Each night I read a chapter of a book to Daniel. He loves anything to do with Zac Power at the moment :) I have noticed recently that when Daniel reads his home work book to me hes getting better at it too :)
In homeschooling I read for 1/.2 an hour a day to Billy. I brought him this for Christmas and I am enjoying the courage, determination and life story of Bear :) By the way Billy reads a book (of his choice) to me for 20 minutes a day too
I like to read before I go to sleep and am finding this an interesting story.
Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard.
Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls’ home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the streets when her family finally unraveled. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep.
When Liz’s mother died of AIDS, she decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. Liz squeezed four years of high school into two, while homeless; won a New York Timesscholarship; and made it into the Ivy League. Breaking Night is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman’s indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1432370.Breaking_Night
Breaking Night is an amazing and inspiring story. I definitely want to read it too. Such steely determination despite all the adversity and her love for learning and achieving her goals are very admirable.
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