Pardonable Lies ©2005 by Jacqueline Winspear Dancing Shoes © by Noel Streatfeild Change: How to Make Big Things Happen ©2021 by Damon Centola A Dish Taken Cold ©2000 by Anne Perry Imperial Earth ©1976 by Arthur C. Clarke The Cat’s Table ©2011 by Michael Ondaatje King of the Wind ©1948 by Marguerite Henry Their Eyes …
I am a life long reader and book lover. To be surrounded by books makes me happy. As soon as I am close to finishing one book, I pick out my next read. Besides reading, I also enjoy outdoor activities such as walking, running, gardening, cross-country skiing, hiking, outdoor photography, and just plain puttering around the yard.
The Book Report Race
The year was 1971. I was nine years old and in the fourth grade. I had the wonderful and young Miss Backstrom as my teacher that year. That was the year of the Most Memorable Book Report Race. A little background to help set the scene. I must have been the shyest child in the …
February 2021 Books Read
“Heretics of Dune” by Frank Herbert ©1984 “The Last Story of Mina Lee” by Nancy Jooyoun Kim ©2020 “Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard ©2015 “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen ©1811 “Birds of a Feather” by Jacqueline Winspear ©2004 “The House on Hope Street” by Danielle Steel ©2000 “The Lives of a Cell” by Lewis …
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen copyright: 1811 I have read Jane Austen’s novel several times over the years, and I have to say that it never gets old. This time especially, re-reading “Sense and Sensibility” was like falling into a rich, warm, language/plot/character bath. I had just read several books that I felt obligated to read; most …
Scholastic Book Club
I think the Scholastic book club was one of the highlights of my elementary school years. I remember pouring over the leaflet we were sent home with. My parents said they would pay for two books, anything more and I had to use my own money. What a conundrum! Only two – unless I could …
January 2021: Books Read
“What Rose Forgot” ©2019 by Nevada Barr “Watership Down” ©1972 by Richard Adams “Black Beauty” ©1877 by Anna Sewell “The ABC Murders” ©1963 by Agatha Christie “The Little Paris Bookshop” ©2013 by Nina George “Truths I Never Told You” ©2020 by Kelly Rimmer “The Screwtape letters” ©1961 by C.S. Lewis “Maisie Dobbs” ©2003 by Jacqueline …
The Little Paris Bookshop
by Nina George copyright ©2013 Translation copyright © 2015 by Simon Pare My dear daughter gifted me this book wrapped in brown paper with a brief description. She had picked it up, along with another one which I haven’t opened yet, at a book store in Colorado. Imagine my delighted surprise when I did open …
Black Beauty
In 1969, when I was in first grade, my Easter present from my parents was an oversized illustrated copy of the book “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell. It was one of the first chapter books that I can remember reading. It was such a mind opening experience. I remember sitting curled up in our totally …
First Memory of Reading
I related in a previous post that I remember the light bulb moment in kindergarten of putting together the alphabet song with the actual letters. So, it seems strange to me that I do not have any recollections of “cracking the code” of reading. Back in the 1960’s students were taught to read in the …
Watership Down
by Richard Adams copyright 1972 Richard Adams’ story of rabbits seeking a new home is an adventure not to be missed. Not many would place timid rabbits as heroes in a story, but Hazel and his companions are everything one thinks of when thinking of a hero. They are daring and resourceful; they stick together …