Tuesday, May 20, 2014

May 2014: Meeting Overview

The books we will be reading for each month have been planned out for the next 8 months. (Yay!) You can find them on the side of this blog. We are in need of discussion leaders for all books / months besides June's book. If you'd like the opportunity to be the discussion leader for one (or more) of those books please email the group.

Here are other topics that were discussed:

Fun Summer Adventure Books:


Brian's Winter & The River (alternate endings to The Hatchet)
The Thief by Meglen Turner
The Cat of Bubastes (G.A. Henty book)
Enchanted by Kontis
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Other Recommended Book / Books Mentioned:

The Boys Guide to Historical Adventures (G.A. Henty books guide)
Animal Farm (one of the books The Hunger Games author used to help her write her book)

The Lottery (short story) (not sure on author or exact book, anyone?)

Cooked (not sure on author or exact book - anyone?)

Other Things Mentioned:

learnliberty.org (had video classes that taught about the lessons that can be learned from the book The Hunger Games)

Also Mentioned (homeschool groups, co-ops / organizations:

FLA
RISEUP
George Mueller
ESP & MAP: Harmony Programs

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