My response to this delightful short book is difficult to put into words. In Foster, Ms Keegan has created a magical and endearing world. It's a simple story, told by a child and told with poignancy, kindness, and tenderness. Maybe that's why I can't find the words? I was captured by the child and by her innocence and uncomplicated nature. I was also gripped by the couple with whom the child lives during the course of the book. In some ways, not a lot happens in the story but what does happen can be felt by the reader. If the reader is open to it, they might even be changed by the book. Foster is a tale of love and humanity. I want to read it again and again.
I really like this question and am enjoying reading the responses. I can see I will be requesting a few more books from our wonderful library!
Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson. A truly delightful novel about a girl who embarks on a daring quest against all odds to rescue her true love.
The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time by Yascha Mounk
A rich and fascinating intellectual history of identity politics and the political movement characterized by the word “woke.” If you want to know where identity politics came from, how it conquered major American institutions, and why liberals and progressives should think twice before endorsing it, this is the book for you. As the Washinton Post said, “Mounk has told the story of the Great Awokening better than any other writer who has attempted to make sense of it.”
Foster by Claire Keegan
My response to this delightful short book is difficult to put into words. In Foster, Ms Keegan has created a magical and endearing world. It's a simple story, told by a child and told with poignancy, kindness, and tenderness. Maybe that's why I can't find the words? I was captured by the child and by her innocence and uncomplicated nature. I was also gripped by the couple with whom the child lives during the course of the book. In some ways, not a lot happens in the story but what does happen can be felt by the reader. If the reader is open to it, they might even be changed by the book. Foster is a tale of love and humanity. I want to read it again and again.
I really like this question and am enjoying reading the responses. I can see I will be requesting a few more books from our wonderful library!
Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson. A truly delightful novel about a girl who embarks on a daring quest against all odds to rescue her true love.
The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time by Yascha Mounk
A rich and fascinating intellectual history of identity politics and the political movement characterized by the word “woke.” If you want to know where identity politics came from, how it conquered major American institutions, and why liberals and progressives should think twice before endorsing it, this is the book for you. As the Washinton Post said, “Mounk has told the story of the Great Awokening better than any other writer who has attempted to make sense of it.”
—Laura Hagar Rush, Sebastopol Times
Tupac Shakur: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
By Staci Robinson
I really appreciated how much focus on Pac's mother this was given. Also nice to hear on what the bay area was like for Pac in the late 80s.
ChatGPT AI in Education: What it is and How to Use it in the Classroom
By Brent S. Anders
The way this gets instructors to just dive in and try the tools that will likely be shaping the future of learning is inspiring.