Heidelberg, Germany

The boxes are finally unpacked.  I'm finding the sunroom/library is one of my favorite places to be.

 

 

It is hard to believe summer is coming to an end. The kids and I enjoyed some really good books this summer.  Here's a little recap of our favorites!

 

Wonder ranked #1 with both Owen and Meg.  This book is amazing!  We had tons of discussions on this book and the kids asked lots of great questions.  I wasn't hooked until a good 1/4 of the book through but then somehow you find yourself thinking about the characters and it is truly an inspirational read.  This book really spoke to us as a family and we are big fans.  You can go to the author's webpage and watch a short trailor on the book. 

 

#2 How to Steal a Dog   Owen and Meg always enjoy books where animals are involved.  This is a sweet story.  We were hooked by the title and loved that it took place in NC.  A great read!

#3.  Born to Fly  I picked this book because it was set during WWII and featured a plane Owen loves called the P-40 Warhawk.  I had no idea this book would keep us up late at night as we read and read in order to figure out the mystery.  This book had excitement, an element of mystery and I also loved the heroine of the story was a little girl!  Owen was given a wooden model of the P-40 Warhawk from our neighbor in Saluda.  He was a dear friend and the model was already super special and now has even more meaning after reading this book.

We are big fans of Barbara Parks.  The Kid in the Red Jacket  was a quick read but delt with being the "new" kid and about moving. This book brought up discussions on how it feels to be new and how moving is never easy. She has an amazing sense of humor which the kids love!

#5 Holes  This book was very popular when I was a teacher back in the day.  I had it on my shelf and had always wanted to read it but never got the chance. So we used the book to get us through a very long road trip!!  I didn't love this book but the kids thought it was good.  It is quirky and weird and kinda strange.  It is not an easy read it jumps around from current day to days in the past without warning.  Once finished the kids were super excited to watch the movie.  I have never seen a movie that was JUST like the book.  For once they said the movie was just as good as the book!

 

And that's a wrap of some of our summer reads!