Thursday, December 13, 2007

Thursday 13


Thirteen Books and Movies that Show How Cool Unschooling Is

Books
1. Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
2. Stargirl and Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
3. Skellig by David Almond
4. Birds, Beasts and Relatives by Gerald Durrell
5. Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat (also a great movie)
6. Diary of a Fairy Godmother by Esmé Raji Codell

Note: If you think you're too old for any of these, think again! Each is a great work of literature, suitable for all ages.

Movies
7. Accepted
8. Breakfast Club
9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
10. School of Rock
11. Groundhog Day
12. Adventures in Babysitting
13. Mumford
13. American Dreamer

(Okay, okay, so that's fourteen, but I couldn't decide which one to leave off.)

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3 comments:

Zenmomma said...

I haven't read/seen/heard of all of these. Time to go check the new ones out!

Misty said...

Haven't read any of the books but you named some fantastic movies...

Thanks so much for popping by my blog yesterday with hugs and kindness! I appreciate it. :)

Ronnie said...

If you only read one, read "Surviving the Applewhites." It's an amazing book.