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Reflections in Progress

WWW: “I think children must lead big lives. . .”

February 22, 2017 by Amy 2 Comments

I finally finished reading Iva Ibbotson’s Journey to the River Sea aloud to my girls, and this passage just about jumped out at me and gave me a high-five.  This pretty well sums up what a child’s life should be like, at least in my highly idealistic mind.  (Warning:  this comes at the very end … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Bravewriter Lifestyle, Parenting, Philosophy and Methods, Reflections in Progress, Wednesdays with Words

Wednesdays with Words: Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

January 18, 2017 by Amy 2 Comments

I’m reading Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson aloud to my girls as a part of their geography studies.  From the first paragraph, it has been a surprise hit.  It’s the story of Maia, an orphan, who has been summoned away from her boarding school in England to live with relatives in the Amazonian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Bookish Thoughts, Geography, Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday, Reflections in Progress, Wednesdays with Words

Asynchronous development: a Little Women observation

November 22, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

I’ve been reading Little Women to my girls nightly for several weeks now, and tonight I read a passage that positively made me laugh aloud in appreciation.  I want to note it here before I forget.  It perfectly sums up what I’ve shared before of my ideas about reading idealistic romance novels as a teen … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Young Adult Fiction Tagged: Reflections in Progress

WWW: Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enright

July 29, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

This month we’ve spent time with a favorite author, Elizabeth Enright, in two of her summertime stories.  Return to Gone-Away, the second of the pair, is full of delightful descriptions.  This one almost makes me want a kitten.  Almost.  🙂 Mr. Ormond Horton had been as good as his word; he had brought Portia one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Juvenile Fiction, Reflections in Progress, Wednesdays with Words

WWW: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

July 22, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

I haven’t participated in Wednesdays with Words in months.  Well, I haven’t done much of anything reading or blog-related in months.  I’m trying to resume some of my routines and practices from before our move, so here I am.  🙂 I’m reading Harper Lee’s long-lost book, Go Set a Watchman, just now. I’m going to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Adult Fiction, Reflections in Progress, Wednesdays with Words
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