Recently, our family finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone out loud. My oldest had both read the book and seen the movie before, but my boys were on the edge of their seats with each chapter and they couldn't wait to watch the movie. In the days following our completion of the first… Continue reading How to Throw a Magical Harry Potter Movie Night
Month: June 2020
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is a coming of age story that takes place in 1964 South Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement. Lily Owens is a 14 year old white girl whose entire life has been determined by the events surrounding the death of her mother. Though her memories are… Continue reading The Secret Life of Bees
Summer Reading Challenge
Summer is finally here and a great way to beat the heat is with a good book. If you're like me, you start off the summer months with plans to read stacks and stacks of books, but somewhere along the way those stacks turn into a small pile of half-read novels that you tell yourself… Continue reading Summer Reading Challenge