■ A Friend of the Family (Lauren Grodstein)įiction. ■ The Merry Widow (Victor Leon and Leo Stein translated by Christopher Hassall) Plays are, of course, meant to be seen, not read, but this was a superlative reading experience. Perfection - even Bolt’s introduction and his description of the characters. Much preferred Nancy Garden’s Endgame, which covered similar ground more compellingly. This book rounded out my experience with Stasser’s oeuvre. With the Misses as part of their literature studies. ■ The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)Ĭlassic. Recommended by Semicolon, this novel pleasantly bookended our reading-thinking-learning days for a week. ■ The Homeschool Liberation League (Lucy Frank) Everyone and her mother has already raved about this Newbery Medal winner, so let me simply add my voice to the chorus: highly recommended. A gentle re-introduction to regular studies, completed just after New Year’s. ■ Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village (Laura Amy Schlitz) Again, there is some “ripped from the headlines” appeal here: An unpopular student blogs about wishing several popular students dead, then those same students disappear. A somewhat heavy-handed examination of the so-called “Mommy Wars.” Uses a “ripped from the headlines” approach to reveal the horrors of disciplinary boot camps.įiction.
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