by Brooke Romney | Oct 3, 2017 | Books
Another one of my kids’ all time favorite books and series is Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Mythology, action, adventure, daring feats of danger, and another unlikely hero…what is not to love? If your kids’ raced through the Percy Jackson series,...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 2, 2017 | Books
History and historical fiction are a huge hit in our home. Such valuable lessons are learned as kids read gripping tales of people who have gone before them. We have loved the young adult versions of some of the best memoirs and the effort authors have made...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 28, 2017 | Books
Wonder was a phenomenal book that touched all of our hearts and helped us walk in someone else’s shoes for a few hundred pages. If you are looking for something similar, something that is touching with an atypical hero who beats the odds, this is a great list...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 26, 2017 | Books
All kids have such different taste in books, and the key to keeping them reading is to find what they love for the moment, give them plenty of it, and then introduce them to other types of books as they feel ready. If your kids are like mine, the love humor and very...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 26, 2017 | Books
Harry Potter opened the door to reading for my oldest. It was the first time I saw him really LOVE to read. After he finished the series, I was at a loss about what to recommend but didn’t want that fire to burn out. After some trial and error, here are a few...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 3, 2017 | Books
Just a few of our faves! I love to read, but finding books my boys that enjoyed had a steeper learning curve than I imagined. They didn’t love all the books I had loved, and they were hooked on genres I never really enjoyed. There has been a lot of trial and...
