6 Books I’m Reading Right Now
Right now, it feels like I’m reading a LOT.
I read aloud with Star every afternoon as part of our preschool, I read to the girls at night before bed, and then we have audiobooks going as a family in the car and on my own.
Plus, you know, actual paper books.
Here are six books I’m in the middle of right now.
6 Books I’m Reading Right Now
We Walked the Sky
I’m listening to this one solely because it was compared to This is Us. It’s about a young woman who runs away from home to join the circus and then switches between her story and her granddaughter’s story, 50 years later, as that granddaughter leaves the circus.
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté MD
This one I’m working my way through VERY slowly (it’s pretty dense) but Ralphie has been raving about it for years and as my girls get older, it’s feeling increasingly relevant to my life.
Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell
Sometimes you just need something fun and light to read and this one, about twin sisters who are social media stars thanks to their mom’s blog, has been sitting on my shelf for nearly a year.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
We started a few days early but basically it’s October, so it’s time to read Harry Potter! We’re circling back to the 1st one since Ani doesn’t remember it at all and I’m not ready to read the fifth one to Ella. We’re reading the illustrated version, naturally.
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Part of my home preschool with Star every afternoon is reading aloud together. This is our current read, which I read with Ella when she was this same age.
Wonder by
This is our current car listen together. I haven’t read this in YEARS (since it first came out) and I’m glad to be revisiting it again.
What are you reading right now? I’d love to hear!
On your recommendation, I’ve started Beauty—may even read it to G. Also reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Still plan to read more Agatha Christie Miss Marple’s and a new one, again with G, An Irish Country Doctor.
I just finished Brave New Girl by Rachel Vincent. A clone gardener discovers that she is different from her other 4,999 sisters and that all their lives are in danger because of her. She is helped in her escape by her love interest, Trigger 17 – another clone, and she questions the entirety of her life. I’m now on its sequel Strange New World.
I’m reading Girl, Wash Your Face; A Tale of Two Cities; and, with my kids, Secret Garden. I had to take Book Girl back to the library before I got done with it, so I’ll have to re check that one out to finish later. I read Hold On to Your Kids earlier this year. .. good one!
I home school my second grader, so I am reading a bunch of books to him because of that, but even excluding school books:
The Wild Robot – lunch time read
Aru Shaw and the End of Time – quiet time read
The Hidden Gallery – car audio book
and just for me:
Talking to Strangers
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Ruby Holler (audio)
Currently reading the first Harry Potter with my 7 year old, Charlotte’s Web with my 5 year old, listening to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a family, and reading The Lady and the Highwayman and The Help on my own. Oh and I’m sort of making my way through 1776 but haven’t picked it up in awhile…it’s my slooow-going book. 🙂 Excited to start either Rebecca or And Then There Were None as soon as I finish one of my others!
I can see why Ralphie has been raving about Hold onto your Kids. You suggested it to me a while back and I’ve almost finished it. I’ve been listening to it, but I’ll be buying a copy to mark up. It is so good and I see Ralphie’s style in this book, too. It is a must read! It IS dense, lots of good info, especially the end where it gives great advice on how to connect and really attach to our children/teens. Thanks Janssen. This is exactly what I needed to feel empowered again.
We just finished 11.22.63 for book club and I finished The Nightingale just last night (amazing book). I am now just staring Becoming by Michelle Obama. I was wondering if you’ve heard good things about The Last Mrs. Parrish?
I haven’t heard a thing about it!