Reading

We've recently discovered the wealth of books at the American Women's Club of Zürich. It's a bit of a trek to get there on the tram, taking about 30- 40 minutes. We take the #9 to Milchbuck and then switch to #14 to Stauffacher Platz. For a look at the city tram lines, click here http://www.zvv.ch


Leif has been busy reading this year. He has plowed through so many books, I can hardly keep up with finding new ones. We have read the entire English book collection at the local library at Schwamendinger Platz, hence the Wednesday afternoon trips to the AWCZ library. All the libraries have a joining fee (45-75 chf), but compared to the cost of buying books in Switzerland (a paperback is usually 20 chf) it is a great deal.


Hanna has also been working her way through a few chapter books here. She read Heidi and several books in the Ramona Quimby series, Pippi Longstocking, and a number of others from the library. We read Anne of Green Gables out loud when we were traveling this summer and now we are finishing up Anne of Avonlea.


Here's a list of the books Leif has read so far in Switzerland:
Harry Potter #4-7 (each at least 2 times)
The Beetle and the Bard
The Famous Five #1-11 (with a stack of 5 more for this week)
The Island of Adventure
The Sea of Adventure
Paddington Here and Now
Paddington Helps Out
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Horse and his Boy
Hoot
Flush
Scat
The Yggyssey
The Neddiad
The Worst Witch
The Little Witch
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Pippi Longstocking
Arthur and the Minemoys
Tom Trueheart
The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Project Mulberry
Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the three twins
The Indian in the Cupboard
Return of the Indian
Secret of the Indian
Key to the Indian
Mystery of the Cupboard
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Toby Alone
Three cups of Tea (children's chapter version)
Hugo Cabret
Silver Brumby Kingdom
Betsy Bryars The Blossoms #1-5
The Penderwicks
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
Lunch Money
The Outlaws of Sherwood
A Wrinkle in Time
Tracker
Treasure Island
Clarice Bean
Three Good Deeds
Clementine
The Giants and the Joneses
Bud, Not Buddy
Black Beauty
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Ramona Forever
Ramona's World


..... and a few random ones from the library that we can't remember!