The boys are continuing to read through the summer, partly from their summer reading list challenge (books marked with *).
Leif
The Light Princess and The Golden Key by George MacDonald
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
(Re-read) Ranger’s Apprentice books 1-6
*Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr
Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen [This and the following two books are hefty books!]
Moby Dick (Campfire Classics graphic novel)
The Black Star of Kingston by S. D. Smith (prequel to Green Ember)
The Green Ember by S. D. Smith
Luke
Fahrenheit 451 (last month)
*Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Robert E. Lee: Young Confederate (Childhood of Famous Americans)
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
*To Be a Slave by Julius Lester
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
(Re-read) The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian, and The Mystery of the Indian
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
*What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
*A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Moby Dick (Campfire Classics graphic novel)
The Black Star of Kingston by S. D. Smith (prequel to Green Ember)
The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keattey Snyder
Levi
[Levi spent a lot of time this past month writing and drawing and less time reading. He may have read or reread other books or listened to audio books, as well.]
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Murder on the Orient Express (re-read)
*Little Women (re-read)
Invincible Louisa: The story of the author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs
Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
The Black Star of Kingston by S. D. Smith (prequel to Green Ember)
Moby Dick (Campfire Classics graphic novel)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Challenge B)
I remember reading The Egypt Game at Luke's age - it stirred quite a passion for ancient history that continues to this day. :)
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