Josiah: I read A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeline L'Engle. The book is about a family of scientists who receives a call from the President on Thanksgiving Day. They are supposed to save the world from a person named Mad Dog. Charles, the youngest son, has to travel back in time to different ages, from the beginning almost to modern time. Exthroi, who represent all the evil in the world, are attacking them and trying to keep them from going back in time to change Mad Dog's ancestor's lives in order to keep the present problem from happening.
This book is really good. You need to read it two or three times to really understand the story.


Anders: I read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum. Dorothy was caught in a cyclone and was brought to the Land of the Munchkins. There she teams up with a scarecrow (who wants to have brains), a tin man (who wants to have a heart), and a cowardly lion (who wants to have courage). They travel together on the Yellow Brick Road to the City of Oz to meet the great wizard who can grant them their wishes and send Dorothy back home to Kansas. The wizard turns out to be a fake, but through their many adventures, each character ends up finding that what they wanted was what they already had. Dorothy returns to Kansas through charmed shoes.
I liked this book and I think that it was a fun read.



The Girl: I read School Days in Disneyville by Caroline D. Emerson. This book was 102 pages long. It was published in 1939. There are many different stories in the book, talking about the 3 pigs, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto.
I liked this book because it was silly and because it once belonged to my Great Aunt Mint.



Branch: I read A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by David Adler. This book talked about his life. He liked to read books, too. Each page had a very nice picture. He worked really hard at his schoolwork.
I liked this book because of the pictures. It wasn't very hard to read.

Stennes: I read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti. These two books are about the daily spiritual wars between good and evil, with angels and demons, and ordinary people. Each book talks about a small town that is being overtaken by evil and how a few Christians (and angels) fight against the evil and eventually win.
These books are really good because they helped me "see" what's happening in the spiritual world. These books are not for young children because they can be a little scary (demons, etc.). They are action-packed. They emphasize the power of prayer in the Christian's life.

Mean Ol' Mama: I'm slowly reading through Winston Churchill's The Birth of Britain, and I have enjoyed his good vocabulary and take on history. I've learned quite a bit about Rome's invasion of Britain, which goes hand-in-hand with our current Roman studies.
Remember, March's assignment is to write a complimentary letter. Choose someone, write it, mail it, and post what you did here on the last Friday.