Planning ahead for a full year of read-aloud books is one of my favorite parts of homeschooling. When we planned this school year, I honestly wondered how my teens would handle the classic Frankenstein. I hadn’t read it myself, so I braced for something dense and difficult. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by how captivating… Continue reading Frankenstein Book Party
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Even though the majority of our group is made up of teenagers, this Newberry Award winning book about events that happened in Denmark during World War II was enjoyable by all ages. We enjoyed all the food and activities that made up our party and several students also went to a Holocaust survivor's lecture a… Continue reading Number the Stars
In the course of our school year we have read some great books that deal with issues like Civil Rights, racism, disabilities, and American history from the 1800-early 1900s. Up From Slavery is not the type of book that you would plan a "party" around. The issue of slavery, Civil Rights, and racism are sobering… Continue reading Up From Slavery
Last summer my friends suggested books that would be interesting to read in our homeschool book club - this title came up several times! I was not familiar with the story and was pleasantly surprised to see how short it was but how much discussion quality was packed into the book! My children enjoyed this… Continue reading Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Our monthly book club had a blast with our classic Sherlock Holmes novel - not only did we have a great time reading the book through the month, but when we got together to celebrate the novel we had to solve our own murder mystery! Book synopsis This was our first introduction to a Sherlock… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes – The Hound of the Baskervilles
When I first saw this title and the book cover I was excited for the teen boys in our group that we would have a book with some sports content - I was pleased when I found that the writing was so well done and packed with important historical information during the Civil Rights era… Continue reading Strong Inside
I was not expecting this book to be one of my favorites this school year! From the moment we started reading Helen Keller's first autobiography I was caught up in how much her education resembled a Charlotte Mason education. This is truly one of the best books to read aloud with your children. I am… Continue reading Helen Keller – The Story of My Life
Our first book club of the 2024-2025 school year was a fun classic - The Phantom Tollbooth! This book was full of creative word play that inspired a lot of fun discussion throughout the month of reading. I remember reading this book as a homechool middle school student and falling in love with all the… Continue reading Phantom Tollbooth Book Party
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