This is going to be an odd little post. It’s already 7:30pm and I really should just skip this all together except that I didn’t post last Sunday. I did finally join NetGalley and I’m in the midst of reading A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. I had hoped I could download… Read More SundayMorningReads
Bamboo People and Finding Family are definitely two of the best books I’ve read in a while. It took me a while to review Bamboo People, but I figure that’s OK. I’m keeping it alive on the ‘net! Finding Family is a much newer book. I was just searching to find other reviews for the… Read More Getting More Press
title: Bamboo People author: Mitali Perkins publisher: Charlesbridge, 2010 main characters: Chiko and Tu Reh The hinges of the front door creak, and a rusty voice calls out, “Wei-Lin! I heard that boy of yours shouting from my kitchen. And I saw him reading a book. Outside.” It’s only Daw Widow. Mother lets go of… Read More book review: Bamboo People
I was recently speaking with an ENL teacher who referred to one of her classes as a ‘refugee class’. I thought that was, well interesting, so I questioned her further to find out exactly what that meant. It seems it meant she has a class of Burmese students who are refugees and who speak very… Read More Bamboo People: Background
It’s noon and I’ve been online too long already! I have a couple of issues with my neck that lead to awful pain if I’m online too long. Sometimes, a good set of exercises can work it out. If I’ve progressed into a headache, ice does the trick and as a last resort, there are… Read More SundayMorningReads
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