The Juggling Act: The Summer Day

Kids Books We're Reading (and recommend!)

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick (Entertaining Civil War era adventure story, includes battle of Gettysburg)
Killdee House by Rutherford Montgomery (Sweet story for kids who love animals, though one animal dies near the beginning)
The Cay by Theodore Taylor (A classic for good reason, with a bit of interesting geography and WW II history)
Questors by Joan Lennon (Good story, mostly sci-fi, but with dragons)
Sophia Scrooby Preserved by Martha Bacon (A great story, one of my favorites as a kid)

DVD Schooling (DVDs we've enjoyed that have some educational value)

Elegant Universe
Einstein's Big Idea
Desparate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (Really engaging 3-hour show, interspersing documentary with acted vignettes)
Elizabeth I the Virgin Queen (One of the less gory versions of Elizabeth's story)
Rivers and Tides (about Andy Goldsworthy)
The Presidents the Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States (I don't agree with everything, but good snapshot of each president)
The Story of One (A very entertaining history of numbers)

Recent good reads for grown-ups

Without a Map by Meredith Hall (Memoir, teen girl gets pregnant in 1965--some things have improved!)
Ghost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb (Historical fiction, Civil War in the Appalachian mountains)
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani (Historical fiction, 17th century Persia--great storytelling)
Teach Me by R.A. Nelson (Fiction, a cautionary tale)
Warriors Don't Cry: The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High by Melba Patillo Beals (An amazing memoir by one of the Little Rock Nine)
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez (Wonderful, inspiring true story)
Last Exit to Normal by Mark Harmon (Fiction, teen boy coming of age story)
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner (Great chick lit)