tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post638177902328041270..comments2024-02-29T07:10:59.852+00:00Comments on delivering grace: Book Plans 2017DeliveringGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-24263531683089604352017-01-01T09:22:32.333+00:002017-01-01T09:22:32.333+00:00The Lilias Trotter book is slow but good. I read i...The Lilias Trotter book is slow but good. I read it aloud to my daughter & she enjoyed it as Lilias was an artist so that kept her interested. Nicholas Nickeby isn't as convoluted as some of Dickens' other books. I really liked it but I like Dickens. The Holy War was very popular with my children.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-17775294009219919192016-12-30T04:11:12.957+00:002016-12-30T04:11:12.957+00:00I Am Malala was one of my top books read this year...I Am Malala was one of my top books read this year. Nicholas Nickelby is one Dickens book I haven't read yet. I just read Ivanhoe for the first time a few years ago and enjoyed it. I haven't made my reading plans for next year yet - hope to get to that next week. I like having a basic plan but with breathing room for other choices along the way.Barbara H.https://barbarah.wordpress.com/2016/12/29/16-favorite-books-read-in-2016/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-9425266469165259552016-12-27T18:13:38.160+00:002016-12-27T18:13:38.160+00:00Hi Sherry, I like Eva Ibbotson's young adult b...Hi Sherry, I like Eva Ibbotson's young adult books so hope that Journey to the River Sea will work for the group.<br />My experience of Dickens, so far, is that I either love his books, for example, Bleak House or Tale of Two Cities, or fail to finish the books, for example, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. I'm hoping to persevere with Nicholas Nickelby.DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-80887022057425471662016-12-27T18:08:19.115+00:002016-12-27T18:08:19.115+00:00Soozie, thank you. I hadn't heard about "...Soozie, thank you. I hadn't heard about "The War that Saved my Life" but looking it up, it might well be ideal for next year when I hope to study the Second World War with my children.<br />Yes, it is often difficult to find books for good readers in lower grades. A set of books that were a hit with the younger members of the book club, at the beginning of the year, were the Boy who Biked the World series by Alasdair Humphreys. They don't have complex issues but are a joyous journey around the world on a bike.DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-42369351932602655242016-12-27T00:16:03.771+00:002016-12-27T00:16:03.771+00:00I read Journey to the River Sea, but I looked at S...I read Journey to the River Sea, but I looked at Semicolon and no review. I do remember liking it, but I don't remember whether there is anything in it to disqualify or caution it for your book club. I've read Nicholas Nickleby --a long time ago--and although it's not my favorite Dickens, I think it's good. But I'm a Dickens fan. Thanks for linking your lists a Semicolon. I'm off to look at the 2017 Christian Reading Challenge, although I've already made several lists of books I want to read this year. I'm not sure I can fit the choices I've already made into the challenge template, but it does sound like fun.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-68923523639513370622016-12-26T23:46:13.280+00:002016-12-26T23:46:13.280+00:00Hi there, I found your blog through your link on S...Hi there, I found your blog through your link on Semicolon! I love looking at book lists! What age are the children you are doing a book club with? Have you read "The War That Saved My Life" by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley? It's classified as "Middle Grade" and it's a WONDERFUL book, but I wouldn't recommend it for kids younger than middle school because of an abusive parent in the book. It's fantastic, though! My daughter teaches 4th grade (age 9 here in the US) and she loved the book and encouraged me to read it, but she wouldn't read it to her class. So many books seem to have terminal illness, family dysfunction, issues of abuse of all kinds, etc in them. I have grandchildren in grades Kindergarten, 2 and 3 and they are good readers, and it's hard to find books for sensitive children that are challenging them in their reading.<br /><br />Soozie4Him<br />moot96 AT aol DOT com (I don't use the gmail address)Soozie4Himhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009767527773270743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-37916472516334494902016-12-26T21:19:38.899+00:002016-12-26T21:19:38.899+00:00Thank you, Helen. Hope you have a happy Christmas ...Thank you, Helen. Hope you have a happy Christmas and New Year.DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-72059429873088267192016-12-26T21:19:12.469+00:002016-12-26T21:19:12.469+00:00That is useful to know-thank you. I was planning t...That is useful to know-thank you. I was planning to read it myself first. It often seems that only a small percentage of what I preread for the book club turns out to be suitable for one reason or another. DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-35751900486583395402016-12-23T21:21:45.967+00:002016-12-23T21:21:45.967+00:00Really useful links, thank you.Really useful links, thank you.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218543268444358665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-32492367211283613902016-12-23T17:32:37.265+00:002016-12-23T17:32:37.265+00:00We read Nicholas Nickelby a few years ago with our...We read Nicholas Nickelby a few years ago with our homeschool group and enjoyed it, but if you are reading it with the children, there is a death near the end of the book which you may or may not want to read first to decide if it's suitable for the children to hear. I haven't read any of the others, so will be interested to hear how you get on!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890597606261533507noreply@blogger.com