and maybe you should too… not forcing you, though.
Not just any fiction, but rather fiction that is unafraid of life’s challenges; fiction that teaches us gently or not and opens our eyes and hearts to people, places, cultures, and all that is living.
Book 4 This story is a story about rabbits. Traveling rabbits. So beware, this isn’t your normal rabbit tail. (see what I did there?) Our story or tale starts off with a rabbit named Hazel, and his brother Fiver. Hazel is your normal every-day grass-eating rabbit. But Fiver on the other paw… is different. He’s… Continue reading Rita’s Corner: Watership Down by Richard Adams
Book 3 Coo by Kaela Noel, 2020. Coo starts with a girl, Coo (bet you thought that was a pigeon’s name), who has lived with pigeons her whole life. She lives on a roof in a Dovecote so she's never been on the ground. It started when she was a baby and her parents abandoned… Continue reading Rita’s Corner: Coo, The Pigeon Girl
!Disclaimer! This book is based on the expedition of Mr. Ernest Shackleton and the voyage of the Endurance. It is not exacly the same, only some parts are the same. Also the focus changes every chapter. Ex; Colin one chapter, Phillip the next, etc. Book 2 Antarctica: Journey to the Pole by Peter Lerangis (2000).… Continue reading Rita’s Corner: Antarctica, that cold place is in this book
You Have To Be Brave To Be An Artist!
I was so excited about Housekeeping that I suggested, or rather insisted, my 11 year old read it. She read about four pages and said it was too confusing. I could not let it end there as I felt this was a book she would like. "Why is it too confusing?" I asked. She said… Continue reading Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
