A week of snow days = less writing time for mom. Winters like this used to frustrate me, however, as my oldest rapidly approaches 15 and the day when he will leave for college, I’m learning to appreciate extra time with my children. Even if the teens lock themselves in their bedrooms to hide behind loud music.
Virginia schools aren’t made to handle six inches of snow and single digit temps, so I expect my precious ones will spend several more days at home. Hopefully, it will warm up enough so they can play outside again. Check out our sledding hill:
Do your kids need something to read? You might try…
My kids have indulged in excess screen time lately, but I’m proud to say they are still reading too. Thank goodness for Kindles and digital downloads; even if the road off of our farm is too treacherous for a trip to the library, I can obtain books to put in front of their faces as a diversion from Minecraft and Xbox.
Currently, the Middle Grade readers in my house are enjoying
- The Harry Potter series (and we’re rewatching all the movies in the evening… and staying up too late!)
- The newest books from The Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan (author of The Rangers Apprentice series)
- The Wright 3 and Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
- The Warriors series by Erin Hunter
- The Inquisitor’s Mark by Dianne Salerni
The Young Adult reader liked:
- Firefight, Reckoners Book 2 by Brandon Sanderson
And for the adults…
Here’s my book club reading list for 2015. I’ve been staying up too late (see the comment re: Harry Potter above), but I hope to dig into these books soon. I’m laughing out loud at The Rosie Project so far.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (non-fiction) by Rebecca Skloot
- Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan (memoir)
- Me Before You by Jo Jo Moyes
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morten (historical fiction)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (WWII historical fiction)
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (YA on sexual assault)
- The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr (non-fiction on the relationship between humans and technology)
Surely, you can find something here to enjoy on your snow day.
Have any other recommendations to add to the list?
Thanks and happy reading!
Julia
We have Speak here at home – my daughter was supposed to read it in English last year but they never got to it. I’ll have to pull it off her shelf the next time I need a book asap!
My boy LOVES the Brotherband books. I just finished Fan Fiction by Rowell – I’ll give a review soon, but I’d recommend for anyone who wants to write YA. She’s good. Happy February and snow and Harry Potter late nights!
I like R Rowell too! She did an interview on The Narrative Breakdown podcast on developing relationships that I can’t wait to listen to. Happy Weekend to you too!
Great recs! As for a snowy day MG book, Caroline Starr Rose’s MAY B. has to do with a girl getting a bit snowed in~ it’s a historical verse novel~ I loved it!
Sounds awesome! What a great suggestion. I’m adding it to my Goodreads list right now. Thanks Jessica.
Love the picture! Thanks for including the reading list. There are some good books on there.