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The Clone Conspiracy and other Summer Reading for kids
Since this is the time when the Library runs a Summer Reading Club for children, I thought I should read some of the books that have been borrowed, and presumably read, by our eager little beavers. The subjects run the whole gamut so there might be something that would appeal to you or your child. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Number Ten
How about something very light, that you can read in no time flat. Sue Townsend, the author of the Adrian Mole books, has written a quirky chuckley book about a fictional British Prime Minister and his quest to find out what the people are really thinking.
Number Ten (2002. FIC TOW) is the story [...]
Portraits and Observations: The Essays of Truman Capote (2007)
I know, I know… you will wonder how good of an author Capote is - especially if you only know him as the “In Cold Blood” crime writer. But Capote’s works are so beautifully written you will wish the smaller vignettes were books in themselves. The book is divided between poetic travelogues, observations on well known [...]
Extreme Weather Hits Home : Protecting Your Buildings From Climate Change
Everyone who knows me knows I love my house. I cringe when I see other people losing their homes to Mother Nature in her non-nurturing moments. Climate change is attacking with extreme weather and with sneaky little changes we might not be aware of.
John C. Banta is an environmental consultant with twenty years experience in [...]
Reading Matters : What The Research Reveals About Reading, Libraries, And Community
One of the pivotal moments of my life was in Mrs. Woods’ Grade One class at Mt. Benson Elementary School, where I learned my first printed word. It was “Look”. For me that was an open sesame moment. Now I realize that having “Look” as my first printed word was fortunate - this active positive [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Divisedero
Michael Ondaatje has written another entrancing and complex story that takes you from 1970’s California to France many years later. The story begins with teenage sisters Anna and Claire, their taciturn father and the young, enigmatic Coop, who was orphaned and taken in by the family.
As you delve into this story, you discover that Claire was orphaned and [...]
The Golden Spruce : A True Story Of Myth, Madness, And Greed
Grant Hadwin might be called a murderer by many in British Columbia. He is the man who took a chainsaw to the legendary Golden Spruce, a 300-year-old, 50 metres tall spruce covered with luminous golden needles growing beside the Yakoun River on Graham Island in Haida Gwaii.
John Vaillant has written about this tree, about Hadwin, [...]
Government House : The Ceremonial Home Of All British Columbians
Rosemary Neering and Tony Owen have produced a lovely book on the home of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Government House : The Ceremonial Home Of All British Columbians looks at the past and present of the house and the importance of it in the life of the province.
As with many structures put up [...]
Country Cooking Of France
I have long been a cookbook reader and over the years my taste (no pun intended) has evolved from just the recipes and the photographs to the point where now I appreciate food history and description.
It seems that others must also share this view as I see more and more books coming out with extensive [...]
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
Johnny Rico is a high school grad wondering what to do with his life. Convinced by his high school civics teacher and his friend Carl that Federal Service was right and natural, he signs up over his father’s objections. This first person narrative follows Johnny and his exploits in the Mobile [...]
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