I am reading several different things; some are personal and some are for the kids' school. Don't be alarmed at the number of books I may read at one time.
For school:
1. Conquistadors, by Michael Wood. This book chronicles the journeys of Cortes, the Pizarros, Orellano, and others in the conquest of the Americas and the heathen Indian cultures of the day. While the brutality of the indigenous peoples was great, we have to keep in mind that the brutality of the Spaniards at the time was just as hideous. Both peoples believed they were doing right.
2. Belize, by Leslie Jermyn. This is a general overview of the country. We have covered Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and now working on Belize.
3.The Disease Book: A Kid's Guide, by Margaret O. Hyde. This book is a general overview of various diseases sorted by system. It does not get in to great scary detail, but just gives a brief synopsis of what the disease is and whether there are cures or treatments.
4. The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain.
Personal:
1. War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells. This one I've never actually read before. The kids want to read it when I am done.
2. Radical, by David Platt. I am reading this for a book group. First chapter down and it really sounds a lot like Your God Is Too Safe, by Mark Buchanan. If you have stumbled across my bookshelf before, you know how much I appreciate Buchanan's book. Radical is a challenge to leave the status quo of mainstream Christianity and launch out in to greater things.
3. Nonsense Books, by Edward Lear. This is just for kicks. His poems amuse me.
I think I started one more on iBooks last night, but last night was pretty rough for me and I don't rightly recall.
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