Who Loved China, and All the Tea in China (story of the British sending a spy/thief into China to steal tea plants to start plantations in British India). Dd 14 is reading four different Terry Pratchett books in a quest to read his entire body of work in about the next two months. Read alouds include History of US and The Numbers Game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Me: I've just finished The Tenderness of Wolves, looking for something new to read. Read-Aloud: Just finished The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, starting The Eagle of the Ninth (and hoping I like it!). Ds, 9: Atticus of Rome Ds, 7: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Ds, 5: Bob books :) My last beginning reader! :crying: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightly Salted Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading Angels & Demons by Dan Brown I'm reading aloud: House at Pooh Corner Richard Scarry's Best Ever Stories Egermeier's Story Bible Mother Goose The Llama Who Had No Pajama Wild Places The Children's Book of Virtues (mostly from Sonlight's Core K) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fivetails Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I just recently finished Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris [tenth book in the Sookie Stackhouse series that she writes - I *love* this series and ran right out to get it when it was released on May 4th] and then this random suspense thing called The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner, which I found at a thrift shop - didn't realize though, that it's part of a series...oops. :tongue_smilie: Haven't got a book going right at this second, but I prolly will soon enough...I have stuff around here that I keep meaning to read... Current read aloud with the kids: The Witch of Blackbird Pond dd13's own spare-time reading: somewhere in the Twilight series, for probably the tenth time. :laugh: ds11 doesn't read on his own [special needs] - but he always enjoys our read alouds. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Daughter's reading Stephen King's Insomnia, and son's reading HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban; they both just finished some "serious" reading. We're reading aloud My Family and Other Animals and loving it. I don't have a book right now, and feel very... odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seibert4kids Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Outloud we're reading RED by Ted Dekker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Me: Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka & The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. DS: Magic Treehouse #24: Earthquake in the Early Morning AGAIN... Read-aloud: Just finished Aesop's Fables and we'll begin Mr. Popper's Penguins tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading Life in Medieval England by Bagley. Our current read-aloud is Larklight (which we read just a few months ago, but the kids really wanted again). DH has a stack of books, I have no clue which one he's on now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am reading The Time-traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, Mortimer. Ds is currently reading various children's editions of Shakespeare's works, books about Shakespeare and the Globe, etc. I am reading aloud from Lamb's version of Shakespeare; The King's Fifth, O'Dell; and The Perilous Gard, Pope..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Right now I'm reading Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield. It's on my oldest's reading list for next year. I'm not familiar with all the stories in it so I'm trying to get a headstart. Current read alouds are Charlotte's Web for the little ones, and Eragon for the older two. Usually we pick one in the middle of the road for everyone, but the big kids' and hub's top pick (Eragon) is a bit much for the younger crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 We just finished A Hat Full of Sky as our family read-aloud, and we're now reading Tom Sawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am reading Persuasion by Jane Austen. With DS8 and DS6 I just read 2 books on Aristotle and we are in the middle of The Treasure Seekers. We are also reading a couple of books of poetry (forget the names)along with DS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) My upstairs book is I, Elizbeth by Rosalind Miles. My downstairs book is Three Cups of Tea which I'm re-reading. Our current read alouds, aside from picture books, are one of the Bunnicula books and The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall. I like the Penderwicks a lot. Edited May 10, 2010 by thescrappyhomeschooler spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmont6bu Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Currently reading Rumors of another world by Philip Yancey and just finished Les Miserables which was fantastic. Reading aloud Winnie the Pooh the first original stories. I am really enjoying the bits of humor in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am reading History of the Medieval World to get myself ready for discussions with my high schooler next year. I am reading aloud The Bronze Bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Just started Wolf Hall and so far it is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading: The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan (lovin' it!) Isn't it fun!? I bought it for ds Saturday. He flew through the book, and finished it today. I started it when he put it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm reading Hold on to Your Kids - Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers. Excellent book. DS is reading Surprise Island (second in The Boxcar Children) as well as Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House #10). Re-aloud at night is The Pirate Uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am currently re-reading The Well Trained Mind. I am reading Ralph S. Mouse to ds 6. DS14 is reading The Shakespeare Stealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Mom is reading Bleak House by Dickens. I am *determined* to make it through this one on summer break. I love Bleak House! A truly fascinating story in typical Dickensian style. I'm re-reading The Dark is Rising because I was enthralled by the whole series and I haven't revisited them since I was about 14. I'm reading aloud The Wizard of Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I am reading The Time-traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, Mortimer..... I'm reading this, too!! I'm actually almost to the last chapter;I'm reading about the jousting tournaments right now -egads! were people extra crazy back then or what? If you see this post, let me know what you think of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I love these threads! I am currently reading In Like Flynn by Rhys Bouwen, The Six Great Ideas by Mortimer Adler, Disciplined By Grace by Jerry Bridges and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Our read alouds are: Oliver Twist (w. oldest,) Winds in the Willows (with middle child,) The BFG (w. the youngest,) By the Great Horn Spoon and Listening for the Lions (family read alouds.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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