Paisley Hedgehog Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Mostly... The Civil War and Reconstruction by Jean Harvey Baker The Western Experience by Mortimer Chambers What do I WANT to be reading? Something that is not a school text... LOL I probably will read the last Harry Potter again before the last movie comes out in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Herodotus Thucydides Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence I think that's enough. Maybe some more Pamuk - maybe I'll finally finish The New Life! My goal is to make a serious dent in my serious reading, as I'll have some time and space to do it. Summer reading has a whole new meaning for me - no fluff, just meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 My ds's take English at a private school so my list will include their summer reading. Animal Farm Kite Runner A Raisin in the Sun The Turn of the Screw I'm sure there will be another book for my highschooler to read. They usually assign something modern that portrays Christian faith. Last year it was Kabul 24. I've read the first 2 above but it's been a few years. I like to read what they're reading so I can discuss it with them, especially since they'll have writing assignments for these due on the first day of school. I haven't thought of any books to read just for me. I hope this thread will inspire me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Right now, just the Hunger Games series. I'm unsure after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Ghost Story by Jim Butcher which now has a release date of July 13 :) Les Miserables should hold me until then Moby Dick (again) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and maybe the rest of the series if I like that one. I don't have plans beyond those yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) The Help Water for Elephants The June book for my book club is The Hunger Games. It's on my Kindle and I tried to read it, but it just didn't grab me. I'm not sure if I'll bother trying again. Might just skip that meeting. I'm currently reading Les Miserables on my Kindle. That will take a while. Haven't read it since high school, but I did see the play in London in the 80's. And if I finish the above (not likely anytime soon) I'll probably return to Jane Austen and reread one or two of her books. Edited May 4, 2011 by floridamom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I will be a big girl and admit that I have alot of fluff biographies on my list. On hold at the library is Ashley Judd's new book as well as Shania Twain's and Stephen Tyler's. There! I did it! It's all there in black and white. To redeem myself, though, I do have alot of pre-reading to do for next year's school. So I will also be reading Ivanhoe, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Daughter of Time and Watership Down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The Crisis Years (Cuban Missle Crisis) Thatcher (biography of Margaret Thatcher) something fluffy, just don't know what......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Along with continuing through my WEM reading list, my priorities will be to get through SWB's HoAW, The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton... as well as all the books that go along with CW's Homer (does this count as summer reading? :tongue_smilie: :willy_nilly:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaryMelody Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'll be pre-reading all of the books for next school year. If I have time left over, I'll pick up Ted Dekker's newest book, The Priest's Graveyard. Finish David Copperfield. Then I don't know. With packing and moving this summer, I doubt I'll have much time for reading, though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Along with continuing through my WEM reading list, my priorities will be to get through SWB's HoAW, The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton... as well as all the books that go along with CW's Homer (does this count as summer reading? :tongue_smilie: :willy_nilly:) A woman after my own heart! I just finished HOAW. I don't know "The Greek Way" by Hamilton - can you tell me more? And what is "CW's Homer" - a different version? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 A woman after my own heart! I just finished HOAW. I don't know "The Greek Way" by Hamilton - can you tell me more? And what is "CW's Homer" - a different version? TIA! Nope... CW is Classical Writing (writing curriculum) and Homer is the level my dd will go into in the fall. I've heard the program is pretty daunting and that the teacher should be familiar with the materials but I keep putting off reading them. :001_huh: I don't particularly enjoy reading curriculum TMs but I'll have to slug through this one. I put it in as part of my reading list for summer to remind myself that I can't hide from it forever. :lol: I can't say much about The Greek Way since I haven't read it yet (it arrived a couple weeks ago but haven't had a chance to get into it). If you do a google search on title and author, it brings up a lot of stuff. It sounds interesting enough (to me) and since my kids are starting back into Ancients next year, I'm going to spend my summer getting ready for that while not giving up on my WEM reading list. Sorry, I'm not much help. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 All the Harry Potters (again. book club is doing an overview before the last movie comes out) Not sure what else. On my very non-committal list are The Guernsey Potato Peel Literary Society, Nashville 1864, and The Help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristangrace Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Ha! I can truthfully say there is NO fluff on my reading list . . . it, unlike my heavy reading, doesn't have to be on a list to get read. Fluff seems to take care of itself--I read it all the time! I want to/should read: Arithmetic for Parents, by Ron Aharoni (I need to take another crack at Liping Ma's book, too) Foolishness to the Greeks, by Lesslie Newbigin History of the Ancient World, by SWB Small is Beautiful, by E. F. Shumaker Then I ought to stack all the other books I've purchased in the last six months but have not read and stare at it for a long, long time. Actually, maybe I should do that today, as my Amazon.com shopping cart is full and my trigger finger is getting itchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 HerodotusThucydides Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence I think that's enough. Maybe some more Pamuk - maybe I'll finally finish The New Life! My goal is to make a serious dent in my serious reading, as I'll have some time and space to do it. Summer reading has a whole new meaning for me - no fluff, just meat. I didn't reallize there was more Pamuk! Didn't he write Snow? I loved that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Saving Leonardo by Nancy Pearcey. I'm also going to try to reread Total Truth by the same author. Foolishness to the Greeks looks very good - putting on my amazon wishlist. Thanks for the suggestion tristangrace.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Susan in TN Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Saving Leonardo by Nancy Pearcey. I'm also going to try to reread Total Truth by the same author. That looks good - I loved Total Truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'm going to use this thread as my summer reading list. :D So many good suggestions. My "hold" list at the library just doubled. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I am still going to be pretty busy through the summer but once I complete scheduling school for the kids next year I'd like to start reading I kissed dating goodbye. I checked it out at the library last weekend and I really should've waited until June before doing so because I still have several subjects and lessons to plan for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 That looks good - I loved Total Truth. I have both. Finished Total Truth and have started Saving Leonardo. I was told it is harder to get through than Total Truth. Don't know that first hand as I only just started it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I will be a big girl and admit that I have alot of fluff biographies on my list. On hold at the library is Ashley Judd's new book as well as Shania Twain's and Stephen Tyler's. There! I did it! It's all there in black and white. We all need fluff from time to time and there should be no guilt. :D Dd and I often laugh, since we had a booksale a year or so ago and someone brought a Rusell Brand biography/autobiography (or however you spell his name - the one married to Katy Perry). Apparently, he's written a 2nd one. I'm reading fluff at the moment myself. Re-reading "The Royals" by Kitty Kelley. ;) I don't really have a summer reading list. Me neither. I just read what grabs me. No decent library here. Summer, winter, spring, fall, rainy season, dry season ... it's all books and all the same to me. :) Some books that I have and am planning on reading: Some of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency Books The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie The Moonflower Vine The Good Earth Cry, the Beloved Country Have read and loved many of the books already mentioned here - The Help, Kite Runner, Thousand Splendid Suns, HP series (read them twice), etc. We'll be very busy and will be traveling, so reading will be quite sporadic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 My summer reading list is currently being formed. It's mostly non-fiction, on Brazilian social history. :tongue_smilie:I'm writing a thesis next year and decided to get started this summer. Also lots of foreign language books for the summer, since I want to really focus on my Spanish. ETA: And I'm sure I'll get some fluff reading done also, just don't need a list or plan for that! I am planning on re-reading all the Harry Potters though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Books I would like to read: Catch 22 A Wizard of Earthsea And that's the end of that list. I don't want too long of a list of books I won't have time to read. What I'll really be reading is: The Writer's Jungle (I'm about 2/3 of the way through, but I need to finish it, and then I'm sure I'll read it again.) The Landmark History of the American People, the OM History textbook, and A Young People's History of the US to decide how to schedule them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I recently got Honey for a Woman's Heart and I was just looking at it longingly last night. I want to go through that and pick some stuff out, but my TBR pile is already quite large. :/ This year has been a fluff year, but I'm okay with that. My immediate list: Lawhead's King Raven trilogy (I'm on the first) How Should We Then Live (Francis Schaeffer; I'm about a chapter into this) The Skin Map (Stephen Lawhead) Why Grace Changes Everything (Chuck Smith) Narnia books (I've read #1-3) I would love to read my SWB's History of... books, too... And continue my reading from The Well Educated Mind.... And re-read Ted Dekker's Circle series (haven't read Green yet) And, and, and . . . . . SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The SOTW Ancients read alouds, so I'll be familiar with them before we begin! The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye Educating the Wholehearted Child by Sally Clarkson (when the new edition comes out) Whatever my book club picks! :D We're doing J. I. Packer's Knowing God this month after several months of fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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