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Audiobooks

“The President Has Been Shot!” by James L. Swanson

September 21, 2016 by Amy 2 Comments

I have had an Audible subscription for a while–long enough to have acquired all of the Harry Potter books (save the most recently published one) and several more titles with my credits.  However, audiobooks are not my go-to; I much prefer reading a book over listening to it.  Since I’ve spent an unusual amount of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Audiobooks, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction, U.S. History

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

September 2, 2016 by Amy 1 Comment

Lulu and I continued our adventure with Grandma Dowdel that we started a few weeks ago via audiobook, and what a heartwarming and completely entertaining adventure it is!  A Year Down Yonder picks up more or less where A Long Way from Chicago leaves off, only this time Joey is off working for the CCC and Mary … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Audiobooks, Juvenile Fiction, Newbery Award, Newbery Through the Decades, Young Adult Fiction

A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck

August 4, 2016 by Amy 3 Comments

I am a Richard Peck fan.  In fact, if I made a short list of my favorite contemporary children’s/YA authors, he’d be at the top.  I find his blend of humor and poignancy irresistible. Add to this the fact that he writes about common midwesterners (which are astonishingly like southerners, at least in my mind), … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction Tagged: Audiobooks, Juvenile Fiction, Newbery Award, Newbery Through the Decades

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer

June 23, 2016 by Amy 4 Comments

I’m always on the lookout for something that piques the curiosity and interest of Lulu, age twelve-going-on-twenty.  I have a sneaking suspicion that mystery might be her genre, though fantasy is her current interest (well, that and all things 39 Clues). In anticipation of a short road trip she and I were to take together, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Uncategorized, Young Adult Fiction Tagged: Audiobooks

Raising readers

March 5, 2016 by Amy 1 Comment

Please excuse the poor quality of the photo, but the conversation that happened simultaneous with the snapping of it was too good not to share: Me:  “Are y’all supposed to be getting wet?” {As if I didn’t know. ;-)} Benny:  “We’re not.  We’re just fishing.  Like Henry and Ribsy.” Lest we think the our littlest … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Books, Kid-Speak Tagged: Audiobooks, Benny
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