Reads For The Road
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Did I mention I love road trips? Can you tell we’ve just returned from one?
Another reason I love them is books on tape. I enjoy being read to as much as my children do, and it’s nice sometimes to listen and delight together—and without the limitation of having to stop when my throat gets tired.
The quality of narration can vary widely,however. Voices can be soporific or irritating to the point of... READ MORE
A Christian Mystery
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Wednesday, June 09, 2010
If your taste runs to suspense, you should add Dimiter
At one and the same time, Dimiter is a page-turning detective yarn, an affectionate portrait of the Holy Land, its people and Christ’s lingering presence there, and a story about the search for faith —all told with author William Peter Blatty’s mordant wit, acute powers of observation and truly beautiful writing.
It opens... READ MORE
Someone Else's Current Events
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Even as a kid I recall being distressed by the way textbooks sucked the life out of history.
It meant my peers had no interest in the topic: whereas my journalist dad taught us to think of history as “someone else’s current events.”
It was filled with real people facing dilemmas similar to our own.
Adventure! intrigue! precision judgment! disaster! triumph! drama!
What’s not to love?
Alas, that... READ MORE
Summer Learning
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Monday, June 30, 2008
The calendar may read “summer”, but in our house the learning continues. I learned early on in Eric’s elementary school career that three months without math, reading and writing equates to educational havoc once my boys return to the regular school schedule. Our summer learning schedule has made me envious of our friends who are brave enough to take on homeschooling – what a blessing to “do school”... READ MORE
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