July reads

I am still prioritizing middle grade reads and had a good reading month.

GROWN-UP READS
📖 Bible study: 1 John, 2 John, 3 John (I really appreciate the John's being so short and making me look so productive 😆), Isaiah. 
📖 Bomber Mafia (secular,  nonfiction,  history)... well-written,  engaging WWII nonfiction  so of course I enjoyed it.
📖 Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right (secular, nonfiction, health)... So much gold in this one! I have recommended it to so many people and ordered my own physical copy.
📖  The Hawaiian Quilt (Christian, fiction, Amish)... I listened to this audio book because one of my reading goals this year was to read a book set in a place not yet on my location list and this one is set in Hawaii. Also Indiana. It was cute but not an overall favorite. I think I like but don't love Amish fiction.
📖 The Pursuit of God (Christian, nonfiction)... This book was so full of gems for me. I highlighted it so much! (See image above). I will absolutely try more Tozer.

📚 Plus applicable sections of The No-Cry Nap Solution // What to Expect: The First Year // The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding // The Wonder Weeks

YA & MIDDLE GRADE READS
📖 And They Found Dragons, books 2 & 3 (Christian,  middle grade, fiction,  fantasy)... Not our favorite but we did enjoy it.
📖 The Bug Bandits (Christian,  middle grade, fiction)... One of my kids loves bugs and a couple love mysteries so this was a good hit. It wasn't really Christian so much as just clean. It talked a lot about the movie Home Alone, which my kids have never seen, but I asked them and none of them felt lost/confused by that.
📖 David Macaulay architecture books- Castle // Cathedral // Mill // Mosque (secular,  nonfiction)... I am so fascinated by architecture and loved these!
📖 Her Own Two Feet (secular, middle grade, nonfiction, TGTB book list)... this was such a beautiful story and made me think so much! I can't wait to pass it along to my kids.
📖 Indescribable Atlas Adventures (Christian, nonfiction)... I absolutely loved this one and bought a copy for our social studies & geography this year.
📖 Into the Uncut Grass (secular,  very short middle grade, fiction)... I loved this one and was so excited to hear what my kids thought! They thought 'Meh.' I guess it means more to mamas.
📖 Left Behind: The Kids, 13, 14, 15 (Christian, YA, fiction)... My oldest is loving these books! I'm enjoying them less that I previously was. But still enough to keep trying.
📖 Little Christmas Carol (secular, fiction)... love this version for 6th-ish grade! Love the illustrations,  too.
📖  Ly-Lan and the New Class Mix-Up (Christian, chapter book, fiction)... I liked this one for 3rd-ish-grade and so did my girls. We'll watch for the sequel.
📖  One Long Line (secular, nonfiction,  middle grade, science/nature)... This was a short and interesting read about caterpillars and a scientist who studied them.
📖  The Ology (Christian)... I ended up buying a copy of this one, too. We'll read this every few days as part of our morning basket time.
📖 Rolling Warrior (secular,  middle grade, nonfiction, TGTB book list)... I loved this one! I find polio/post-polio stories quite compelling but this one
📖 School's Out (Christian,  middle grade, Amish fiction)... Some of my girls love Amish stories. They liked this one but prefer Life With Lily.
📖 The Tree Book (secular,  nonfiction)... Beautiful and incredibly informative!
📖 The Tuttle Twins Guide to Logical Fallacies (Secular, YA, nonfiction)... Good, informative,  easily understood read.

PICTURE BOOKS WE LOVED: Because Barbara // A Book, Too, Can be a Star // Grateful for You // Jumper (spider) // Luminous // More Than a Little // Night Walk to the Sea // Out of School and Into Nature // Painting Wonder