10 Day Give Day 5
This first Thursday of every month I donate my time and talents to our local library. I lead a story time for the little ones in our community. I started the story time when I think our daughter was 3. I missed taking her like I had taken the boys when we lived in Cedar…
Read More Summer Reading
As I mentioned at the beginning of the summer break, I expect the kids to read during the summer to keep their brains active. We got the Barnes and Noble summer reading forms and started keeping track. Since Barnes and Noble required 8 books to be read, that is what I required too. I told…
Read More Review: Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orlean’s Ninth Ward. She doesn’t have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict…
Read More Review: Jackie and Me by Dan Gutman
Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who’s made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides…
Read More Review: Stanley in Space
Stanley in Space is the story of Stanley Lambchop and his family. The President of the United States has chosen Stanley and his family to become the first humans to fly in the STAR SCOUT, a new top-secret spaceship. Stanley’s most exciting adventure is about to begin. He’ll meet the Queen of England, have a…
Read More Book Review: The Grosse Adventures
This story involved Stan and Stinky, twin 4th graders who tend to cause trouble. Their adventures are mostly at school and involve their classmates as well. Stan and especially Stinky are well known for their powerful and smelly gas. In this story, they use their gas in a class project. The boys really enjoyed the…
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