Hell’s Half Acre

Mostly for my own benefit, I am keeping a weekly report of books we’ve read and some of what we’ve done with academics this week.  I’m not sure I’ll keep it up.

Jesse Reading:
Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry

Pike Reading:
Stone Fox

Mom Reading to boys:
Arabs in the Golden Age
Finished Shadow Spinner
Started Genghis Khan and the Mongol Hordes

Mom Reading to girls:
Finished The Scarecrow of Oz
Began The Patchwork Girl of Oz

Dad Reading to girls:
Parables from Nature
The Discovery of New Worlds

TeaTime books:
Finished Beat the Story Drum, Pum Pum
Started Tales of a Korean Grandmother

Discussions:
What period of time would you like to live in?
Which way would you rather die?
Is punishment effective for those breaking the law? (spurned, amazingly, from The Patchwork Girl of Oz)
Are blacks accepted for their character today? How was racism affected by Arab slaves in the Golden Ages?
What is a treasure you seek and is your treasure measurable?

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