In second grade, readers can really take off. Or not. Don’t be worried if your child hasn’t turned into a reader yet. Just focus on making fun books available. If you don’t read kids’ books for your own entertainment (I do!) you might have trouble coming up with some suggestions for your daughter. But better than my suggestions, are the suggestions of another girl. Here are 9 of the best books for girls, my daughters’ favorite books in second grade, ordered roughly in order from the easiest to read to the more difficult….
The best money, investing, finance & budget books for graduates and beginners
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.Not long ago my college student daughter asked me to find a good money and budgeting book for her. My other daughter needed some information to relieve anxiety about the idea of investing in the stock market. (My son didn’t ask for a book, but he was the first one to finish one! An audiobook.) Here our favorite audio books about budgeting, money, finance and investing.
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How true is the Crown Season 4? Prince Charles & Lady Diana
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.With Season 4 of Netflix’s the Crown, release date November 15, 2020, you might again find yourself wondering, how true is The Crown? What does The Crown get right and wrong? One of the major events covered in Season 4 of The Crown will include the introduction of Emma Corrin as Princess Diana, her early relationship with Prince Charles, and their early marriage. So the biography, Prince Charles, by Sally Bedell Smith is a good place to start to see what The Crown gets right, and what it gets wrong.
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Easy and fast DIY Athena Costume your girl will love!
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.The books I write for kids are fantasy, so it’s probably no surprise that we’re big fantasy readers around this house. When my daughter was in middle school she finally discovered the Percy Jackson series and tore through them. (Can you call it “discovered” when her brother has been begging her for years and she only read it because her English teacher put The Lightning Thief on a reading list?)
Some parents would be appalled that English teachers are encouraging kids to read something as commercial as The Lightning Thief. I think it’s great! To me, the main reason for assigning books is to turn kids into readers. The depressing books that most teachers assign discourage kids from reading….
Classic Literature Modern Movies – Vanity Fair
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.I find watching modern movies based on classic literature to be an excellent way to get into reading the books. Rather than seeing the movie as a reward for reading the book, I find it easier to watch the movie first. A really great movie will leave you wanting more, and reading the book is the perfect way to follow up. The movie Vanity Fair from 2004, is based on the book by the same name.
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Best books for kids during Covid pandemic – childhood illnesses & quarantines
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.For kids who time time on their hands because of #shelterinplace or #stayathome quarantine due to Covid, what are the best books for them to read? Or maybe you need a list of books because your kid is doing virtual classes this fall. Of course any great kids’ book can be a great book to read anytime, including quarantine. But reading about quarantines and illness can help them put current events in perspective.
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Shelter in place watch for free during quarantine – Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.Looking for something to do during quarantine? How about a great documentary! The Covid-19 pandemic has delayed the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, so shelter in place is a great time to catch yourself up on the story of Theranos. If you have read Bad Blood, I’m sure you want to know more! Shelter in place can bring good things – you can get more information by watching The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley for free during April on HBO.
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How grandparents can encourage grandchildren to read
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.There are lots of ways grandparents can encourage their grandchildren to read. Grandparents reading to grandchildren is an obvious way. But did you think about what books you keep at your house for them? How about giving books as gifts to grandchildren? I’ve got great ideas for the types of books that grandparents can keep around their house to entertain visiting grandchildren. And I’ve also got lots of ways to make book gifts more exciting! Read on for lots of great suggestions of books to read to grandchildren, books to own, and books to give grandchildren as gifts that will foster a love of reading!
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13 Best Books for Girls in Middle School – My Daughters’ Favorites
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.Looking for a great books for girls in middle school to read? Who better to ask than another middle school girl? This isn’t just some book list made by some librarians, teachers or other authors. They are not all award-winning middle books and their not all popular middle school books that are on every book list. But all of these books are among my own daughters’ favorite books that they read in middle school – a best books for girls in middle school book list!
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Bad Blood, Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes – Nonfiction Book Club Questions, Discussion, & Review
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Reading group guide to Bad Blood – everything you need to host a successful book club meeting on Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou. I suggest book club questions for discussion, a review, and links to articles and videos to add to your discussion. But don’t forget what’s most important – the food you’ll serve at your book club! I’ve also got themed food ideas so no one will go away hungry….
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