Current reads:
The Quiet Girl, by Peter Høeg
This book club read is not my usual fare, yet so far I'm enjoying the strange flavor. Høeg also wrote Smila's Sense of Snow, which I didn't read, but vaguely remember seeing on screen and not loathing.
Evoking Sound--The Choral Warm-Up, by James Jordan
Among all the suggestions given me by wonderfully helpful colleagues via forums on Choralnet, Evoking Sound is the most easily digested and most immediately helpful of the several books I got from interlibrary loan to evaluate. Now if I can just get through its 300+ pages of jam-packed information! Jordan has several DVDs that are going on my wish list.
Choral Charisma, by Tom Carter
Tom has been personally helpful via email with a couple of musical issues I've had in the past, and his book gives excellent advice about creating a safe learning environment for singers, amongst a host of other helpful suggestions.
She Shoots to Conquer--an Ellie Haskell Mystery, by Dorothy Cannell
Since I first read The Thin Woman, I've never failed to be entertained by Cannell's British amateur sleuth, and this latest in the series has been fun so far, though this is my "read to sleep" book so I have to confess I haven't gotten very far yet. Have been very, very tired, as is evidenced by my lack of blogging (late nights are blogging time for me).
The Well-Trained Mind, Third Edition, by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise
Haven't read the book cover-to-cover since first discovering it years ago, so am giving the new edition a go now. Am reading the section about preschoolers and feeling guilty that DS (4.5) hasn't gotten the attention he deserves. Ever hear of trickle-down homeschooling? I'm hoping that listening to the other two (DD - almost 8! and DS - 11) recite lists of verbs, etc. will mean that he will magically acquire all he needs up until the time I can actively homeschool a third child without losing my sanity.
On deck:
The Charlotte Mason Study Guide, Secular Edition, by Penny Gardner.
To counterbalance The Well-Trained Mind. ☺ Or complement it, I suppose I could say.
No Enemies Within and I Will Not Die an Unlived Life, by Dawna Markova.
Feeling the need to carpe diem again.
Executive function as it relates to kids. Getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions. Hmm, there might be something in here for me, too!
Touchstone, by Laurie R. King
A stand-alone novel by the author of The Beekeeper's Apprentice and all the subsequent adventures of its spirited protagonist. The latest in that series is The Language of Bees, which I highly recommend, though, why, Dear Author, oh, why did you leave us hanging so?
Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
At some point this summer, I'm finally going to give in and read this paramount piece of escapist fiction. If you need me, I'll be in 18th-century Scotland.
