My New Friend Kobo…

I guess I’m feeling week with this week’s minor infusion of cash, because I gave in to yet another impulse and invested in an eBook reader (obnoxiously called an ereader for short).

It’s a Kobo Touch, and it’s purple… most stores are sold out of the good colours, but I think purple is perfect. And it’s quilted.

What’s on it, so far?

Library Freebies (expire in 3 weeks):

Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House book)
Beverly Cleary – A Girl from Yamhill (her memoir)
Helena Andrews – Bitch is the New Black
Jen Calonita – Secrets of my Hollywood Life

(now you know my secret – when I’m super-tired, I love reading “Young Adult” fiction… aren’t we ALL young adults, at heart???)

Freebies:

John Holt – Common Objections to Homeschooling (this page, converted to a PDF)
McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader (Naomi Rivka’s current reading book)
Practical Lessons in the Use of English for Grammar Schools, by Mary F. Hyde
The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball that Floats in the Air, by Jane Andrews
A Child’s Geography, three free sample chapters
Are Public Schools an Option for Christian Kids? a long essay I’ve been meaning to read from The Old Schoolhouse. I’m assuming their answer will be no, but I’d like to know more.

“Paidies”:

Ruth Beechick, A Biblical Home Education; I had to buy ONE title, the library doesn’t carry Ruth Beechick, it was cheap, and really, isn’t a Biblical Home Education exactly what we’re trying to provide???

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