Books My Boys Read in September

I wasn't sure that my boys would have much time for reading in September since we officially started back to school.   While they are required to reach each day they rarely read more than what I require.  Often by the time we're done our family read aloud and the books we read for science, geography, or history they don't have much inclination to read anything else.




So I was really surprised by just how long our list was this month!

Drama by Raina Telgemeier













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  1. Camie MadsenSeptember 27, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    That's a lot of books! My youngest kids love Rick Riorden books.

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    1. Mother of 3September 27, 2017 at 11:38 AM

      I was impressed; I really didn't feel like they had done a lot of reading. I am pretty sure we have read every book Rick Riorden has ever written. They just love his works.

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  2. Crystal McCleanOctober 4, 2017 at 4:10 PM

    That's quite a selection! I'll have to see if the library has the Flat Stanley one, my daughter would have fun with that!

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