Title: The Killer Angels Author: Michael Shaara File Under: Historical Fiction Age Group: Young Adult, maybe 14-15 on up. One of the fantastic things about homeschooling is that you can use your intimate knowledge of your children, combined with the flexibility of home, to make your curriculum work for you. Instead of having history… Read More »
A spirited woman, a strong marriage ~ In the Library Project!
Title: Hannah Fowler Author: Janice Holt Giles File Under: Historical Fiction, True Love, Spirited Woman Age Group: Adolescent girls and up. Sometimes I venture into the treacherous waters of marriage advice, but not often. As some other bloggy friends have noted, it does seem like as soon as you make a pronouncement, that’s… Read More »
The Red Horse: A book you won’t be able to put down ~ The Library Project
Author: Eugenio Corti Title: The Red Horse (available now only as an e-book, but do try to find a hardcover copy somewhere, for posterity’s sake!) File Under: Historical Fiction, Foundational Age Group: Adult, older teenager who has already read The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitzyn Two comments on Deirdre’s {bits & pieces} post put me in mind… Read More »
{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! I took the train home on Thursday. That’s something I haven’t done in 35 years — take the train! It was nice. I followed a savvy-looking lady (she was dressed in a white sleeveless T, white pants, and a… Read More »
Library Project: Worldly themes, dangerous topics.
Title: Quo Vadis Author: Henry Sienkiewicz File Under: Historical Fiction “Those of us who have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous extension of our being which we owe to authors.” – C. S. Lewis Normally I would never post about a book I haven’t read. I make an exception here… Read More »