Just finished reading this (by Heather Vogel Frederick) and it is the first in a lovely series about four middle school aged girls. My MIL sent it to us and it has been in the to-be-read pile (it is in good company) for a while. A dear friend of the family (she is 11 years old) just visited and she is on the last book of . . . → Read More: The Mother-Daughter Book Club – Middle School Ready
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Newton (Massachusetts) has a wonderful public school system and here is a K-5 reading list that is comprehensive and equally wonderful. Click here for the link. The following is a great list of websites to keep you reading, learning and having fun – also from the Newton Public Schools. Activity TV http://www.activitytv.com All ages can learn to create crafts by watching these online videos. ALA . . . → Read More: Best Summer Reading Lists (K-5) and Great Websites for Kids from the Newton Public Schools Am I dreaming? I just found out that I am going to a dinner party with authors Dennis Lehane and Joseph Finder. I am the back-up, back-up date for a friend whose first two picks (her husband and a charming, beautiful accomplished friend) fell through…I don’t mind being the A-minus list date – it will be such fun! It is a dinner set up through . . . → Read More: Boston Book Festival: a dinner party and books (and their authors)  Comments are closed  Continuing Ed, Lit  books, Boston Book Festival 2010, Dennis Lehane, Joseph Finder What does Capability Mom do all day? She reads, of course. When she is not unstopping the bathroom sink or walking the dog or making dinner or folding laundry or buying groceries or cleaning or paying attention to her blog or her family. I did all of these things today and posted on social media (okay, it was a really, really short post) at CoffeeShopBloggers. . . . → Read More: Favorite books for Middle School readers at Pragmatic Mom Comments are closed Continuing Ed, Lit bailiett, bud not buddy, bud not buddy paul-curtis, c.s. lewis, capability, capability mom, chasing vermeer, creech, e.l. konigsburg, heartbeat sharon creech ruby holler, invention of hugo cabret, konigsburg, lion witch and the wardrobe, middle school books, Newbery Medal, pragmatic mom, ruby holler, sachar, sharon creech, speare, the giver lois lowry, the view from saturday, witch of blackbird pond, YA fiction |
   
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