{"id":25534,"date":"2020-09-05T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=25534"},"modified":"2020-11-05T13:31:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:31:21","slug":"dream-big-other-august-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2020\/09\/05\/dream-big-other-august-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Big (&#038; Other August Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/August-Reads.png?resize=1024%2C914&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"August Reads\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/August-Reads.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/August-Reads.png?resize=600%2C536&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/August-Reads.png?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/August-Reads.png?resize=768%2C686&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last months booklist looks a little lopsided. I normally gravitate to nonfiction titles. But other than Bob Goff&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fBn1VN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Big<\/a> and a spiral volume of sudoku puzzles, all the books I read in August were novels. <\/p>\n<p>The majority of these selections, our family read aloud together. Some for the third or fourth or fifth time. Fortunately, one can <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinglifeathome.com\/2012\/12\/22\/lesson-3-earn-a-lot-reading-fiction\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">learn a lot reading fiction<\/a> &#8212; my husband convinced me of that fact years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for my impressions of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fBn1VN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Big<\/a> and all the other titles I read in August. Then, if you&#8217;re hungry for more great read-alouds, check out this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2020\/08\/23\/raising-kids-who-love-to-read-tips-tricks-and-printables\/\">Raising Kids who Love to Read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fBn1VN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Big<\/a> by Bob Goff<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fBn1VN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dream-Big.jpg?resize=275%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dream Big\" width=\"275\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dream-Big.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dream-Big.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>To be honest, I didn&#8217;t like this book quite as well as I did <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bzotGY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Love Does<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32WdR0W\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Everybody Always<\/a>. So if you&#8217;ve never read Bob Goff before, I&#8217;d recommend starting first with one of those.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already a fan, however, you&#8217;ll undoubtedly want to add <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fBn1VN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Big<\/a> to your library along with its predecessors. This offering seems more instructional in nature than Bob&#8217;s earlier books. You might even call it a How-To book of sorts. Personally, I have no shortage of big goals and lofty dreams &#8212; only a shortage of time in which to pursue them. So that part of the book felt wasted on me. <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, once you get past the first few chapters, Bob&#8217;s wonderful gift for storytelling is again on full display. And it&#8217;s his wild and amazing tales of adventure that keep me coming back for more. If you feel the same way, you won&#8217;t want to miss the stories he shares in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fBn1VN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Big<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jMDckB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bears of Hemlock Mountain<\/a> by Alic Dalgliesh<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jMDckB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Bears-of-Hemlock-Mountain.jpg?resize=275%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Bears of Hemlock Mountain\" width=\"275\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Bears-of-Hemlock-Mountain.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Bears-of-Hemlock-Mountain.jpg?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>Our family read <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jMDckB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bears of Hemlock Mountain<\/a> as part of Timberdoodle&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timberdoodle.com\/blogs\/td\/read-across-the-usa-win-prizes?utm_source=flanders_family&#038;utm_medium=brt&#038;utm_campaign=2020-summer-reading-challenge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read Across the USA Challenge<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Set in Northern Pennsylvania, this tale is a short one &#8212; only 64 pages. It gives the account of a young boy named Jonathan who is sent by his mother on an errand. Although Jonathan is only eight years old, the errand forces him to cross Hemlock Mountain alone. <\/p>\n<p>All his life, Jonathan has been told there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain. But on this trip, he discovers differently. Some quick thinking keeps him safe, and he lives to tell the story to his large family, who come searching for him when he doesn&#8217;t make it home by dark.<\/p>\n<p>Our family enjoyed Jonathan&#8217;s story very much. We, too, have a large family, including a son named Jonathan. And our son Jonathan himself has a son who is eight years old. Imagining our own eight-year-old being sent on such an errand &#8212; alone &#8212; made the tale that just much more thrilling.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2F0Y4FX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Horse and His Boy <\/a>by CS Lewis<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2F0Y4FX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Horse-and-His-Boy-.jpg?resize=275%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Horse and His Boy and Dream Big\" width=\"275\" height=\"422\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Horse-and-His-Boy-.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Horse-and-His-Boy-.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>The grandkids and I have continued working our way through CS Lewis&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2F7gzZ4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chronicles of Narnia<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jKX1c7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audible<\/a>. Last month, we finished The Horse and His Boy. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m tempted to say this is my favorite book in the series. Yet I&#8217;m pretty sure I said the same thing about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3i5axqo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Magician&#8217;s Nephew<\/a> a few months ago. The truth of the matter is that each of the Narnia stories is so engaging, I feel fondest of whichever one I&#8217;m reading at the time and would be hard-pressed to pick a singular favorite.<\/p>\n<p>In this volume, we read the story of a talking horse, a runaway boy, and a lion who forces them onto the same path as two other fugitives. The action is fast-paced and suspenseful and the heroes brave and honorable, despite being oft plagued by doubts and uncertainties. <\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/358r2ym\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Drackenburg Adventure<\/a> by Lloyd Alexander<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/358r2ym\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Drackenburg-Adventure.jpg?resize=275%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Drackenburg-Adventure.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Drackenburg-Adventure.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>I was sad to see that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/358r2ym\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Drackenburg Adventure<\/a> is now out of print. So you&#8217;ll likely need to borrow a copy from your local library. It&#8217;s a fun read, but probably not worth the $680.34 price tag I&#8217;m seeing on Amazon right now. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/358r2ym\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Drackenburg Adventure<\/a>, Vesper must again match wits with her arch-nemesis, Dr. Helvetius. Only this time, Helvetius has kidnapped Vesper&#8217;s beloved Aunt Mary. Can she find her aunt in time to thwart the villain&#8217;s maniacal plan to take over the small country of Drackenburg?<\/p>\n<p>Although Lloyd Alexander&#8217;s Vesper Holly Adventures are admittedly not on the same literary level as his masterfully written <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/359ZQj0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chronicles of Prydain<\/a>, they&#8217;ve been a great series for strengthening the reading skills of some of my more reluctant readers. The writing is straight forward and easy to read, but the storylines have enough intrigue and twists to keep them turning the pages.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z6a1Rv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Big Print Sudoku<\/a> (red) by Brain Games<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z6a1Rv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Print-Sudoku.jpg?resize=275%2C318&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dream Big &amp; Big Print Sudoku\" width=\"275\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Print-Sudoku.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Print-Sudoku.jpg?resize=259%2C300&amp;ssl=1 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>I try to keep a Sudoku book going at all times, completing at least a puzzle or two a day. I\u2019m hoping that and brushing my teeth left-handed will help ward off Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve finished lots of Sudoku books over the years. I start with the first puzzle and work one-by-one in order to the very end. <\/p>\n<p>But I prefer the format of these Brain Game editions to any others I\u2019ve seen. The spiral binding allows the pages to lie flat as I work them, and the large print means I can see the numbers, even without my reading glasses!<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZNbRC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Hunger Games<\/a> by Suzanne Collins<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hunger-Games.jpg?resize=275%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hunger Games\" width=\"275\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hunger-Games.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hunger-Games.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>I\u2019ll admit I was skeptical when, years ago, our daughter Bethany first recommended that her dad read <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZNbRC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Hunger Games<\/a> aloud to the family. An opressive government sending children into the arena to fight to the death? I know that sort of thing happened in ancient Rome, but do we really want to hear about it happening again? And at bedtime, no less? <\/p>\n<p>Well, when the story is woven as masterfully as Suzanne Collins has crafted this one, the answer is a resounding yes. The arena of the future is a world unto itself. A world in which participants learn invaluable lessons about life, love, dignity, and survival.<\/p>\n<p>Bethany convinced us to read it then. And we&#8217;ve gone through the series again a couple more times since. But after reading the new prequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lQp5wl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/a>, last month, we were ready to read the entire series again. (Incidentally, Amazon has lots of bestselling children&#8217;s and young adult titles on sale right now, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35jS2LF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">buy 2 get 1 free<\/a>. I&#8217;m not sure how long this sale will last, but now would be a good time to pick up this trilogy at a great price)\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZry4f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Catching Fire<\/a> by Suzanne Collins<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZry4f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Catching-Fire.jpg?resize=275%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Catching Fire\" width=\"275\" height=\"421\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Catching-Fire.jpg?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Catching-Fire.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>In <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZry4f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Catching Fire<\/a>, victor Katniss Everdeen learns her true enemies are not the other contestants in arena. Christians will note a parallel to this concept in Scripture. &#8220;For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/ephesians\/6-12.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ephesians 6:12<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>That may be why the second book of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZNbRC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Hunger Games<\/a> trilogy is my favorite. I like the fact that so many of the tributes join forces to help one another and to fight against the Capital.<\/p>\n<p>The writing is tight and the action riveting. Our children begged to hear chapter after chapter, sometimes keeping their father reading three to four hours at a stretch. Fellow book-loving families will not want to miss this riveting tale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it for August. How about you? Have you read any great books lately? Tell me about them in the comment section below!<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This post contains affiliate links. I you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links, I will receive a small referral fee &#8212; at no added expense to you. These fees help offset the cost of running this website, so thank you in advance! To read our full disclosure statement, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/about-us\/our-disclosure-statement\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last months booklist looks a little lopsided. I normally gravitate to nonfiction titles. 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