We're coming into the home stretch, we've reached week 9. It's time to start dreaming about ice cream parties and us,reading trophies. Don't forget to put the grade that you will be in September, right now the 6th graders are in the lead but that could change any minute!
This week's challenge is to read a book written by someone born before the 20th century.
My favorite books by someone born before the 20th century are the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963). The most famous book from the series is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which is the book when Lucy Pevensie and her older siblings first go to the land of Narnia to meet Aslan, a talking lion, and get caught up in the battle to save Narnia from the evil White Witch. When I was little, my parents read me these books and I loved them so much that I still reread at least some of the series every year and am now reading them out loud to my own kids.
If you like books like Harry Potter, Gregor the Overlander or the Hobbit, I highly recommend you give the Narnia books a try.
Happy reading!
Liz, O'Connell Branch
