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8/30/2017 0 Comments Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck How I Found: There are few classics I have read as many times as The Great Gatsby. I have an affinity for the 1920s and all the possibilities it opened for our lives and culture. It was a time of change and progress despite much backwards thinking followed by a striking regression--perhaps too hauntingly similar to the present. This book delves into the life of the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald revealing just how dark and twisted the glittering times really were. Why You Might Read: The author reveals that Fitzgerald used parts of Zelda's diaries to write his books. Although this book is historical fiction, the parallels are striking between what we've read a thousand times and what the author adds to reality with her imagination. I have yet to see the Prime show Z, but I have a sneaking suspicion if you were intrigued by that show, you'd be intrigued by this book. 
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8/23/2017 0 Comments Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander How I Found: There are a few people I personally know who love poetry and poets as much as I do. One of these treasured humans came to me with that gleam in her eye, "look what I found!" Out of Wonder is a vividly illustrated (children's) book with poems about poets. Giving a glimpse into the lives and writing styles of 20 poets ranging from Robert Frost who "walked on ice through starless winter nights" to Okat p'Bitek that teaches we can "learn to love ourselves full like the pregnant moon."
Why You Might Read: This is the perfect (re)introduction to a myriad of poets for both young and old. If you like the poem about the poet, I'd even venture to say you'll like their poetry. If you don't know where to begin, this is the place. Authors Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth and illustrator Ekua Holmes have created a tabletop classic to get lost in. 8/16/2017 0 Comments The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
8/2/2017 0 Comments Tinkers by Paul HardingHow I Found: You know that guy who has a sister who is an English major that in turn is a voracious reader? This guy let me borrow Tinker. If you lend me a book, that means it sits on my shelf, in the giant pile of books others have recommended. There's not really any reason to how I select what I'll read next but after about a year, I picked up this book in particular. Tinkers is a debut novel Pulitzer Prize winner, so I already knew I was getting a book of literary merit. As such, I was prepared to think deeply and critically as I read, but I was not prepared for the depths into which It would reach into my soul. I love a novel with multiple characters whose stories intertwine--this is that, but in such a poetic way it felt like reading an epic. Why You Might Read: If you're looking for a rich read, that makes you ponder more than life itself, Tinkers will pull you in. The symbolism of the the clocks hold it all together while reminding that from generation-to- generation we are intertwined like the mechanisms that make the minutes and hours turn to days and years.  |
S.M.(M).LI am a reader who was brought to the world of books by being read to as a child, a wonderful librarian, scores of dedicated teachers, and the friends who still talk to me about books. This page is dedicated to all readers as a way to help you find books for you and yours as they were found by me. Let their pages turn your life into a world of magic, reality, and possibility. Archives
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