Our Reading Life: March 2024

The Glorious Folly by Louis de Wohl
The Spear by Louis de Wohl 
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace 
The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 
Slave Boy in Judea by Josephine Sanger Lau
Biblioguides Online Community
The Great Lion of God by Taylor Caldwell 
Helping Children Write by Mauree Applegate 
The First Book of Language and How to Use It by Mauree Applegate
The First Books
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morgan Crow by Jessica Townsend
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Ni:elsen
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Parks
Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War by Kathy Henderson

Our Reading Life: February 2024

Diane’s References
Picture of Charlton Heston’s son 
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace  
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore
Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter 
A Women of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Virginia Was a Spy by Catherine Urdahl
The Spy with the Wooden Leg: The Story of Virginia Hall by Nancy Polette
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelsen 
Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation: Save One Life, Save the World by Muriel Emanuel
The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II by David Warner
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis
One Life movie
Sara Masarik’s References 
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
America’s Children Books by James Otis 
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigurd Undset 
Blackout by Connie Willis
All Clear by Connie Willis
Guernsey and the Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Sarah Kim’s References
Beowulf Burton Raffel translation
Beowulf Seamus Heaney translation
The Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson
N. D. Wilson - beloved author
The Push Cart War by Jean Merrill
Best in Children’s Books Vol. 16 The Best Birthday by Quail Hawkins
Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: And Other Small Events That Changed History by Phil Mason
Tanya’s References 
Purple House Press: The Gift of the Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 
The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen   
Biblioguides online community

Our Reading Life: January 2024

Tanya's References:
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk 
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
The Well Educated Heart’s Mother’s Library Art Book 
A Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith   
Riverbend Press Kinderleben artist print set
Well Educated Heart Photos 
Yuna's Book - Eloise Wilkin Stories Little Golden Books 
Sarah's References:
The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith 
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins  
When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park 
Kathleen by Christopher Morley 
I am David (a.k.a. North to Freedom) by Anne Holm 
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly 
Diane's References:
Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers by Elizabeth Cobbs
Grace Banker and her Hello Girls Answer the Call by Claudia Friddell  
Had She But Known by Charlotte MacLeod
Improbable Fiction by Jan Cohn
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry by Mary Robert Rinehart 
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
The Winged Watchman by Hilda van Stockum 
Sara Masarik's References:
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier 
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
Microbe Hunters by Paul De Kruif 
Childhood of Famous Americans 
Biblioguides: James Otis’s Colonial and Pioneer Children of America
Hannah of Kentucky (America’s Children) by James Otis 
Daniel Boone: The Opening of the Wilderness (Landmark Books) by John Mason Brown
2023 State of the Podcast Episode
Shelf Notes

Our Reading Life: December 2023

Tanya's References
Hold to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld
To Say Nothing of the Dog Podcast Book Club 
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis 
The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander
Letter for the King by Tonke Draght 
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander 
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander 
Dream of Jade: The Emperor's Cat by Lloyd Alexander 
The Covenant Books 
Persimmon Jim: The Possum by Joseph Warton Lippincott 
Rascal by Sterling North 
The Incredible Journey by Shelia Burnford
Moses with Bazookas by S. D. Smith  
Sarah Kim’s References
Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing Leonard S. Marcus  
Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Loved to Draw by Deborah Kogan Ray 
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rolling)
Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 
Diane’s References 
Kathleen by Christopher Morley
The Big Mistake by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Door by Mary Roberts Rinehart
"Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories" by S.S. Van Dine  
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace   
L. M. Montgomery’s Christmas Stories from Smidgin Press
Yuna's References
Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Libby Walden
Sara Masarik’s  References
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Kelly 
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier 
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
Blackout by Connie Willis 
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis 
A Lot Like Christmas: Stories by Connie Willis  - ADULTS ONLY
England’s Cross of Gold: Keynes, Churchill, and the Governance of Economic Beliefs by James Ashley Morrison 
Meet Hilda van Stockum’s Son: John Tepper Marlin
Landmark Book: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler by William Shirer 
Biblioguides Online Community

Our Reading Life: November 2023

Sarah Kim’s References:
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus 
Nothing Else but Miracles by Kate Albus
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The False Prince by Jenifer A. Nielsen
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner I
Black Out by Connie Willis 
All Clear by Connie Willis
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 
Fire Watch by Connie Willis  
Sara Masarik’s References: 
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan 
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery 
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin 
The Mouse Adventures by Torben Kuhlmann 
Dinotopia by James Gurney
Lindbergh by Torben Kuhlmann
Armstrong by Torben Kuhlmann
Edison by Torben Kuhlmann
Moletown by Torben Kuhlmann
Einstein by Torben Kuhlmann
Torben Kuhlmann Website With Videos 
Tanya’s References: 
Tales from Grimms by Wanda Ga'g
Biblioguides Tales from Grimms
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Ga'g
I Am David (North to Freedom) by Anne Holm
Diane’s References: 
Switch Board Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
George Patton General in Spurs or General George Patton: Old Blood and Guts by Alden Hatch
America's First World War: General Pershing and the Yanks by Henry Castor
The Ark by Margot Benary-Isbert 
Rowan Farm by Margot Benary-Isbert
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Gary D. Schmidt 
First Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Horatio Hornblower by C. S. Forester

Our Reading Life: October 2023

 
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith  
The Bomb by Theodore Taylor 
"The Dearth Of Historical Fiction Is A Disservice To Curious Kids Everywhere" The Federalist
A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night by Song Nan Zhang
Sophie Choir by Jonathan Auxier
Peter Nimble by Jonathan Auxier
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt 
The Wednesday Wars Book Club 
The Way of the Story Teller by Ruth Sawyer 
Mara’s Stories by Gary D. Schmidt 
Anson’s Way by Gary D. Schmidt
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
First Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Biblioguides Online Community
Our Library Life
The Walking Drum by Louis L’Amour 
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
The Coffin Quilt by Ann Rinaldi
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley by Ann Rinaldi 
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials by Ann Rinaldi
Combat Nurses of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame
The Ransom/Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
The Happy Hollisters 
Cherry Ames by Helen Wells 
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck  
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson 
Dandelion Fire by N. D. Wilson 
Interview with N. D. Wilson
Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt 
A Long Road on a Short Day by Gary D. Schmidt 
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk to Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt
Mooses with Bazookas by S. D. Smith  (pre-order coming soon)
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt 
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt 
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt  

Our Reading Life: September 2023

Tanya's References:
Sun Slower Sun Faster by Meriol Trevor 
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
The School that Escaped the Nazis by Deborah Cadbury
Landmark Books 
Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson 
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley by Ann Rinaldi
Sarah's References:
In the Tunnel by Julie Lee
Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
Medical Corps Heroes by Wyatt Blassingame 
A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute
The House of Sixty Fathers  by Meindert de Jong
The Bomb by Theodore Taylor
The Cay by Theodore Taylor 
Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
When My Name Keoko by Linda Sue Park
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt 
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt 
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
Diane's References
The Sin Eater by Gary D. Schmidt
Anson’s Way by Gary D. Schmidt
The Hedge School by Gloria Whelen 
The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Aged 37 3/4 by Adrian Plass
The Horizontal Epistles of Andromeda Veal by Adrian Plass
Bed Knob and Broomstick by Mary Norton   
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith 
Sara's References
The Borrowed House by Hilda van Stockum
Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis 
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi  
The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirly Jackson
Straw into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt 
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis 
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Fire Watch by Connie Willis
Words on Fire by Jenifer A. Nielsen
 

Our Reading Life: August 2023

Sarah Kim’s References
Biblioguides Online Community - Plumfield Reads Group 
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr 
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp
Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead 
The Raven King Trilogy - Stephen Lawhead's Robin Hood series 
Let's Explore the British Isles by Caroline Walker
Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson
The Scientist in the Field Series 
Tanya’s References
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt 
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt 
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt 
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt 
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott 
One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Sara Masarik’s References 
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt 
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Witch of Black Bird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander 
The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander 
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
The Tangled Skien by Alta Halverson Seymour 
Toward Morning by Alta Halverson Seymour 
On the Edge of the Fjord by Alta Halverson Seymour 
Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin   
Diane’s References 
Ruth Fielding by Alice B. Emerson
Augusta Huiell Seaman mysteries
Taken by the Enemy by Oliver Optic
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Tanya's Teaser
Anna Hibiscus’ Song by Atinuke

Our Reading Life: July 2023

Tanya’s Reads:
The Space/Ransom Trilogy Book Three That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis 
Mr. Emerson’s Cook by Judith Byron Schachner  
Bits and Pieces by Judith Byron Schachner
The Granny Man by Judith Byron Schachner
Hurray for Summer by Kazuo Iwamura 
Hurray for Snow  by Kazuo Iwamura 
Hurray for Fall by Kazuo Iwamura 
Hurray for Spring by Kazuo Iwamura 
Sarah Kim’s Reads: 
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead 
King Raven Trilogy, Stephen Lawhead’s Robin Hood Series
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott 
BBC Robin Hood 
Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family by Maria Augusta von Trapp 
Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt 
Diane’s Reads: 
Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak 
Ruth Fielding  by Alice B. Emerson
Mysteries by Augusta Huiell Seaman
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt 
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt 
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt 
Gary D. Schmidt  
Sara Masarik’s Reads: 
One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith 
One Hundred and One Dalmatians book discussion
The Space/Ransom Trilogy, Book One Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt 
What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt  
St. Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland by Gary D. Schmidt 
St. Martin de Porres Gary D. Schmidt 
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset 
 

Our Reading Life: June 2023

Tanya’s References: 
Books by Jennifer Nielsen - Words on Fire, Rescue, Resistance, A Night Divided 
Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen 
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary 
Ramona books by Beverly Cleary
Ramona and Beezus movie 
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery 
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 
Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak
Sarah Kim’s References: 
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry  by Neil de Grasse Tyson
The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill
The Great Escape movie 
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Hidden Figure Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
Diane's References: 
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt 
Blitz the Story of a Fire Horse by Hetty Burlingame Beatty
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Sara Masarik’s References: 
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevski  
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Biblioguides 101 Dalmatians 
General References: 
The Space/Ransom Trilogy by C. S. Lewis