I Just Read…

September 7, 2008

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens last night


I Just Read…

September 4, 2008

I just finished reading Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.


Isaac’s Summer Reading

September 2, 2008

Over the summer break, Isaac read and read and read and read…  Since I was too lazy to update the blog at the time, we’ll pile them on here.  A few are re-reads, I believe, before we reloaded at a really cool used book store.

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle

Aesop’s Fables

Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

Bone Chillers, Back to School, by Betsy Haynes

Book of Aliens, Tales to Warp Your Mind, by Bruce Coville

Book of Monsters, Tales to Give You the Creeps, by Bruce Coville

Camp Creepy Time, The Adventures of Einstein P. Fleet, by Gina and Dann Gershon

Cell, by Stephen King

Chew on This, by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson

Congo, by Michael Crichton

Cryptid Hunters, by Roland Smith

David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens

Deltor A Quest, The Forests of Silence, by Emily Rodda

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, Newt Seamander, by J.K. Rowling

Footfall, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Fright Night, by Molly Albright

Ghosts of Fear Street, Body Switchers from Outer Space, by R.L. Stine

Haunted Kids, True Ghost Stories, by Allan Zullo

Heroes of America, Clara Barton and the American Red Cross, by Eve Marko

Horribly Haunted Houses, True Ghost Stories, by Barbara Smith

I was a Sixth Grade Alien, Bruce Coville

Ice Bound, A Doctor’s Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole, by Dr. Jerri Neilsen

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, by Roger Lancelyn Green

Knee-Knock Rise, by Natalie Babbitt

Mad Science, Watch Out!, The Daring Disasters of Ethan Flask and Professor von Offel, by Anne Capeci

Magic Tree House #1, Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #2, The Knight at Dawn, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #3, Mummies in the Morning, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #4, Pirates Past Noon, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #5, Night of the Ninjas, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #6, Afternoon on the Amazon, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #7, Sunset of the Sabertooth, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #8, Midnight on the Moon, by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #9, Dolphins at Daybreak, by Mary Pope Osborne

Out There?, Mysteries of Body & Mind, by John Townsend

Out There?, Mysterious Disappearances, by John Townsend

Out There?, Mysterious Monsters, by John Townsend

Out There?, Mysterious Signs, by John Townsend

Out There?, Mysterious Urban Myths, by John Townsend

Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie

Quidditch Through the Ages, Kennilworthy Whisp, by J.K. Rowling

S.A.S. Survival Handbook, by John “Lofty” Wiseman

Saving Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Shiloh Season, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Sphere, by Michael Crichton

Stage Invader, Wishbone Mysteries, by Vivian Sathre

Star Wars, Legacy of the Force, Inferno, by Troy Denning

Tall Tails, Cross-Country with Lewis and Clark, by Dona Smith

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley

The Black Stallion’s Ghost, by Walter Farley

The Black Stallion Returns, by Walter Farley

The Black Stallion Revolts, by Walter Farley

The Chicken Doesn’t Skate, by Gordon Korman

The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn and Hal Iggulden

The Edge Chronicles #2, Stormchaser, by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Edge Chronicles #3, Midnight Over Sanctaphrax, by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Edge Chronicles #4, The Curse of the Gloamglozer, by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Edge Chronicles #5, The Last of the Sky Pirates, by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Edge Chronicles #6, Vox, by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Edge Chronicles #7, Freeglader, by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

The Ghost in the Graveyard, Super Chiller, Sweet Valley Twins, by Francine Pascal

The Ghost Children, by Eve Bunting

The Gypsy Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The Haunted House, by Peggy Parish

The Haunting of Frances Rain, by Margaret Buffie

The Lost World, by Michael Crichton

The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Outer Limits, The Time Shifter, by John Peel

The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain

The Rift, by Walter J. Williams

The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss

The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo

The Total Money Makeover, A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, by Dave Ramsey

The Witches of Worm, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The World’s Easiest Pocket Guide to Starting Your First Savings Plan, by Larry Burkett

The Zack Files, Dr. Jekyll, Orthodontist, by Dan Greenburg

The Zack Files, Just Add Water… and Scream!, by Dan Greenburg

The Zack Files, My Son, the Time Traveler, by Dan Greenburg

Through the Looking Glass & What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll

Weird Cures, The Most Hilarious, Disgusting, and Downright Dangerous Medical Treatments Ever, by Sandra Salmans and Joel Fram


Updating the Reading List, Part 1

September 2, 2008

Soon we will be posting the reading list so far.


A homeschool blog

August 31, 2008

We’re setting up a group blog for our homeschool this year.  The plan is to have the kids log the books they read, electives they choose to study, projects they work on, and whatever else floats our boat.  The kids will all be contributors and do the bulk of the posting.

Now let’s see if I can get this set up right!