Library Loot/ Dragon Rider, Inkheart, The Familiars, The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail

One my third grader got some meaty books under her belt, I couldn't wait to introduce her to Cornelia Funke! Of all the loot, Dragon Rider was the first book she began reading.

Dragon Rider is a glorious 544 pages. Now that's a whopper! If it wasn't quite so long, it would definitely be a selection for homeschool book club. Prepping activities for this book is going to be a blast...

Does Paolini's Eragon draw inspiration from Funke? These books are just begging for compare and contrast activity.

Also new this week: Inkheart, The Familiars, The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates: Magic Magic Marks the Spot, and The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail.

Happy reading!

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week from Claire's blog. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.

Library Loot/ Dragon Flight, Dragon Spear, The Menagerie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Right before our epic four inch snow in Dallas, this loot arrived! So thankful ;)

New loot this week:
Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George
The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Not surprisingly, the Dragon Slippers second and third installments are now finished. Likewise with the Menagerie.

Though excited to discover The Menagerie, the premise reminds me a bit of the Imaginary Veterinary series by Suzanne Selfors. It will be interesting to see how they are similar and different. I can't wait to read it!

M has been begging to read the Harry Potter series after seeing glimpses of the movies on television. She was surprised to see it arrive at our library, reserved just for her. I love reserving items for her and keeping them a secret. It makes trips to the library like Christmas morning, never knowing what will be on the shelf...

Happy reading! 

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week from Claire's blog. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.

Library Loot/ Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Wings of Fire, and Seven Wonders

Such good library loot this week! Madeline is gobbling up the Seven Wonders and Wings of Fire series. In the Seven Wonders, each book involves a globe trotting adventure to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. To learn more about these places, we are reading Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The highly original and creative Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes quickly caught my attention. A blind orphan thief? Three pairs of stolen magic eyes? On my short list!!!!

Because we Madeline loved The Mysterious Benedict Society, how could we pass up Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums? The name alone is intriguing. 

Happy reading! 

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week from Claire's blog. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.

Library Loot/ Goddess Girls, Spirit Animals, Wings of Fire, and The Underland Chronicles

New chapter books

Bittersweet. A roller coaster. That's pretty much sums up Madeline's feelings about finishing a fantastic series.

First piquing her interest.  Slowly starting to care for the characters. Learning to love or despise them. Total engrossment! And finally...the end. Satisfying. Shocking. Triumphant?

Madeline is currently nearing the end of The Underland Chronicles and Spirit Animals. Hopefully, more Spirit Animals books are being written! It's been a while since the last of The Underland Chronicles were published. Probably no new ones on the horizon. But one can always hope.

So we're off to find other great reads. Will Wings of Fire be a winner? Only time will tell.

Someone is squirreling books away in her bunk bed...

I wonder if she is part squirrel?

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week from Claire's blog. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.