Uncle Tom's Cabinby Harriet Beecher Stowe is a classic. It was interesting to think about how it would have been like to read it when it was first published and contemplating what it might have to say to us today. (I don't have any great insights to share; it was just thought-provoking.) (playaway from the library)
Still Life with Dirty Dishes: poems
by Ramona McCallum is a book of poetry by a Kansas poet with young children. A great many of the poems seemed to reflect my own life and I enjoyed the book tremendously. The title poem is still my favorite. You can read it online here. (library copy, purchased after I requested it)
The Smart Martha's Guide for Busy Moms by Tami Kiser (inter-library loan)
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton surfaced in my searches for books set in Africa for First Son to read this upcoming year. I read it myself in eighth grade but couldn't remember much of it, so I thought I'd refresh my memory even though it's not one I would ask him to read. It's heartbreakingly beautiful. I listened to most of it and loved the reader's interpretation in the the audio version. (audio CD from the library, library copy for the chapters on one of the discs which wouldn't play for me)
Burning for Revenge by John Marsden, the fifth book in the Tomorrow series, which I'm reviewing for another website. (library copy)
The Idea of a University by Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman (Kansas Dad's copy from a library sale, which I managed to almost destroy)
Champion: A Legend Novel by Marie Lu is the third book in the Legend trilogy. It managed to be better than the second book and a much better ending than the Divergent series. I read this to review on another site. (library copy)
Walk Me Home by Catherine Ryan Hyde was predictable, but sweet, a nice book to read over the summer. (borrowed for free from Kindle Owners' Lending Library, since replaced by Kindle Unlimited, which is not free)
How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig (a review for Blogging for Books)
The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson (library copy)
A Little Way of Homeschooling by Suzie Andres (library copy)
Books in Progress (and date started)
- Open Mind, Faithful Heart by Pope Francis (January 2014)
- The Education Of Catholic Girls by Janet Erskine Stuart (February 2014)
- Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (February 2014)
- A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller (April 2014)
- A Whole Nother Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup (July 2014)
- 101 Famous Poems ed. by Roy Cook (July 2014)
- The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story by Craig G. Bartholomew and Matthew W. Goheen (July 2014)
- Genesis: The Book of Origins by Albert Mary Joseph Shamon (July 2014)
