tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post7844682759193889621..comments2024-03-28T01:42:19.112-04:00Comments on Homeschool Coffee Break: A Reading List for the Reluctant ReaderKym http://www.blogger.com/profile/11491633578560803666noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-61438710256371585392014-07-09T22:37:09.607-04:002014-07-09T22:37:09.607-04:00Meg - my daughter loved 7th grade Lightning Lit an...Meg - my daughter loved 7th grade Lightning Lit and she will be doing Grade 8 this coming year. So far, no complaints about 10th grade Lightning Lit, but he hasn't had to do the writing assignments yet! Bwaaa haaa haaa!!!<br /><br />"old book smell" - "new book smell" - both are wonderful!! She did tell me once that library books only smell good when they are brand new, and I had to concede that point. LOL I'm looking forward to reading your post!<br />Kym https://www.blogger.com/profile/11491633578560803666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-67303977770430944732014-07-09T22:23:41.529-04:002014-07-09T22:23:41.529-04:00;) love the photo of your daughter~ for mine it is...;) love the photo of your daughter~ for mine it is the "old book smell" that she likes... :) <br /><br />I have a few "out of the norm" recommendations on my post... :) http://acornsnuggetsofgold.blogspot.com/2014/07/medieval-fiction-and-fantasy-labor.htmlpurple squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553868459135788750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915118192002933969.post-8165047353949183202014-07-09T09:38:51.291-04:002014-07-09T09:38:51.291-04:00Oh, I so know what you mean. My boys read under d...Oh, I so know what you mean. My boys read under duress, though the biggest one is conceding that To Kill a Mockinbird is "pretty good." (It's probably my all-time favorite book -- it and The Grapes of Wrath -- so I would agree. lol) We are diving right into "school" books too...I don't have it in me to fight them to read something "for fun" on top of "for school." I'm looking forward to your Lightning Literature review -- Matthew is doing the 7th grade level, so I'm curious about the high school levels.Meg Falcianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624745402177674937noreply@blogger.com