Plumfield Moms
We are sisters in Christ who became friends over a shared love of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, found especially in good and great books. Our primary vocation is that of marriage and motherhood, but we feel a secondary call, as educators and homeschool moms, to walk with families who are seeking to help form souls who are capable of responding to the vocation God has called them to. Our objective is to form our children and grandchildren to the best of our ability, and in so doing share what has been meaningful to us with others that it may encourage them and lighten their burden. As homeschoolers, classical educators and Christians, we have a passion for the ancient Greek paideia and the loving education of Louisa May Alcott‘s Plumfield (from her novel Little Men).
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Episodes
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
The Biblioguides Online Community
Finding Langston Trilogy by Lesa Cline-Ransome
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
N. D. Wilson’s Books
The Door Before (Prequel to The 100 Cupboards Trilogy) by N. D. Wilson
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Interview with Gary D. Schmidt on Internet Archive
The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Ticki Ticki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
The Big Jump by Benjamin Elkin, available at Internet Archive
Babar by Jean De Brunhoff
Freddy the Pig books by Walter R. Brooks
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Straw into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt
Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Liz and Emily's podcast, A Delectable Education
Simply Charlotte Mason Video of Liz and Emily's Library
Jan Bloom's book, Who Should We Then Read
Michelle Howard interview
Five in a Row book list
Library Lady, Kathleen Seeger interview
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
“The dazzling mythology of ancient India has always delighted and fascinated me… India’s national epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, are profound, powerful masterpieces that rival the Iliadand the Arthurian legend. Admittedly, this mythology may seem alien, strange, even forbiddingly complex. As in any encounter with a different culture, what appears difficult or incomprehensible quickly grows familiar. The farther we journey through its rich landscape, the more we understand that what lies beneath the brilliant, exotic surface is, in essence, a world we recognize. The warrior’s code of honor, for example, is nearly identical with the knightly code of chivalry. Earth-shaking clashes between good and evil, courageous heroines and gallant heroes, steadfast love, daring rescues, loss and recovery, these are elements in our universal heritage of story” – from Lloyd Alexander’s Author’s Note in The Iron Ring
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Perhaps because it is historical fiction (one of my favorite genres), this modern book doesn’t feel quite like a modern book. It does have a certain pacing and dialogue style that is more typical of some modern books, but I enjoyed it and felt that it had a timelessness to it. In fact, as I was reading, it reminded me of Alta Halverson Seymour’s Tangled Skein or maybe a little bit of Hilda van Stockum’s Borrowed House. Both authors told powerful stories about teens in wartime that edified while they entertained. This story is also a good one for our teens to chew on. I suspect that we will do this one as a book club. And I look forward to reading more of her wartime novels.Full review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/words-on-fire/
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
"I suppose I was born to be a reader and a librarian. After I learned to read in first grade, I was insatiable when it came to books. And the public library, Tom Green County Library in San Angelo, Texas, was my source . . . The Children’s Librarians there, Ms. Karen, and later Ms. Lynn, helped me find the best books and inspired me to want to do the same for others someday."
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
he Mitchell Series ( 3 books) set in Canada
Five for Victory
Canadian Summer & Friendly Gables
The Bantry Bay Series (3 books) set in Ireland
Cottage at Bantry Bay
Francie on the Run
Pegeen
Stand-alone books:
The Winged Watchman (set in the Netherlands during WWII)
Note: Edna St. Vincent Millay, an aunt to Hilda van Stockum by marriage
The Borrowed House (set in the Netherlands during WWII)
John is writing a book about the Dutch resistance
Order of books on WWII: Winged Watchman for younger children, then Borrowed House for intermediate level and then John’s book when published
Joseph Conrad The Heart of Darkness - another book about the evil in men’s hearts (for adults)
Mogo’s Flute set in Kenya
Penengro (gypsy Roma book)
Day on Skates (set in the Netherlands)
Little Old Bear especially good for very young children
Patsy and the Pup another good one for young children
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 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
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
In this interesting and compelling new story, author Jon Tilton invites middle-grade readers into a modern fairy tale about a girl who embarks on a hero’s journey in order to right a wrong.
Discount Code: PLUMFIELD
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/please-return-to-the-lands-of-luxury/
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Over the next six weeks, one thing after another drew my attention to the possibility of opening a lending library in my home. I scoffed. I have kids at home. The podcast and homeschooling keep me plenty busy. I only have 3,500 books. I am an introvert. I live in the woods 20-45 minutes away from any patron base. I have unpredictable health. But, the dream continued to settle into my heart.
https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/sara-masarik-of-plumfield-living-books-library-in-wisconsin/