Book Report 2014 | February

Notes From A Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider

Loved it! Just finished it the other night. Such a fun read and so many thoughtful stories and ideas on simplifying our lives. I especially loved the chapters on travel. It made me think that I could really travel with my kids!

The Red Tent by Anita Diamond

Though I don’t think I would recommend this book, it is beautifully written and compelling to read. When I began the book, I thought that it would be a lot of storytelling mixed with the facts that we have from the Bible. It was a bit too graphic and the story was not biblically accurate. I also had a hard time with how she portrayed the men in the book, the patriarchs of the Bible.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

This was a fun read. I really enjoy these futuristic types of books (Ender’s Game, The Giver, Hunger Games), with an imaginary society seen through the eyes of a child. A little too unbelievable in the romance department, but I can see how that would appeal to young adults. I’m excited for the next books, I’m on the waiting list at our library for the next two.

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland

This was a historical fiction written about Renoir and how he created his painting, Luncheon of the Boating Party. It was a slow read and I had a hard time finding interest in the story or the characters.

Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorenson

This was a lovely book to read with the kids. Such a warm, charming story of a family that move to the country to help their father/husband that had recently returned from war. It is told through the eyes of their daughter and was a great read for all my kiddos. Jakob actually grabbed it to finish the last few chapters on his own.

I’m working my way through The 4th Thousand Years and The Secret Keeper. I also just received in the mail Emily Freeman’s, Million Little Ways and can’t wait to start on that. I’m reading Ballet Shoes and starting Betsy-Tacy and Tib with the kids.

Below is my updated 2014 Booklist.

Nonfiction

The 3rd Thousand Years by Clean Skousen
The 4th Thousand Years by Cleon Skousen

Autobiography of Ben Franklin by Ben Franklin (Free On Kindle)

The Republic by Plato (Free On Kindle)

The Aeneid by Virgil (Free On Kindle)

Days of the Living Christ by Cleon Skousen

The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had by Susan Wise Bauer

Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Eliot

~~Notes From A Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreid~~er

Walking on Water by Madeleine L’Engle

Teaching Your Children Joy by Richard and Linda Eyre