Current Reads:

 

Warriors:  This is a series of books Audrey has been reading.  They are about feral cat tribes. She is plowing thru the latest book out:  Firestar’s Quest  For more info:  http://www.warriorcats.com/content.html

Audrey gives these books 5 stars/5 stars

Desperaux:  Audrey is finishing this for book club in October, it is by Katie DeCamilla, one of our favorite authors, although not our favorite book by her.

 

Dripping Fang 1,2,3,4,5,6,7:  This is also a series of books Spencer has been reading.  They are quick reads, with a combination of funny and ‘scary’ situations. 

For more info: http://www.harcourtbooks.com/DrippingFang/

Spencer gives these books 4.5/5 stars

A Pizza the Size of the Sun:  Jack Prelutsky This is a series of silly poems in a similar style to Shel Silverstein. (Another of Spencer’s favorites)

Spencer gives this book 5/5 stars 

 

Biscuit: Malena loves Biscuit books.  Right now, they are her favorite because she can read them herself!

Malena gives Biscuit books 5/5 stars

 

We are all reading Jon Scieszka books right now, because we met him and we love his books!

Family Reads:

Flush:  Another book by Carl Hiaasen.  This kids read is about a family whose father sinks a casino boat because it is dumping sewage directly into the ocean.  We are really enjoying this one now!

The kids give this book 5/5 stars

 

Caddie Woodlawn: Caddie is a real tomboy, living during the pioneer times.  We are really enjoying her adventures!  I find it to be a little more interesting than the ‘Little House’ series.  It is good to read a book that isn’t so sad!  *Bridge to Terabithia” was extremely sad. 

The kids give this a 4.5/5 stars

 

Foxy’s Tale: a true story of an Alaskan Champion Sled dog.  We read this to prepare for the Iditarod.   After the book we emailed the author, Ed White.  We hope to meet him this weekend!  See our meeting!

The kids gave this a 5+/5 stars

 

Sarah, Plain and Tall:  a classic story (Newberry) about a mail order bride who moves from Maine to the Prairie.

The kids give this book 5/5 stars

 

Bridge to Terabithia: a (Newberry) story about an unlikely friendship between two kids who form an imaginary land called Terabithia.  Soon to be a movie.

So far, the kids give this book 4.5/5 stars

Until the end...then it dropped to a 3/5 stars bc it is very sad

 

Hoot:  This was a great story about how kids can make a difference.  It is about some burrowing owls kids work to save from destruction when a pancake house threatens their habitat. 

The kids give this a 5/5 stars

 

The Adventures of Edward Tulane:  This was a fantastic full circle book about how our upbringing influences our opinions of people...but sometimes, those opinions are wrong.

The kids give this book (shocking) a 5/5 stars. 

 

The Howliday Inn:  This was the latest in the Bunnicula series we finished the summer out and started this school year with.  Perhaps not quite as funny as Bunnicula, it was still a great read.

 

The kids give this book 5/5 stars