Vacation into a Good Book (or Two!)
If anyone had told me that my family would read this many books on a week’s holiday, I never would have believed them. I think...
Young Adult Reads
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Book #23 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
About the Book… Our final book for the season was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The girls were bugging me for months about doing...
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Summer Reading Lists
Nothing says summer better to me than having loads of time to sit back and read under a tree or umbrella! My Summer Reading List...
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Book # 30 – The Feros by Wesley King
This is one of those times that the sequel is that much better than the first and you can’t wait for the next one to...
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Sharing Songs and Stories: The Peptides & Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe
This weekend I witnessed a true marriage between narrative and song – The Peptides‘ CD Release of reVenGe of tHe viNyL caFe. The Peptide’s CD...
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Book #25 -The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
About the Book… In honour of how much I love Halloween, we read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman as our October book. Members in...
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Book #28 – The Vindico by Wesley King
About the Book… Our school invited author Wesley King to speak to the Grade 7 and 8 students and he was funny, approachable, and humble....
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Book #26 – Uglies by Scott Westerfield
About the Book… When we were selecting this next book, I was glad we picked this one. The back of the book described a society...
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Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur
For any kid struggling with the challenges of starting a new school year, dealing with bullies, or just growing up in general, Eight Keys by...
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
There seems to be a time during the tween and teenage years where kids obsess on reading about war, whether historical or futuristic. In Grade 6, the...
