It’s time to head back to school and find a learning routine groove. What books have caused you to change your life? Join us as we discuss books that schooled us and caused a significant shift in our lives. “It strengthens thy heart to do a hard thing” is a powerful quote from A Door … More Books That Schooled Us
In this episode we throw out a reading challenge to you, literary warrior. We go over our list and share books we have read from each category. Enjoy this free printable to help you stay on track and keep track of your reading goals. We would love to hear from you and see the books … More 21 Reading Challenges Checklist
Summary Reading takes time so why not get the most bang for your buck and the greatest return on your investment. Today we discuss three different ways to do that with reading strategies. These strategies help strengthen our connection to the text and have a more impactful reading experience. 1. Upside down Triangle -student preferred … More The Trifecta of Reading Strategies-Strengthen Your Reading Muscles
Summary We opened up our kid lit locker today and discussed the final book in the Whole Nother Story series. Such an adventurous, fun and intriguing book. It wrapped up all of our unanswered questions very nicely. Our two kid consultants joined us in talking about our favorite parts and in singing the Fighting Paper … More Kid Lit Locker- No Other Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
Summary Written 180 years ago we step back in time through the pages of the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This is such a hefty book and contains so much we wanted to talk about we decided to break it up into two parts. We are really enjoying our Penguin … More Part 1 -The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Summary Today we discuss a small yet impactful book called Keeper of the Doves. This book was written by Betsy Byars a prolific children’s author, winner of the Newbery Medal and National Book Award and many others. Betsy Byars passed away at the age of 91 in February of 2020, however her lifetime of work … More Keeper of the Doves By Betsy Byars
Summary The story finds Honey, Cussy’s daughter, alone at 16 and faced with navigating survival, grief, prejudice, corruption, love and hate. The Book Woman’s legacy is shown beautifully through this sequel of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. This book is full of courageous women who fought against injustice and ignorance in order to pave … More The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
