For 2008/2009 school year:
*Gettysburg, directed by Ronald Maxwell
For 2007/2008 school year:
*The Life of Birds series (BBC)
*The Reptiles series (Nature)
*The War of 1812 (History Channel)
*Fahrenheit 451
*The States series (History Channel)
*Civil War Journal: The Conflict Begins (4 episodes)
*The Life of Mammals series
*The Life and Times of Frida Khalo
Saturday, January 01, 2000
for fun movies/DVDs of 2008
*Labrynth
*Pandora's Clock
*The Thing
*Cats & Dogs
*Murder By Death
*Sunshine
*The Birds
*Scotland, PA
*End Game
*The China Syndrome
*Pandora's Clock
*The Thing
*Cats & Dogs
*Murder By Death
*Sunshine
*The Birds
*Scotland, PA
*End Game
*The China Syndrome
Picture Books of 2008 (ratings courtesy of "the boys" based on 1-5 scale)
* The Tiniest Tiger by Joanne McGonagle (5)
* To the Island by Charlotte Agell (5)
* Ready, Set, School! by Jacquelyn Mitchard (4)
* Tom Cat by Susi Bohdal (5)
* The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (5)
* Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards (5)
* Big Al by Andrew Clements (5)
* Bad Dog Max! by Marina Windsor (5)
* Farmer Smart's Fat Cat by James Sage (5)
* Biscuit's Big Friend, Biscuit Goes to School, and Biscuit Wins a Prize by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (4.5)
* Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore (4.5)
* Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner (5)
* The Upstairs Cat by Karla Kushkin (4.5)
* Hedgie Blasts Off by Jan Brett (4)
* Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts by Rod Hull (3.5)
* To the Island by Charlotte Agell (5)
* Ready, Set, School! by Jacquelyn Mitchard (4)
* Tom Cat by Susi Bohdal (5)
* The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (5)
* Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards (5)
* Big Al by Andrew Clements (5)
* Bad Dog Max! by Marina Windsor (5)
* Farmer Smart's Fat Cat by James Sage (5)
* Biscuit's Big Friend, Biscuit Goes to School, and Biscuit Wins a Prize by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (4.5)
* Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore (4.5)
* Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner (5)
* The Upstairs Cat by Karla Kushkin (4.5)
* Hedgie Blasts Off by Jan Brett (4)
* Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts by Rod Hull (3.5)
Short Stories, Folktales, Etc. of 2008
* The Man in the Black Suit by Stephen King (5/2/08)
* The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury (4/12/08)
* Cinderella (2/24/08)
* The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King (2/12/08)
* How to Sell the Ponti Bridge by Neil Gaiman (1/22/08)
* Tonino and the Fairies (1/13/08)
* Crab (1/13/08)
* Mother Holle (1/12/08)
* Drakestail (1/12/08)
* The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury (4/12/08)
* Cinderella (2/24/08)
* The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King (2/12/08)
* How to Sell the Ponti Bridge by Neil Gaiman (1/22/08)
* Tonino and the Fairies (1/13/08)
* Crab (1/13/08)
* Mother Holle (1/12/08)
* Drakestail (1/12/08)
Books of 2008
87. Looking for Alaska by John Green (12/22/08)
86. Coping in a Changing World: HIV/AIDS by Paula Johanson (12/20/08)
85. The Civil War by Geoffrey C. Ward (12/13/08)
84. This Our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia by Catherine Reef (11/25/08)
83. Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham (11/23/08)
82. The Bat-Poet by Randall Jarrell (11/10/08)
81. The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper (11/7/08)
80. The Floods: Good Neighbors by Colin Thompson (10/28/08)
79. 50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade by Miles Litvinoff and John Madeley (10/23/08)
78. Double Cross by James Patterson (10/19/08)
77. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (10/18/08)
76. Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/18/08)
75. We Have Always Lived in a Castle by Shirley Jackson (9/23/08)
74. Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre (9/22/08)
73. The Witches by Roald Dahl (9/21/08)
72. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (9/12/08)
71. The Stand: Complete and Uncut by Stephen King (9/5/08)
70. The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer (8/20/08)
69. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (8/9/08)
68. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (8/6/08)
67. The 6th Target by James Patterson (8/1/08)
66. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (7/31/08)
65. Stuart Little by E.B. White (7/28/08)
64. Sonny's House of Spies by George Ella Lyon (7/24/08)
63. Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman (7/19/08)
62. How did I get to 40 & other atrocities by Judith Viorst (7/16/08)
61. Becoming a Superhero by William D. Smith (7/15/08)
60. Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them by Mark Jerome Walters (7/5/08)
59. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume (6/29/08)
58. Boris by Cynthia Rylant (6/29/08)
57. Sky Burial by Xinran (6/29/08)
56. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (6/28/08)
55. We Are On Our Own: A Memoir by Miriam Katin (6/28/08)
54. New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and People by Robert S. Desowitz (6/28/08)
53. The Scrapbooker's Almanac by Elizabeth Dillow (6/26/08)
52. The Complete Maus by Art Speigleman (6/21/08)
51. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (6/18/08)
50. The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (6/17/08)
49. The Lighthouse Family: The Whale by Cynthia Rylant (6/16/08)
48. The Life of Mammals by David Attenborough (6/14/08)
47. The Quickie by James Patterson (6/6/08)
46. The Lighthouse Family: The Storm by Cynthia Rylant (6/5/08)
45. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (6/1/08)
44. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (5/31/08)
43. The Borden Tragedy by Rick Geary (5/26/08)
42. The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block (5/25/08)
41. Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher (5/21/08)
40. Grimms Fairy Tales (5/19/08)
39. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari (5/18/08)
38. A Nation Torn by Delia Ray (5/15/08)
37. Horns & Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson (5/10/08)
36. The Underground Railroad in American History by Kem Knapp Sawyer (5/5/08)
35. To Be a Slave by Julius Lester (4/29/08)
34. Enna Burning by Shannon Hale (4/25/08)
33. The Human Lifecycle by Rufus Bellamy (4/24/08)
32. Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary (4/23/08)
31. The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems by Melissa L. Kim (4/23/08)
30. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson (4/8/08)
29. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (3/25/08)
28. A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (3/23/08)
27. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (3/21/08)
26. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (3/19/08)
25. Beyond the Mississippi by Angela M. Herb (3/16/08)
24. The Books of Faerie by Bronwyn Carlton, John Ney Rieber, and Peter Gross (3/11/08)
23. The Mexican-American War: A Primary Source History of the Expansion of the Western Lands of the United States by Liz Sonneborn (3/9/08)
22. The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Five) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (3/8/08)
21. The Alamo by Shelley Tanaka (3/8/08)
20. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (3/7/08)
19. The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Four) by Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi (3/6/08)
18. Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Three) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (3/4/08)
17. The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Two) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (3/2/08)
16. The Oregon Trail: A Primary Source History of the route to the American West by Steven P. Olson (3/2/08)
15. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (3/2/08)
14. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book One) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (2/27/08)
13. Life Artist by Ali Edwards (2/24/08)
12. Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson (2/24/08)
11. I Was a Rat! by Philip Pullman (2/21/08)
10. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (2/20/08)
9. The Trail of Tears: A Primary Source History of the Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation by Ann Byers (2/18/08)
8. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (2/14/08)
7. Star Split by Kathryn Lasky (2/7/08)
6. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1/29/08)
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry (1/22/08)
4. The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (1/20/08)
3. The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison (1/12/08)
2. The Cobra Event by Richard Preston (1/6/08)
1. Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot (1/4/08)
86. Coping in a Changing World: HIV/AIDS by Paula Johanson (12/20/08)
85. The Civil War by Geoffrey C. Ward (12/13/08)
84. This Our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia by Catherine Reef (11/25/08)
83. Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham (11/23/08)
82. The Bat-Poet by Randall Jarrell (11/10/08)
81. The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper (11/7/08)
80. The Floods: Good Neighbors by Colin Thompson (10/28/08)
79. 50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade by Miles Litvinoff and John Madeley (10/23/08)
78. Double Cross by James Patterson (10/19/08)
77. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (10/18/08)
76. Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/18/08)
75. We Have Always Lived in a Castle by Shirley Jackson (9/23/08)
74. Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre (9/22/08)
73. The Witches by Roald Dahl (9/21/08)
72. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (9/12/08)
71. The Stand: Complete and Uncut by Stephen King (9/5/08)
70. The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer (8/20/08)
69. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (8/9/08)
68. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (8/6/08)
67. The 6th Target by James Patterson (8/1/08)
66. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (7/31/08)
65. Stuart Little by E.B. White (7/28/08)
64. Sonny's House of Spies by George Ella Lyon (7/24/08)
63. Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman (7/19/08)
62. How did I get to 40 & other atrocities by Judith Viorst (7/16/08)
61. Becoming a Superhero by William D. Smith (7/15/08)
60. Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them by Mark Jerome Walters (7/5/08)
59. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume (6/29/08)
58. Boris by Cynthia Rylant (6/29/08)
57. Sky Burial by Xinran (6/29/08)
56. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (6/28/08)
55. We Are On Our Own: A Memoir by Miriam Katin (6/28/08)
54. New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and People by Robert S. Desowitz (6/28/08)
53. The Scrapbooker's Almanac by Elizabeth Dillow (6/26/08)
52. The Complete Maus by Art Speigleman (6/21/08)
51. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (6/18/08)
50. The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (6/17/08)
49. The Lighthouse Family: The Whale by Cynthia Rylant (6/16/08)
48. The Life of Mammals by David Attenborough (6/14/08)
47. The Quickie by James Patterson (6/6/08)
46. The Lighthouse Family: The Storm by Cynthia Rylant (6/5/08)
45. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (6/1/08)
44. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (5/31/08)
43. The Borden Tragedy by Rick Geary (5/26/08)
42. The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block (5/25/08)
41. Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher (5/21/08)
40. Grimms Fairy Tales (5/19/08)
39. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari (5/18/08)
38. A Nation Torn by Delia Ray (5/15/08)
37. Horns & Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson (5/10/08)
36. The Underground Railroad in American History by Kem Knapp Sawyer (5/5/08)
35. To Be a Slave by Julius Lester (4/29/08)
34. Enna Burning by Shannon Hale (4/25/08)
33. The Human Lifecycle by Rufus Bellamy (4/24/08)
32. Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary (4/23/08)
31. The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems by Melissa L. Kim (4/23/08)
30. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson (4/8/08)
29. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (3/25/08)
28. A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (3/23/08)
27. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (3/21/08)
26. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (3/19/08)
25. Beyond the Mississippi by Angela M. Herb (3/16/08)
24. The Books of Faerie by Bronwyn Carlton, John Ney Rieber, and Peter Gross (3/11/08)
23. The Mexican-American War: A Primary Source History of the Expansion of the Western Lands of the United States by Liz Sonneborn (3/9/08)
22. The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Five) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (3/8/08)
21. The Alamo by Shelley Tanaka (3/8/08)
20. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (3/7/08)
19. The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Four) by Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi (3/6/08)
18. Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Three) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (3/4/08)
17. The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Two) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (3/2/08)
16. The Oregon Trail: A Primary Source History of the route to the American West by Steven P. Olson (3/2/08)
15. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (3/2/08)
14. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book One) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (2/27/08)
13. Life Artist by Ali Edwards (2/24/08)
12. Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson (2/24/08)
11. I Was a Rat! by Philip Pullman (2/21/08)
10. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (2/20/08)
9. The Trail of Tears: A Primary Source History of the Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation by Ann Byers (2/18/08)
8. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (2/14/08)
7. Star Split by Kathryn Lasky (2/7/08)
6. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1/29/08)
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry (1/22/08)
4. The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (1/20/08)
3. The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison (1/12/08)
2. The Cobra Event by Richard Preston (1/6/08)
1. Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot (1/4/08)
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