Books are the quietest friends; they are the most accessible and wisest counselors; and the most patient of teachers.~~~~Charles W. Eliot~~~~
Adult Book Picks:
"America The last Best Hope" by William J. Bennett. With wit and command, Mr. Bennett reaquaints Americans with their heritage in an engaging narrative that cuts through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism. Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and others reemerge not as marble icons or dust-dry names in a textbook, but as full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged a nation that attracted - that still attracts- millions yearning to breathe free. In this the first volume of a "reasoned, balanced presentation of the American story," Bennett tells our nation's story, with all it's triumphs and tragedies. He summons us to embrace America's cause once again as "the last best hope of earth."
"The Girl Who Chased The Moon" by Sarah Addison Allen. You are invited to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world - no matter how out of place they feel. Emily Benedict came to Mulaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. Such as, why did Dilcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew - a reclusive, real- life gentle giant- she realizes that mysteries aren't soved in Mullaby, they're a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes. Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson's cakes- which is a good thing, because Julia can't seem to stop baking them. She offers them to satisfy the town's sweet tooth but also in hope of rekindling the love she fears might be gone forever.
"The Knitter's Book of Wool' by Clara Parkes. A wealth of information for any knitter who wonders about working with wool. It is especially enlightening, validating, and satisfying for us obsessive wool-knitters. This book discusses the different types of wool and how to process wool "from sheep to shawl."
"The Kitchen House" by Kathleen Grissom. When a white servent girl violates the order of Plantation Society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family. Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven year-old Lavina arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchenhouse. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavina becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin.
"Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves."
~Abbé Dimnet, Art of Thinking, 1928
"Happy Birthday America" by Mary Pope Osbourne. this book takes us through a lively celebration of The Fourth Of July in small-town America. Three generations enjoy Parades, Popcorn, and a Concert under the Stars and Fireworks.
"You're A grand Old Flag" Goerge M. Cohan. Written in 1906 "You're A grand Old Flag" has been a favorite celebration song for generations of Americans. Now see it brought to life like never before as it is set with images of Americana, by the master of all things patriotic, Norman Rockwell. Children run to the swimming hole, families attend parades, a young couple kisses, and soldiers salute in this tribute to Norman Rockwell and the American culture, so beautifully immortalized in his art.
"Turtle Summer...A Journal For My Daughter" by Mary Alice Munroe. In my adult novel "Swimming Lessons" the mother assembles a journal of photographs and sketches for her young daughter depicting the summer they spent together tending turtles during the loggerhead nesting season.
"The Eleventh Hour", by Graeme Base. When Horace turns eleven, he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a splendid party. There are games, fine music, and the promise of a magnificent feast to come. Little does Horace know that when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most curios mystery will be revealed! None of the eleven animals is above suspicion when the clock strikes the eleventh hour!
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