“Knowledge always finds a way to shine through.”
“Learning cannot be silenced by prejudice.“
pickA tale inspired by true events, showing how a teacher in Missouri defied unjust laws to educate Black students in the 1840s.
so-soIn a wet, dangerous place, the ground shook and a family of darkness was born. Unlikely characters and bad choices abound.
I‘m sure there are several books on my shelf that I could use for this prompt, but this is the first one I thought of. Noah was recently paralyzed in a car crash that also killed his father, so there are some serious topics in this book. I also loved the Missouri setting and St. Louis Cardinals references.
#MiddleGrade #MiddleGradeMonday #MsDsLibrary
pickA friend has been urging me for years to read this, and I finally did. My first thought was “what took me so long??” And then my second was, “I‘m so glad I read it now.” This is a book that will hit you differently depending on where you are in your life when you read it. For me in my 50s, it packed a punch. (Review continues) ⬇
pick4/5 ?
A book about a quiet man named William Stoner who led a very ordinary and lonely life. It seems boring but the writing is what kept me going. Glad I read it!
"Lust and learning...That‘s really all there is, isn‘t it?"
pick4.5 stars, there is much that I enjoyed about this debut! Coming of age, dual timelines, family secrets, subtle humor, welled-developed characters, based off of a true event, deception, imbrued gruesomeness, forgiveness all wrapped up beautifully at the end with utmost care and a stunning bow! Thank you Michelle Collin‘s Anderson and NetGalley for this ARC.
Just heard about this book today at work. How it‘s so good, it changed someone‘s life.
Has anyone read it?
“Because that's the one thing women are never, ever allowed to be. We can be sad, distraught, confused, pleading, forgiving. But not furious. Fury is reserved for other people. The worst thing you can be is an angry woman, an angry mother.”
4.5 ⭐️
A mother seeks justice for the murder of her 12 year old daughter. Dark and disturbing set in a small town with lots of secrets. I had to stop myself from jumping ahead to see what happened!
