Monthly Archives: February 2014

I <3 Reading

The I ❤ Reading Challenge is still going strong for my 5th grader.  She is reading the last chapter of her 4th book, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.  We are also still reading Inkheart, but as I read it … Continue reading

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Reading and More!

Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr is done and the I ❤ Reading Challenge has inspired my 10-year-old to read almost constantly.  She has finished reading Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell which she thought was weird.  She … Continue reading

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Finishing Nim At Sea

As we finish Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr, we are looking forward to the conclusion.  We are also wondering what we will read next as the further adventures of Nim haven’t been published yet. Education.com is having an I … Continue reading

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Return to Nim’s Island

We received Wendy Orr’s “Return to Nim’s Island” from the library interlibrary loan and we’ve been limiting ourselves to a chapter a day.  It stretches out the story and we can talk about each chapter.  We also choose something from … Continue reading

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