We finished Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH last week. While it wasn’t the favorite readaloud we’ve done, all of us did enjoy the book. I was particularly interested in how the rats furthered their education. The reading we did! We knew very little about the world, you see, and we were curious. We…
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When Gods Die by C.S. Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I liked this book as well as the first. For most of the book, I thought I liked it better. I found the resolution a bit confusing – the motives and explanation of how the plot shook out seemed a little lightly…
I’ve been reading the Sebastian St. Cyr novels by CS Harris. (Truth be told as I write this Tuesday night I’m right in the middle of the second, but have the third on deck from the library and may request book 4 & 5 to pick up Thursday because I will finish 2 either tonight…
Sometimes the Ordinary is seasonal. We are currently entering a season of 6 weeks of eating, breathing, and sleeping soccer. With three kids close in age, it seems like we might be able to have two on one team, but our girls are too far apart in age for that and the teams are not…
What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library I have a somewhat unsophisticated love for novels set in 1800s England and modern gothic romances. I blame it on my high school obsessed reading of Victoria Holt, Susan Howatch, and Phyllis Whitney. Mary Stewart came later, but is just as engrossing. …
I had another passage from Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH all chosen and ready to go. And then, today, I finished The Liberal Arts Tradition – finally after four weeks of saying I hoped to finish it. The book is excellent, but not for the feint of heart … I posted my review…
The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education by Kevin Clark My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I had high hopes for The Liberal Arts Tradition and Clark and Jain did not disappoint. I loved the way they made education – paideia – part of an integrated Christian life rooted in piety…