About this time of year I have no more super planning power. I am drained of all great ideas. The last thing I want to think about is a summer reading program! But I can tell you the years we did not participate in one, the boys were in more ...
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In the foreword to Strawberry Girl (Harper Trophy, 1973), author Lois Lenski writes, “Few people realize how new Florida is. . . .” Strawberry Girl is Lenski’s attempt to bring to life the little-known history of pioneer living during the early 1900s. It is a delightful story that chronicles the ...
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Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (Harper Collins, 1952) is a lovely story of friendship between a lonely pig and a gentle spider. The story begins when a young girl named Fern rescues a runt pig and names him Wilbur. Wilbur and Fern spend long hours playing together. However, Wilbur ...
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David Copperfield (Penguin Classics, 1996) by Charles Dickens is the charming tale of a young boy’s life in nineteenth-centuryEngland. Readers are shown Dickens’ universe through the eyes of innocent David Copperfield, as he passes through the various stages of childhood and boyhood into adulthood. Readers will be entertained, instructed, and ...
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Ages 13+ While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich c. 1944) Challenges: change, war, conflict of loyalty, family issues, need, confusion, technology Character Qualities: Loyalty, confidence, love, strength of character, commitment, bravery Helen MacInnes was one of the premier authors during the years of World War II. What ...
Read More →A Heritage of Song Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers by Douglas Bond (Christian Liberty, 1999) provides a thorough history of several major and minor British hymn writers. An organist tells the stories to two young American children, Annie and Drew, who find themselves stranded in the smallvillage ofOlney,England, ...
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