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In honor of my 38th birthday. . .
In honor of my thirty-eighth birthday tomorrow, I’m revealing a little project I’ve been itching to accomplish here at Hope Is the Word. I’m sure this won’t be accomplished overnight, but I’ve gotten started on it today. Here it is: I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggy Randomness, Books, Holiday
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Let the Hurricane Roar by Rose Wilder Lane
Let the Hurricane Roar by Rose Wilder Lane is the story of a young couple, Charles and Caroline, as they struggle to survive their first year on the prairie. Very young and in love, they face whatever hardships come their way … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Fiction, Books, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged Laura Ingalls Wilder Reading Challenge
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Caught Reading
This is Lulu reading at our favorite Chinese restaurant last week. I don’t usually let them take books in when we go places like this (hereby trying to avoid being the nerdy homeschooler stereotype, I guess ), but on this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Caught Reading, Kid-Speak, Lulu
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Messy Monday + a book review: Ready to Dream by Donna Jo Napoli and Elena Furrow
I was inspired by Stephanie’s post way back last month about the Hearts & Trees online magazine, which I promptly purchased (for only $3–a steal!), and then didn’t have time to implement. A couple of Fridays ago I finally made … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and crafts, Books, Education, Picture Books
Tagged Messy Monday, My Favorite Resource
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This Week in Books
We’ve had our Jubilee week here in our homeschool, which hasn’t gone exactly the way I’d hoped or planned. Still, though, no week can be entirely lost if good books were consumed therein, right? Lulu and I have been … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday–President’s Day Picks
This year I remembered in time to a.) get books before the holiday, not after and b.) get books in time to read them and review them here, so that you have a margin of a couple of days to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
Tagged historical fiction
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A nature ramble
A couple weeks ago I was determined to restart our weekly nature walks. Our plans were derailed by sickness at the beginning of the week, so on Thursday I tabled our schedule for a bit and we went out to … Continue reading
Armchair Cybils–February Link-Up & Final Thoughts
Well, the 2011 Cybils have been announced. After several months of reading as many nominated titles as I could get my hands on, I hate to admit that it’s sort of a let-down for me, especially because I’ve only read … Continue reading
Posted in Armchair Cybils, Award Book, Books, Cybils
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Very Sweet Gifts
Books and a bit o’ chocolate–there’s no better gift, right? Are you giving books for Valentine’s Day? Which ones?
Posted in Bookish Thoughts, Books, Holiday
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Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu is story divided sharply into two halves. The first half is about Hazel and her friend Jack, neighbors and best friends, each with his or her own set of individual problems. Hazel’s dad has left her … Continue reading
Posted in Armchair Cybils, Award Book, Books, Cybils, Juvenile Fiction
Tagged fantasy, middle grade fiction
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