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Hidden Figures book club

June 30, 2021 Ticia 1 Comment

Hidden Figures book club 9th

As soon as the Hidden Figures movie came out I knew I wanted to use it at some point in our homeschooling. It was a perfect book and a movie combo for us. I debated whether to put it in our assigned reading for our Modern History unit OR my planned Speculative Fiction year … [Read more...]

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Austenland book club

June 23, 2021 Ticia 1 Comment

Austenland book club and movie night

I don't know if you're aware, but there are a lot of people who love Jane Austen's books. There are dozens of movie adaptations, there have been sequels written and modern-day adaptations. There is even a subgenre of Austen-inspired modern-day novels. That is where Austenland … [Read more...]

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Maze Runner book club

May 31, 2021 Ticia 2 Comments

Maze Runner book and a movie 8th 10th dystopian

 I gave Superman Maze Runner for his birthday. I knew he liked dystopian, and I figured he'd like it.  Well, he'd finished it by the next day and he convinced his Dad to pick up the rest of the series when I asked them to go out and get some milk for the recipe for dinner. I'm … [Read more...]

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Alice Through the Looking Glass book club

May 12, 2021 Ticia Leave a Comment

Alice Through the Looking Glass book and a movie 5th 9th reading book club

In 6th grade, I was obsessed with Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. When my kids reached 5th grade (I think), for their book and a movie I assigned my favorite book and the kids were not as excited by it as I was. With that, I opted not to assign Alice … [Read more...]

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea book club

April 23, 2021 Ticia 2 Comments

20000 leagues under the sea 8th book and a movie

My neighbor across the street when I was a kid had all the best movies on VHS. I remember going across the street to her house and watching all of the classic Disney movies. Then when we moved to Texas, we would rent movies from Blockbuster, yes I know, back when it was still in … [Read more...]

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