Monday, June 16, 2014

Summer Reading

School is out for my kids and we did our annual Summer Reading purchases.  We head out to a couple of different bookstores and get books for all summer.

My youngest has some books assigned to him by the school so that was pretty much his choice.  My oldest is going to read the Dragonlance Chronicles.  He is 14 so that really is the best age for that.

I didn't find anything myself. But I have some Amazon gift cards burning a hole in my pocket so I need to get in and find some books.

Myself, I have fond memories of riding my bike to the local library and getting books to help out my D&D game or books on science, I have always been a big science geek.

How about you?  Do you have a Summer Reading ritual?


6 comments:

Tom Doolan said...

Let your 14-year old know that one of your dorkiest blogmates heartily approves! I've read DL Chronicles four times. Probably one of my all-time favorite trilogies. :)

Samantha Bryant said...

Glad to see you helping your kids read this summer :-) I'm posting about my summer reading with my girls each Monday this summer. http://bit.ly/1n3K8os

Timothy S. Brannan said...

Awesome! I will check out your blog.

David The Archmage said...

No specific ritual, just a tendency to read outside a lot, and around a fire as often as possible.

I can recommend some fantastic summer reading for you and your amazon card. Ben Aaronovich's Peter Grant Rivers of London series.
http://www.amazon.com/Rivers-London-Ben-Aaronovitch/dp/0575097582/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Seriously fantastic writing.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

I usually read more books during the summer but this one will be spent editing a manuscript instead.

rainswept said...

Interesting coincidence that you should ask on Bloomsday. I reread Ulysses and try to find some new book about the book every June.