Monday, January 4, 2010

Revisited...

I wanted to give something a try....

since I am a librarian....

yep....

a librarian at a middle school...

no....

I don't have glasses..{though I should..sshhh...}


and I don't have grey hair pulled back in a fierce bun....

...I like to call it a messy bun.....

....and as for the grey hairs....

well...they don't exist anymore since I pulled them out this afternoon...

yep...all three of the little suckers...

anyways...

I want to start sharing with you some books that I often revisit...


books that speak to me...books that will be passed onto my children


books that mark a time in my life...good or bad....


these books helped me find myself....


helped create who I am and who I strive to be...

the first I want to share is Boy's Life


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it is set in a small Alabama town in the 1960's...

a time when things were not exactly simpler...

but where life was filled with living, with grins, scabbed knees, and noise....

a story full of magic and dreams of a young boy and his friends..

of adventures, trials, and yes, growing up...

a beautiful story where you will laugh outright...

cry...

and yearn for something lost..

If you get a chance this is a must read for those of us that don't want that magic to wither inside us....


5 comments:

T said...

I was just telling my husband tonight that I need to read more. Thanks for the tip!
I love your blog by the way!

Martha said...

Sounds like a great book! Thank you for sharing:)

Martha said...

Oops that posted before I was ready...but I was going to say I love books that make you laugh out loud...and I'm sure I'll cry because I am a big sap if you say it brings that out too:)

myletterstoemily said...

i love this blog!!!!

Peggy said...

Oh my gosh. I can't belive I haven't read that. And me with two boys! Thanks for sharing.

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