Now, on to the books I read this week...
Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life : A Novel by Barbara Dee. Cassie is writing a fantasy novel but unconciously is writing the story of her family. Since her father left, Cassie's sister is supposed to take on more responsibility like grocery shopping and watching their little brother. But when Miranda drops the ball Cassie feels like she has to pick up the pieces. Trying to keep up with writing her novel, taking care of the family and keeping up with friends and schoolwork is just too much for Cassie and she realizes that she doesn't have to carry this burden herself.
On a totally different note, Brains for Lunch: A Zombie Novel in Haiku by K.A. Holt is a silly book about a zombie trying to get along with the lifers (regular people) at his middle school. In this school zombies, lifers and Chupacabras (who I'd rather not meet!) don't really get along. But Loeb (a zombie) falls for Siobhan (a lifer) anyway. To impress her and to prove zombies aren't dumb, Loeb enters the school's poetry contest. I'm really glad we don't have Z's or Chupos at our school!
OK, that's 18!
Ms. McCabe, I love the tree!! I enlarged it and could see the bugs, apples, acorns and the singing bird. It looks joyous! I just read IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Julia Alvarez. It is a novel about the Dominican Republic in the time of the Trujillo dictatorship. It tells the story of the real Mirabele sisters who were murdered by Trujillo's henchmen because they were part of a revolutionary movement. They became instant martyrs to the cause and are still revered. A 4 star story that brought tears to my eyes. Kathy
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