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Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt The Biblioguides Online Community Finding Langston Trilogy by Lesa Cline-Ransome The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt N. D. Wilson’s Books The Door Before (Prequel to The 100 Cupboards Trilogy) by N. D. Wilson Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Interview with Gary D. Schmidt on Internet Archive The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney Ticki Ticki Tembo by Arlene Mosel The Big Jump by Benjamin Elkin, available at Internet Archive Babar by Jean De Brunhoff Freddy the Pig books by Walter R. Brooks Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Straw into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

Liz and Emily's podcast, A Delectable Education Simply Charlotte Mason Video of Liz and Emily's Library Jan Bloom's book, Who Should We Then Read Michelle Howard interview Five in a Row book list Library Lady, Kathleen Seeger interview Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis

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“The dazzling mythology of ancient India has always delighted and fascinated me… India’s national epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, are profound, powerful masterpieces that rival the Iliadand the Arthurian legend. Admittedly, this mythology may seem alien, strange, even forbiddingly complex. As in any encounter with a different culture, what appears difficult or incomprehensible quickly grows familiar. The farther we journey through its rich landscape, the more we understand that what lies beneath the brilliant, exotic surface is, in essence, a world we recognize. The warrior’s code of honor, for example, is nearly identical with the knightly code of chivalry. Earth-shaking clashes between good and evil, courageous heroines and gallant heroes, steadfast love, daring rescues, loss and recovery, these are elements in our universal heritage of story” – from Lloyd Alexander’s Author’s Note in The Iron Ring

Perhaps because it is historical fiction (one of my favorite genres), this modern book doesn’t feel quite like a modern book. It does have a certain pacing and dialogue style that is more typical of some modern books, but I enjoyed it and felt that it had a timelessness to it. In fact, as I was reading, it reminded me of Alta Halverson Seymour’s Tangled Skein or maybe a little bit of Hilda van Stockum’s Borrowed House. Both authors told powerful stories about teens in wartime that edified while they entertained. This story is also a good one for our teens to chew on. I suspect that we will do this one as a book club. And I look forward to reading more of her wartime novels. Full review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/words-on-fire/

"I suppose I was born to be a reader and a librarian. After I learned to read in first grade, I was insatiable when it came to books. And the public library, Tom Green County Library in San Angelo, Texas, was my source . . . The Children’s Librarians there, Ms. Karen, and later Ms. Lynn, helped me find the best books and inspired me to want to do the same for others someday."

he Mitchell Series ( 3 books) set in Canada Five for Victory Canadian Summer & Friendly Gables The Bantry Bay Series (3 books) set in Ireland Cottage at Bantry Bay Francie on the Run Pegeen Stand-alone books: The Winged Watchman (set in the Netherlands during WWII) Note: Edna St. Vincent Millay, an aunt to Hilda van Stockum by marriage The Borrowed House (set in the Netherlands during WWII) John is writing a book about the Dutch resistance Order of books on WWII: Winged Watchman for younger children, then Borrowed House for intermediate level and then John’s book when published Joseph Conrad The Heart of Darkness - another book about the evil in men’s hearts (for adults) Mogo’s Flute set in Kenya Penengro (gypsy Roma book) Day on Skates (set in the Netherlands) Little Old Bear especially good for very young children Patsy and the Pup another good one for young children Join the conversation: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Moms Podcast Page

Sarah Kim’s References Biblioguides Online Community - Plumfield Reads Group When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead The Raven King Trilogy - Stephen Lawhead's Robin Hood series Let's Explore the British Isles by Caroline Walker Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson The Scientist in the Field Series Tanya’s References The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri Little Men by Louisa May Alcott One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Sara Masarik’s References Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Witch of Black Bird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen The Tangled Skien by Alta Halverson Seymour Toward Morning by Alta Halverson Seymour On the Edge of the Fjord by Alta Halverson Seymour Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin Diane’s References Ruth Fielding by Alice B. Emerson Augusta Huiell Seaman mysteries Taken by the Enemy by Oliver Optic King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard Tanya's Teaser Anna Hibiscus’ Song by Atinuke

In this interesting and compelling new story, author Jon Tilton invites middle-grade readers into a modern fairy tale about a girl who embarks on a hero’s journey in order to right a wrong. Discount Code: PLUMFIELD https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/please-return-to-the-lands-of-luxury/

Over the next six weeks, one thing after another drew my attention to the possibility of opening a lending library in my home. I scoffed. I have kids at home. The podcast and homeschooling keep me plenty busy. I only have 3,500 books. I am an introvert. I live in the woods 20-45 minutes away from any patron base. I have unpredictable health. But, the dream continued to settle into my heart. https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/sara-masarik-of-plumfield-living-books-library-in-wisconsin/

Another fantastic Gary D. Schmidt book that is fun and fulfilling! https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-labors-of-hercules-beal/

"Schmidt (or Carter Jones, the narrator) had me laughing within the first couple of pages. At 7:15 a.m. on the first day of Carter’s sixth grade year, nothing is going right in the Jones household. The doorbell rings. It is raining “like an Australian tropical thunderstorm,” but the man on the doorstep is completely dry because he’s standing “underneath an umbrella as big as a satellite disk.” When Carter finally lets the man in the house, the man tells Carter’s mother that her father-in-law, whom she never met, has died and left an endowment to enable his butler to continue in the service of the family."

Young Ladies Literary Teas Gary D. Schmidt - Beloved Author Page The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt "Revelation" - Flannery O'Connor The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace Red Wall by Brian Jacques The Ransom Trilogy by C. S. Lewis Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Biblioguides online community

Tanya’s Reads: The Space/Ransom Trilogy Book Three That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis Mr. Emerson’s Cook by Judith Byron Schachner Bits and Pieces by Judith Byron Schachner The Granny Man by Judith Byron Schachner Hurray for Summer by Kazuo Iwamura Hurray for Snow by Kazuo Iwamura Hurray for Fall by Kazuo Iwamura Hurray for Spring by Kazuo Iwamura Sarah Kim’s Reads: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead King Raven Trilogy, Stephen Lawhead’s Robin Hood Series Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott BBC Robin Hood Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family by Maria Augusta von Trapp Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt Diane’s Reads: Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak Ruth Fielding by Alice B. Emerson Mysteries by Augusta Huiell Seaman The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt Gary D. Schmidt Sara Masarik’s Reads: One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith One Hundred and One Dalmatians book discussion The Space/Ransom Trilogy, Book One Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt St. Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland by Gary D. Schmidt St. Martin de Porres Gary D. Schmidt The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

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Library Tour of Living Learning Libraries Michelle's Library Story Combat Nurse of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame Medical Corps Heroes of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame The Flying Tigers by John Toland Five in a Row Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early Biblioguides The Card Catalog at Plumfield and Paideia

Fans of Ben-Hur, The Robe, the movie Risen, the TV series A. D.and The Chosen may wonder how they have missed this exciting and beautiful conversion story that was originally published in 1955. It is now available not only in print and ebook, but in an excellent audiobook as well. https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-spear/

I discovered English author Margaret McAllister through her Mistmantle Chronicles books. Those beautiful books have become a favorite series in my home and my lending library. In fact, I love them so much that I named my dog Cedar in honor of one of the characters we meet in book two. I have since read as many of her other books as I can get my hands on here in the United States. While interviewing McAllister last fall, she told me that she thought I would really enjoy and appreciate one of her first novels, Hold My Hand and Run. And . . . she was right. You can find our full review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/hold-my-hand-and-run/

Tanya’s References: Books by Jennifer Nielsen - Words on Fire, Rescue, Resistance, A Night Divided Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary Ramona books by Beverly Cleary Ramona and Beezus movie Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak Sarah Kim’s References: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill The Great Escape movie Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Hidden Figure Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly Diane's References: Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Blitz the Story of a Fire Horse by Hetty Burlingame Beatty Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri Sara Masarik’s References: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevski Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset Biblioguides 101 Dalmatians General References: The Space/Ransom Trilogy by C. S. Lewis

We will have show notes for this posting later this week. In the meantime, check out Diane's book review here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/101-dalmatians-by-dodie-smith/

"The teacher who defied Hitler was Anna Essinger, a Jewish woman who was running a school for Jewish children in Germany at the time Hitler came to power. As early as 1933, Tante Anna, as she was known to her students, could see the direction events were trending, and contrived to smuggle her entire student body out of Germany. She re-established her school in southern England."

Join us as we chat with Sherry Early of Meriadoc Homeschool Library, Sandy Hall of Hall's Living Library, Jeannette Tulis of Green Door Children's Heritage Library, and Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides as we discuss American Landmark books: Evangeline and the Acadians, Geronimo Wolf of the Warpath, and Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. Books and Links: Evangeline and the Acadians by Robert Tallant Sherry Early’s review of Evangeline and the Acadians Sandy Hall’s reviews Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem Evangeline Louisiana Purchase by Robert Tallant The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans by Robert Tallant We Were There With Jean Lafitte by Iris Vinton Geronimo Wolf of the War Path by Ralph Moody Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier by Ralph Moody Sterling Point Books Geronimo Wolf of the War Path Audiobook Sterling North Books on Biblioguides Biblioguides Landmark Books List James Herriot Louis L'Amour Landmark Episode Little Britches by Ralph Moody Come On Seabiscuit! Ralph Moody Little Britches Review Steven Meader Mistmantle Chronicles by Margi McAllister Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders by Henry G. Castor The First Book of the Spanish-American West by Henry G. Castor America’s First World War by Henry G. Castor The Mysterious Voyages of Captain Kidd by A. B. C. Whipple Combat Nurses of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame Medical Corps Heroes of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler by William Shirer Cornerstones of Freedom: Rough Riders by Zachary Kent The Mysterious Voyages of Captain Kidd Book Club Episode Combat Nurses of World War II Book Club Episode Medical Corp Heroes of World War II Book Club Episode The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Book Club Episode Learn More About Our Guests: Library Ladies Jeannette Tulis, Sandy Hall, and Sherry Early Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides Where You Can Find Us: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Moms Instagram Plumfield Moms Podcast Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community

Join us for a mini episode with Kathleen Seeger of Living Education Library as we discuss Landmark Book: The Vikings by Elizabeth Janeway. Landmark: The Vikings by Elizabeth Janeway Signature Biography: The Story of Leif Ericson by William O. Steele Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire The Brotherband Chronicles and Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan

Join us for a mini-episode while we chat with Mary Schubert of the Pursell Schubert Legacy Library and Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides to discuss the World Landmark book, Alexander the Great by John Gunther. Sara's reivew of Alexander the Great Landmark: Alexander the Great by John Gunther Landmark: The Barbary Pirates by C. S. Forester

"What we want are brave animals performing daring feats for a noble cause. Smith rolls out a cast of major and minor players, without whom Pongo and Misses could never have accomplished the rescue."

In this nook review, Sara tells us why she loves this charming classic by one of our beloved authors - Louisa May Alcott. You can find our Louisa May Alcott page here: https://plumfieldandpaideia.com/louisa-may-alcott/

In our first Saturday Morning Coffee episode, Sara talks about her family's practice of resting on Sundays.

"There are so many good reasons besides proper pronunciation for being intentional about what your children are hearing. It is one of the ways we learn to think on true, good, lovely, and praiseworthy things, which we ought to be doing ourselves also. We break bad habits by replacing them with good habits."

"The Author’s Note begins: 'This story was inspired by the true and courageous work of the Pack Horse Librarians, who were known as ‘Book Women” in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.'”

Books and Links Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte An Essay towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott Frankenstein by Mary Shelly The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore Exodus Books Lorna Doone Edition List Little Britches Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches Book 1) by Ralph Moody Man of the Family (Little Britches Book 2) by Ralph Moody The Home Ranch (Little Britches Book 3) by Ralph Moody Mary Emma and Company (Little Britches Book 4) by Ralph Moody Biblioguides Online Community Facebook Smidgen Press Instagram Smidgen Press Smidgenpress.com Facebook Plumfield Moms Instagram Plumfield Moms

"One day, a man comes to the village riding on a burro and leading another. Both burros are laden with books, and he carries a sign that says, “Biblioburro.” He tells the children he is a librarian, a bibliotecario, and the books on the burros, Alfa and Beto, are his moving library."

In today's podcast, we chat with Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides and Library Ladies Sandy Hall, Kathleen Seeger, and Kristi Stansfield about the value and appeal of Historical Fiction. Kathleen's Choice: Behold Your Queen by Gladys Malvern Kristi's Choice: Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen Sandy's Choice: Down the Big River by Stephen Meader Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz He Went With Books by Louise Andrews Kent Dancing Star by Gladys Malvern Tucket’s Travels Audio Book Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen The Black Buccaneer Southern Skies Everglades Adventure by Stephen Meader Robert Louis Stevenson Louisa May Alcott Lucy Maud Montgomery David Macaulay David Weitzman Sterling North Ralph Moody Sandy's Review of Down the Big River Learn More About Our Guests: Library Ladies Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides Where You Can Find Us: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community Plumfield Moms Podcast Page Plumfield Moms Instagram

Sara Masarik’s Reads & Books Mentioned Louis de Wohl The Spear by Louis de Wohl Ben Hur by Lew Wallace The Chosen The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas Saint Helena and the True Cross by Louis de Wohl Slave Boy from Judea by Josephina Lau Diane’s Reads & Books Mentioned Perelandra by C. S. Lewis Silas Marner by George Elliot The Mill on the Floss by George Elliot Middlemarch by George Elliot Adam Bede by George Elliot The Great Books of the Western World Compiled by Mortimer Adler Untying Aristotle's Poetics for Storytellers by Aristotle and Rune Myrland Tanya’s Reads & Books Mentioned Star Trek: Picard Season Three The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 101 Dalmatians Audio Sarah Kim’s Reads Perelandra by C. S. Lewis The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown (Board Book) Doggies by Sandra Boyton (Board Book) The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton (Board Book) ABCs Board Book Sarah Kim Mentioned (Board Book) General References Dracula by Bram Stoker Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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A reflection on the story of Elijah, the widow, and the oil.

"The girls in the story only spend two nights alone. The author’s intention isn’t to cause children to worry about whether the girls will survive, but to make them think about what it would be like to live through such an experience. It is an interesting and enjoyable story for early-grade readers."

Books and Links: Plumfield Reads Landmark Page Alice Goudey Glenn Blough Jeanne Bendick Herbert Zim Robert McClung Ostriches Leaper Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Apple Dumpling Gang Walt Disney True Life Nature Books The Burgess Bird Book The Life of the Spider, Fabre Evelyn Sibley Lampman Who Lives In This Meadow After The Sun Goes Down Here Come The Bears Let’s Learn About Mushrooms Bird Watchers and Bird Feeders Third Book of Junior Authors Learn More About Our Guests: Jill Morgan of Purple House Press Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides Where You Can Find Us: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community Plumfield Moms Instagram

"Meigs is honest about Louisa’s prickles, as Jo March is about hers. But Meigs continually points to how the family was able, through humor and their love for each other, to overcome hardship. This is an excellent starting point for a competent middle-grade reader who is interested in the life of one of our beloved authors."

In this month's Library Ladies episode, we chat with Library Ladies Sherry Early and Kathleen Seeger and Tanya Arnold from Biblioguides about this important Landmark book, The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler. Books and Links: Plumfield Reads Landmark Page Plumfield Library Ladies Page Biblioguides Landmark Books Series Page & Free Printable List Sherry's review of The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Genghis Khan Landmark Book By Harold Lamb The Rise and Fall of the Third Rank By William Shirer The Berlin Diary By William Shirer The Eighth and Ninth Commandments in Politics By Teddy Rosevelt The Walking Drum By Louis L’Amour The Little Riders Margaretha Shemin Twenty and Ten Claire Huchet Bishop Corrie Ten Boom Ivanhoe By Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe Movie The Faithful Spy John Hendrix The Last Lion Series Winston Churchill Landmark By Quentin Reynolds The Borrowed House By Hilda Van Stockum In the Garden of Beasts By Erik Larson Night by Ellie Wiesel Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Audiobook The Scarlet and the Black The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican The Scarlet and the Black Movie Learn More About Our Guests: Library Ladies Sherry Early & Kathleen Seeger Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides Where You Can Find Us: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Moms Instagram Plumfield Moms Podcast Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community

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In this second episode in the Forgotten Books series, Library Ladies Mary Schubert Kathleen Seeger, as well as Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides, join us to talk about a favorite book of theirs by a beloved author that is often overlooked by others. Books and Links: Plumfield Library Ladies Page Tanya's Choice: Philomena by Kate Seredy (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Mary's Choice: The Magic Fishbone by Charles Dickens (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Kathleen's Choice: Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Mary's Choice also mentions the adaptation of The Magic Fishbone (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Betsy Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Audiobook options for The Magic Fishbone - "the funny one" and "the Edith Nesbit one" Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) The Pink Motel by Carol Ryrie Brink (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) The Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Magical Melons/Caddie Woodlawn’s Family Sequel to Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern (Find at Biblioguides and Amazon) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Jan Bloom Learn More About Our Guests: Library Ladies: Kathleen Seeger and Mary Schubert Tanya Arnold of Biblioguides Where You Can Find Us: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community Plumfield Moms Podcast

Upcoming Plumfield Reads Books We Are Reading: The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis Tanya’s Reads & Books Mentioned: Beorn the Proud by Madeleine Polland Books for Bedrest by Plumfield Moms Comfort Books by Biblioguides Pride and Prejudice The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 84 Charing Cross Road Green Dolphin Country by Elizabeth Goudge Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge Interview with Margi McAllister Dean’s Watch by Elizabeth Goudge Sarah Kim’s Reads & Books Mentioned: Jessie Benton Fremont: California Pioneer by Marguerite Higgins Beautiful Feet Books Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Astrix Calvin and Hobbs Rocket Genius by Charles Spain Verral Carry a Big Stick by George Grant Diane’s Reads & Books Mentioned: Who Walks the Attic by Luara Bannon Red Mittens by Laura Bannon The Tune is in the Tree Maud Hart Lovelace Betsy Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace Betsy Tacy High School Books by Maud Hart Lovelace Sea Wolf Press Silas Marner by George Elliot The Watchmaker's Daughter Great Influenza by John Berry The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine by John Healings Sara Masarik’s Reads & Books Mentioned: The Red Keep by Allen Frenc Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery The Brothers Karamazov by Fydor Dosteveky Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigurd Undset Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West Hardy Boys Springer Publishing

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"Our hero, James Lewis MacFarlane, a stalwart Scotsman, has recently been mustered out of the army, and discharged himself from an army hospital. He embodies qualities we hope to instill in our children or ourselves, though he wrestles with himself frequently, in an effort to maintain the true, the beautiful, and the good in his life. He has a wound that won’t heal despite the best of care in a wonderful spa/hospital. So he sets off on a Great Adventure to see if he can find his own cure and put himself back into useful public life."

Books and Links: Plumfield Reads Page Keeper of the Bees Book Club Our Gene Stratton-Porter Page Cautionary Review of Her Father’s Daughter by Gene Stratton Porter Keeper of the Bees Audiobook Keeper of the Bees Purple House Press Reprint cover The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis Learn More About the Ladies of Biblioguides Where You Can Find Us: Plumfield and Paideia Facebook Page Plumfield Reads Book Club Discussion Space at the FREE Biblioguides Online Community Plumfield Moms Podcast Page Plumfield Moms Instagram

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In this episode, Diane and Sara chat with Jill Morgan from Purple House Press about the Ralph Moody books. In addition to talking about how they came to be and why we consider them so special, we talk about the Kickstarter that Jill is hosting later this year to fund the hardcover printing of the 3rd and 4th books. You can find out more about the Little Britches books here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/ralph-moodys-little-britches/

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"The other day someone asked me, “How do you know if a word ends in -ible or -able?” My very helpful reply was, “I just know. If I’ve seen it, I’ll remember.” I really had never thought about it. Just a few days later I happened to read the explanation and it made perfect sense."