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\"Hands<\/p>\n

We finished reading five books in July, starting with Seeds: A Memoir<\/a>. Read on for our impressions of each title.<\/p>\n

Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes<\/a> by Eleanor Coerr<\/h2>\n

\"Sadako\"<\/a>Rachel and Rebekah took turns reading this book aloud to the family last month. It tells the true story of a young girl\u2019s struggle with leukemia in the years following the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Keep the Kleenex handy!<\/p>\n

As an extension to the book, we learned how to make origami cranes. Our girls even taught their friends to fold them, as well. We worked and worked and folded and folded, until we had over 1000 of them. We sent most of the cranes to an artist who was working on a paper crane installation, but kept a few to hang on our Christmas tree every year as a reminder of the book, the project, and the history it represents.<\/p>\n

The Price of Privilege<\/a> by Madeline Levine<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/a>It has been said that \u201cAffluence is a handicap we must help our children overcome.\u201d <\/p>\n

This book, subtitled \u201cHow Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids,\u201d would certainly support that viewpoint.<\/p>\n

Based on the author\u2019s observations in her 25 years of practice as a clinical psychologist, we can see that material possessions and excessive consumerism make a poor substitute for parental time and involvement. <\/p>\n

Want to give your kids a leg up on life? Eat dinner with them regularly and require them to do chores. <\/p>\n

Research has shown that those two investments of time and energy pay huge dividends in terms of helping children become stable, healthy, happy, and successful adults.<\/p>\n

Preparing to Be a Helpmeet<\/a> by Debi Pearl<\/h2>\n

\"Preparing<\/a>A companion volume to Debi’s Created to Be His Help Meet<\/a>, Preparing to Be a Helpmeet<\/a> urges girls to make the most of their single years.<\/p>\n

How can they do this? <\/p>\n

\u2705 By devoting themselves to prayer for the furtherance of the gospel. <\/p>\n

\u2705 By developing a heart of service within their families, churches, and communities. <\/p>\n

\u2705 And by dedicating themselves to personal growth through the cultivation of talents and skills that will serve them well when the time comes for them to be a wife and mother.<\/p>\n

This book does a good job of getting marriage-minded girls to use their time wisely rather than putting their lives on hold while waiting for Mr. Right to come along.
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Heroes<\/a> by Paul Johnson<\/h2>\n

\"Heroes\"<\/a>Doug has long been a fan of Paul Johnson\u2019s writings, and this 2008 release HEROES: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle<\/a> did not disappoint. <\/p>\n

Working on the premise that a hero is anybody \u201cwho has been widely, persistently over long periods, and enthusiastically regarded as heroic by a reasonable person, or even an unreasonable one,\u201d Johnson shares entertainingly informative vignettes on a wildly diverse collection of individuals who fit that description, including Samson, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, George Washington, Emily Dickenson, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Marilyn Monroe, and Margaret Thatcher. <\/p>\n

The few anecdotes Doug read aloud to me from the chapter on Ronald Reagan, whom Johnson clearly admired, were enough to convince me to put this on my own \u201cto read\u201d list straightaway.
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Seeds: A Memoir<\/a> by Sasha Vukelja<\/h2>\n

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Doug enjoyed this autobiography of Tyler oncologist Sasha Vukelja so much that he insisted I read it aloud to the children, which I gladly did. <\/p>\n

Vukelja writes candidly of her escape as a child from Communist Yugoslavia, of her journey to America, and of all the people she met along the way — people who watered and nourished the seeds of hope and faith within her heart until they were able to take root and grow. <\/p>\n

A heartwarming narrative, it made me appreciate my uneventful American upbringing!
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Do you love to read as much as we do? I’ve gathered all my best resources for bibliophiles into this post<\/a>, or you can read more of my book reviews by following this link<\/a><\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through any of those links, we may receive a small referral fee, at no extra cost to you. Such fees help defray the cost of running this website. This, in turn, allows us to continue offering our readers a wealth of FREE printable resources. So thank you for your support! <\/em><\/p>\n

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