I have now passed the 1/2 way mark toward reading all the recommended books on the list from the last meeting. I don’t know why, but I have decided to go backward, so I just finished the Night Tourist last night. I’d give it a 3 out of 4. I just received an enormous (and [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 28, 2008
Two books to devour
Some books I want to read slowly and savor every word. Other books just keep me turning the pages and I put off the rest of my life to keep reading. Two recent books were of this “devouring kind”. The Hunger Games (Collins) is a fast paced action, adventure, mystery, romance, sci-fi novel. Really, it [...]
October 23, 2008
Come and Play
This is a book that is hard to review in words because it is so much about the pictures! The full title is Come and Play: Children of Our World Having Fun, and the book is a series of photographs showing children around the world playing. The text has been provided by NYC school children. [...]
October 16, 2008
Dramatic Characters
Mary Beth and I had an opportunity to share books with “dramatic characters” at our Albany City Area Reading Council meeting yesterday. Here were a few of my favorites:
YA/Intermediate
The Night Tourist (Marsh). Imagine the life of the ghost of NYC!
Reality Leak (Sensel). The factory owner Mr. Keen reminds me of Willy Wonka.
Moxy Maxwell (Gifford). There [...]
October 7, 2008
Text to text connections
As a family of voracious readers, we’re frequently making text to text connections. I just finsished Reality Link (Sensel) and the main character & plot reminded me a bit of Willy Wonka and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In Reality Leak there’s an odd main character, who runs a dubious factory, and much fantasy abounds [...]
