tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post5025987171876578544..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: What's On Your Nightstand: MayCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-87372425591244176942013-04-29T20:30:16.238-07:002013-04-29T20:30:16.238-07:00Sounds like a great list! I'll be excited to s...Sounds like a great list! I'll be excited to see what you get to read in May. I missed the link up as I forgot to put the post together before my vacation. Oh, well!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-71768124929084755412013-04-25T01:41:56.163-07:002013-04-25T01:41:56.163-07:00The Joan of Arc books looks very interesting. I...The Joan of Arc books looks very interesting. I've had a lot of discussions about her with my kids. What I know about her is based off snippets in our history readings or the Diane Stanley book. My oldest son has read Mark Twain's book about her which I want to read some day. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397141781902277266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-72052508323825786002013-04-24T16:58:49.176-07:002013-04-24T16:58:49.176-07:00The Maid and the Queen sounds excellent - I'd ...The Maid and the Queen sounds excellent - I'd like to learn more about Joan of Arc. I taught ele. school for years and read Blue Dolphins then -- honestly don't remember a lot about it but if your child is into nature, he/she would probably enjoy. I recall it being totally non-offensive, and moving kind of slowly (but for today's kids, that's not necessarily a bad thing).Susanhttp://www.girlsinwhitedressesblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-48897153440841004102013-04-24T12:34:56.318-07:002013-04-24T12:34:56.318-07:00I wanted to comment when you reviewed the Maid and...I wanted to comment when you reviewed the Maid and the Queen but refrained due to the giveaway, but I sooo want to read this. And the library doesn't have it. :v( I think I'll visit the used book stores and take a look for it.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757963698816530787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-60361964775049663132013-04-24T10:38:37.960-07:002013-04-24T10:38:37.960-07:00I recently bought one of Selfors' YA books(The...I recently bought one of Selfors' YA books(The Sweetest Spell). I'm looking forward to finally reading it. I hope you like The Sasquatch Escape!<br /><br /> Bluerosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680170638396181756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-69549002185238788162013-04-24T08:59:14.327-07:002013-04-24T08:59:14.327-07:00I would suggest that Island of Blue Dolphins is no...I would suggest that Island of Blue Dolphins is not for a sensitive, younger child. <br />I read it when I was 10 or so, that is the age I would recommend. It's definitely more real-life and death.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-89512579093935217822013-04-24T08:26:59.356-07:002013-04-24T08:26:59.356-07:00Since I'm not blogging any more I don't re...Since I'm not blogging any more I don't really think about leaving comments re: my to-read list. Then a friend said she missed my nightstand posts and was curious what I was reading. So... whether or not you wanted to know here is my current nightstand list:<br /><br />I am working my way through Beth Moore's A Heart Like His. While it is generally read as part of a devotional/bible study I'm reading it like a non-fiction book. Thoroughly enjoying it.<br /><br />Up next is The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield, which has come highly recommended to me by several ladies I know and respect. We're reading it for our next book club meeting in May.<br /><br />Then, if and when I have time I am starting Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmoutse Hall by Emily Bearn. And perhaps picking up my all but abandoned reading challenge for Agatha Christie: Elephants Can Remember (I'm almost done with this challenge!)<br /><br />That's it. So, yeah, even though I don't blog, I still read!Sarah M.http://libraryhospital.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-17003494135025350042013-04-23T18:07:16.067-07:002013-04-23T18:07:16.067-07:00We listened to the audio version of Island of the ...We listened to the audio version of Island of the Blue Dolphins on a road trip. It was a at least 2 years ago, so Kyle was probably around B1's age. It was a bit slow for him, I think.<br /><br />I remembered enjoying the book as a child, but I don't know if it lived up to my expectations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789250398792504412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-31288354624915618592013-04-23T14:13:55.690-07:002013-04-23T14:13:55.690-07:00Island of the Blue Dolphins was one of my childhoo...Island of the Blue Dolphins was one of my childhood favorites. I hope it still is as good as I remember.BerlinerinPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853762912371387793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-21603899765215004902013-04-23T14:00:37.039-07:002013-04-23T14:00:37.039-07:00I remember really loving Island of the Blue Dolphi...I remember really loving Island of the Blue Dolphins when I was younger (tween / young teen), it was one of my favorites though I can't remember all the details of the story now. May have to reread it sometime. I guess I'd recommend reading it first and deciding if your daughter would enjoy it / be up for it.Jen E @ mommablogsalothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131726447353529092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-24648371110203381962013-04-23T10:36:52.339-07:002013-04-23T10:36:52.339-07:00I read The Island of the Blue Dolphins a year or t...I read The Island of the Blue Dolphins a year or two ago and enjoyed it. It isn't the type of book that I want my siblings younger than 11 reading though. It is fairly mature and serious for them... My eight year old sister is enjoying Peter and the Starcatchers right now instead.<br /><br />On my nightstand for right now is:<br /><br />Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor<br />Unearthly by Cynthia Hand<br />The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie DickersonSaschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755574156284589666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-50876431277388216392013-04-23T09:14:45.226-07:002013-04-23T09:14:45.226-07:00I *haven't* read Island of the Blue Dolphins--...I *haven't* read <i>Island of the Blue Dolphins</i>--but maybe that would be a good one to get back into the reading club thing with. <br /><br /><i>Frozen in Time</i> looks pretty interesting to me too.bekahcubedhttp://bekahcubed.menterz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-14486832597794309672013-04-23T07:35:47.210-07:002013-04-23T07:35:47.210-07:00I was also thinking Island would be too mature for...I was also thinking Island would be too mature for my kiddos. <br /><br />You didn't read much else because you read No Name! I started it...don't know if I'll manage to finish or not. :)Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-12157661390011062112013-04-23T07:20:14.529-07:002013-04-23T07:20:14.529-07:00I read about Apple Orchard and may give it a try. ...I read about Apple Orchard and may give it a try. I need to get back to Willkie Collins--I've been reading the "Moonstone" on and off for about a year on my Kindle. Interesting list this month!Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-8233919898601588562013-04-23T07:11:17.038-07:002013-04-23T07:11:17.038-07:00Leftovers in the fridge--almost as good as a full ...Leftovers in the fridge--almost as good as a full nightstand of books. <br /><br />Good look starting and finishing War of Words during May. :-) Love that one. Island of the Blue Dolphins was a book I did read with my girls; we all enjoyed it. Hope you do too!Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-40696242980756484292013-04-23T05:44:40.295-07:002013-04-23T05:44:40.295-07:00I read The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day years ag...I read The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day years ago -- I didn't realize the same author wrote Blue Dolphins. I'm looking forward to it even more now!<br /><br />I'm interested to hear about War of Words.<br /><br />Sounds like you had a great weekend! Hope you have fun on your family outings!Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-17803219079471072902013-04-23T03:26:15.400-07:002013-04-23T03:26:15.400-07:00I'm not sure about Island as a read-aloud for ...I'm not sure about Island as a read-aloud for us. I'm wondering if it might be too intense (death, etc.). Since I've never read t, though, I can't say for sure. I'm looking forward to it, though!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-26042847789917572092013-04-22T23:28:34.325-07:002013-04-22T23:28:34.325-07:00I, too, loved The Hawk That Dared Not Hunt by Day ...I, too, loved The Hawk That Dared Not Hunt by Day as a kid. Tempted to get a copy and read Island of the Blue Dolphin with you. Like I don't have enough else on my plate.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-59697623198345106482013-04-22T22:29:42.704-07:002013-04-22T22:29:42.704-07:00I have never read Island of the Blue Dolphins, but...I have never read Island of the Blue Dolphins, but I did enjoy another of Scott O'Dell's books, Hawk that Dare Not Hunt By Day, as a kid. So, I will boldly discover this book with the kids this month. <br /><br />On my nightstand right now:<br /><br />City Life by Witold Rybczynski<br />Alarms and Diversions by James Thurber<br />The Man of Mode by Sir George Etherege<br />The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott<br />A Curtain of Green by Eudora WeltyDiary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.com