Comments on: Six Books I Recommend – September 2016

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 02:21:50 +0000

In reply to Jean Wise. Yes, North Korea seems like it's in a different world altogether. :( It's very unusual to me, too.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:49:27 +0000

I think the one about North Korea sounds fascinating. What an odd country – at least in our news. Thanks for always sharing your list!

By: Beth@Weavings

Beth@Weavings — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:04:12 +0000

In reply to LisaNotes. I have not read it, but I just put it on hold.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:43:16 +0000

In reply to Pam. Ooh, lots of good titles here, Pam! Thanks for sharing your list! I'm never familiar with all of the books but several of the authors I've heard of.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:42:09 +0000

In reply to Susan V.

I totally agree with you and your daughter—I wouldn’t recommend The War that Saved My Life until high school. That might be too conservative for some, but I’d rather err on the safe side where young minds are concerned. My only exception might be for children who have experienced similar abuse and who need to see they are not alone. But that would have to be on a case-by-case basis. It was eye-opening to me, too, to read of the things that they would never have heard of, like sheets! Crazy and sad. 🙁 I have not read Ramie Nightingale nor Counting by 7’s but they sound good. Yes, it is a challenge to find age-appropriate yet engaging material for pre-teen readers. I remember that dilemma when my daughters were around that age. Hope you find some good material!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:37:59 +0000

In reply to floyd. Still waiting on your book, Floyd... :)

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:35:54 +0000

In reply to Beth@Weavings. It's funny that after reading The War that Saved My Life, the book I'm reading now is Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. Have you read that one? It's also a WW2 story from a British perspective (so far, anyway). Usually most WW2 stuff I've read in the past has mainly been from the American perspective, so this is broadening my viewpoint. :)

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:16:50 +0000

Hi Lisa! Always love these posts and your current and recent reads! This month I read God Attachment by Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Josh Straub, Wholeheartedness by Chuck DeGroat, Catching Heat by Janice Cantore (fiction), If You Can Keep It by Eric Metaxas, and Crossing the Waters by Leslie Leyland Fields. I am currently reading Red Dragonflies by Chris Rossbach and Choose and Choose Again by J. Kevin Butcher.

By: Beverley

Beverley — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:24:56 +0000

In reply to LisaNotes. I shall let you know.

By: Susan V

Susan V — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 02:08:03 +0000

Hi there! I found you on the 5 Minutes for Books, and was interested in your opinion of “The War That Saved My Life”. I *loved* the book – for me as an adult, and my grown daughter loved it too, but she teaches 4th grade and was looking for a good read-aloud for them, and we both agreed that the abuse in this book really makes it NOT the right book for 4th-graders. What age do you think this is really good for? The part at the end was really hard for me to take – no spoilers, but I think you get what I mean. I found it fascinating how the kids didn’t know what sheets were (the bedsheets), and didn’t know how a church might be different from a bank. Have you read Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo? Another great read, but the main character’s dad ran off with the dental hygenist! Another kids’ book I *adored* was “Counting by 7’s”. I continue to look for books appropriate for a 4th grade read-aloud! I also have 7 and 8 year old granddaughters and am looking for wholesome books for them – they read above grade level, but the subject matter of so many books is just not what their parents want them to be reading!!