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Thirteen Books We Are Reading

April 16, 2009 by Tracey 28 Comments

I write often about reading and the importance that good books play in our lives. Thanks to a challenge from The Happy Housewife to share some books we are currently reading, I made my Thursday Thirteen a list of thirteen books that our family is reading this month.

  1. Hans Brinker by Mary Maples Dodge. It has been years since I read this book and I am enjoying going back through it as I read it aloud to my younger daughter.
  2. Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This is the book I am currently reading aloud to my older daughter at bedtime. We love the fact that while Anne has gotten older, she still manages to have quite a few adventures.
  3. Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight. This is the next book on the list for reading aloud with my oldest. Another one that I haven’t read in years, I only remember that I didn’t read it too often as a child because it always made me cry!
  4. Wisdom and the Millers by Mildred A. Martin. This is a brand new book for us and a great find! We are currently reading it for our family Bible time after supper. It has short chapters that each contain a story illustrating a verse from Proverbs.
  5. Three Cousins Detective Club series by Elspeth Campbell Murphy. Both girls are reading some of these books; we have purchased several and have also found them at our library.
  6. Treasures from Grandma by Arleta Richardson. We have several of the books from the Grandma’s Attic series, but this one is new for us.
  7. The Case of the Sassy Parrot by Milly Howard. My older daughter is into mysteries; she just finished this book and really seemed to enjoy it.
  8. Clara Barton by Mary Catherine Rose. This book is actually for a school book report.
  9. The Middle Moffatt by Eleanor Estes. A book that I enjoyed reading as a child, I was able to purchase this at a used bookstore to add to our personal library.
  10. The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright. My eight-year-old is almost done reading this one.
  11. Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill by Maud Hart Lovelace. We have enjoyed all of the Betsy-Tacy books!
  12. Depend on Katie John by Mary Calhoun. I just pulled this one out of storage and gave it to my older daughter to read.
  13. Those Kids in Proverbsville by Elizabeth Rice Handford. We’ve read this book many times before, but have been revisiting some of the chapters lately.

I’m always looking for resources to help me find good books for my children to read. Please let me know in the comments section if there are books or series that your family enjoys and that you recommend.

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Comments

  1. Adelle Laudan says

    April 16, 2009 at 2:08 am

    There’s a couple of classics there! I love that my kids love to read. Happy reading!

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  2. ~3 Sides of Crazy~ says

    April 16, 2009 at 3:29 am

    Great list – Clara Barton and Anne of Avonlea were a couple of my favorites.

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  3. On a limb with Claudia says

    April 16, 2009 at 3:45 am

    Gosh, I don’t know that I’ve heard of any of these books – are they new? Good for you for making reading a part of your adventure in life!

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  4. ☆Willa☆ says

    April 16, 2009 at 4:29 am

    i love reading books and I’ve been looking for that anne of avonlea for a long time.
    Thursday 13

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  5. Brandie says

    April 16, 2009 at 4:39 am

    we are currently reading Hank The Cowdog 🙂

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  6. Mike says

    April 16, 2009 at 7:57 am

    Great list. My kid is reading some of them, too.

    Mike
    http://somethingaboutparenting.typepad.comTwitter: AboutParenting

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  7. Daisy says

    April 16, 2009 at 9:56 am

    I love books! I’m glad to see someone sharing them with their children. I know I would if I could. 🙂 Happy T13!

    Thursday 13 – edition 3
    Weekly Plans 4/13-4/20

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  8. Hootin' Anni says

    April 16, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Some great books on your list. I guess…I’ve never read any of them, nor do I have young kids. LOL

    My 13 is posted….all flowers in our yard, done in a collage for you. Drop by if you can find time. Happy Thursday.

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  9. I am Harriet says

    April 16, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    That’s a lot of reading.
    Good for you!

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  10. Kristi says

    April 16, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    There are some new ones on there that I haven’t heard of before. I’ll have to check them out. We’re working through the Boxcar Children books right now.

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  11. Brenda ND says

    April 16, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    I think I read a book about the Moffatts when I was a child too. Happy TT!

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  12. Sarah says

    April 16, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    I’ve only heard of one of them, which is Anne of Avonlea, but I love that book!! I love that series 🙂

    T13 – 54th EditionWeekly Plans: Come join in the fun

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  13. Kiy says

    April 16, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    I loved the Anne books as a child. I look forward to sharing them with our little gal, she’s a bit young yet though. Great list, I’ve haven’t heard of most of them. Will have to take a look!

    Cheers, Kiy

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  14. Kathleen says

    April 16, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    I love the Grandma’s Attic series! I remember reading them as a kid and laughing and feeling so “warm”!

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  15. The Happy Housewife says

    April 16, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    This is a great list! I am booking marking this page so I can add some of the books to our library list for next month. There were a few I hadn’t heard of, thanks for sharing.
    Toni

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  16. Sherry says

    April 16, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    My daughter is reading the Anne of Avonlea books presently and loves them. 😀 I’m definitely going to have to bookmark some of these. 😀

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  17. All Rileyed Up says

    April 16, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    I’ll read Case of the Sassy Parrot for the title alone 🙂

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  18. Wendi says

    April 16, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    We love Betsy Tacy here! We read the first one last month and I have three more waiting on our shelves for later. Even my 7yo son enjoyed listening to me read it.

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  19. Laura Lou says

    April 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    That’s a load of classics!! The very best for all minds, young and old!!

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  20. Amy says

    April 16, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    I heard of Wisdom and the Millers for the first time just recently. We may have to look into that!

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  21. perpstu says

    April 16, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    What a fantastic list!! I loved the Anne books when I was a kid! Enjoy them all.

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  22. kandyblossom says

    April 16, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    I love lists about books! Helps me come up with new ideas for my kids. My youngest has read some of the Three Cousins Detective Club books and loved them. I will check out some of your others.

    Happy TT!

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  23. Amanda says

    April 16, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    I may have to look at the Three Cousins Detective Club. That sounds like something C would like.

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  24. Pamela Kramer says

    April 16, 2009 at 11:13 pm

    Anything by Horatio Alger.

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  25. xakara says

    April 16, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    I love book lists! Thanks for bringing to mind some I haven’t thought of in a while and others I’ve always meant to look into.

    ~Xakara

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  26. My {S.T.U.F.F.} :: says

    April 17, 2009 at 12:40 am

    Great list…I think that this will be a start to my summer reading.

    Nice post

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  27. Tori, Jessie, Ria, Kat, and Tea. Who is next? says

    April 17, 2009 at 12:58 am

    Is the Three Cousins Detective Club series good? I would like to get my reader into another good series after she finished the Junie B books (not wonderful, but she loves them!).

    I REALLY like the A to Z Mysteries and the Capital series is really good, too. Unfortunately our library only has through #9 (are there more?), so she’ll have to move on once she finished that one sometime this week.

    Have your girls read the Magic Treehouse series? My Ria read it and LOVED them. I highly recommend them (as long as you don’t mind the idea of magic and some fantasy aspects). I personally love fantasy and sci-fi, so it’s REALLY fun to see my daughter getting interested in those genres.

    THANK YOU for the comment. 🙂 I love to hear from people who visit my blog… sorry for the LONG note!

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  28. Tracey says

    April 17, 2009 at 1:27 am

    Both of my girls (8 and 6) like the Three Cousins Detective Club series. It’s a good fit for their age; chapter books, but not extremely long.

    They have read some of the Magic Treehouse books; my oldest is really into history, so I felt like she was learning some neat things when reading those!

    Have a great night and thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Reply

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