Homeschool Reads: History & Life Lessons Thru Graphic Novels

May 23, 2013
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Oops! I completely forgot to post the girls’ weekly reads last week! We are winding down our “official” homeschool year but the girls will continue to read throughout the summer, as they participate in the Summer Reading Program sponsored by the Gwinnett Public Library. Staying true to form, the girls made a beeline straight for [...]

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Homeschool Reads: Poetry, The Little Prince, and Homelessness

May 4, 2013
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May B by Caroline Starr Rose Lexile: 680L May is helping out on a neighbor’s Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it’s hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated [...]

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Homeschool Reads: All Kinds of Families & Tween Issues in Graphic Novels

April 27, 2013
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I found time to read with the girls this week! Yes, that excites me:-) I continue to get some good recs from @PragmaticMom ‘s blog for our weekly homeschool reading list. Then when I go to reserve those books, the library’s online catalog recommends similar books by other authors. One of the books that we [...]

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