Francie and her family close the door on me, just like that? What gives? Where’s book two? A Tree Grows In Brooklyn – the Blog?
What is your price? How often do you settle for something far beneath what you are worthy of because it’s the best thing you’ve been offered so far? Do you even know that you’re giving up something greater?
Please go leave a comment for Artemis Rich, something that makes you happy, to cheer her up. She’s having a rough time.
Bookclub discussion for tomorrow will be at the new site Novel Encounters, which will totally be up by tomorrow sometime, promise.
Update: The bookclub site is not so much of the ready. I guess we’ll [...]
(My latest is up at Parenting.com)
This section of the book was painful for me to read. It sets in motion Francie’s adolescence, a time full of pain, heartbreak and harsh realizations about the cruel world. No longer can she look upon the family’s frequent bouts of starvation as a game. Gone is her unquestioning faith in [...]
Children hear what you say and understand more than you know. And it’s not just words. They soak up the smiles, the disappointment, the tone, the indifference, the excitement. They are surrounded by your attitude and it becomes a part of who they are.
Yesterday was a bad day. It was a terrible horrible no good [...]
Betty Smith paints with words, talented beyond my limited means to express. As I read this book, I ask myself over and over again the question – WHY HAS NO ONE MADE ME READ THIS BOOK BEFORE?
I’m sure Betty would say that a person cannot be forced to read a book but must discover it [...]
When I got back from the conference, my parents were already here waiting for me, cleaning and organizing my house and building shelves like an elite trained strike force the government can only dream of employing. My garage went from this:
to this:
in the course of a few days. I can PARK in there now for [...]
And I grow in excitement for my first sollow plane trip in 4 years.
I’ll probably be checking in over the weekend so if you care to hear about my solo-adventures, please stop over for a visit. I’ll let you in on all the blogging secrets that will change our lives forever.
Next week I’ll [...]
This fabulous post by Dandelion Mama reminded me that I was going to invite you all to read a book with me this summer. The summer is still scorching hot (It was 107 degrees in Karli’s backyard last week and don’t ask me if I’m wearing clothes right now.) but it’s almost over so we’d [...]
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