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Read Alouds for 2013

January 8, 2013 by Tracey 4 Comments

Even though our daughters read many books on their own, we all enjoy the time that we spend reading aloud together.

Since we started homeschooling in the fall of 2011, I’ve been reading aloud to the girls at lunch time.  We are currently finishing Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, then we will move on to the following books.

1.  Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

2.  The Borrowers by Mary Norton

3.  Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

4.  Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

5.  Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington

6.  Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt

7.  With Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty

Just before the girls go to bed, we read two books – a fiction story and a Christian book (a devotional, missionary biography or autobiography, etc.)  We are currently working our way through the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace and have four more books to finish.  For our second book, we are reading Adoniram Judson:  Bound for Burma by Janet and Geoff Benge.  It is from the Benge’s series Christian Heroes:  Then and Now.  We have read several of these biographies and enjoy them.

I haven’t read any of the books on our list for this year, so if you have, please let me know how you liked them!

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  1. Sues says

    January 8, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    Exciting! I have been woefully remiss when it comes to reading aloud with my kids. 🙁 I need to start that…

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  2. Nikki says

    January 9, 2013 at 1:32 am

    We are finishing up the Borrowers series right now! We are on the last book, and Sarah Beth (my oldest) loves it! I've also read Treasure Island and Island of the Blue Dolphins, and you'll enjoy both of those. Island of the Blue Dolphins has some sad parts in it, so be ready with the tissues.

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    • Tracey says

      January 9, 2013 at 12:04 pm

      Thanks for the reviews! I look forward to reading those books.

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  3. JoannaTopazT says

    January 9, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    I read The Borrowers when I was about your daughters' ages, and loved it. Be prepared that it's a series. 🙂

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