Hemingway happens to be one of my favorite “classic” writers. I believe I’ve read most of his novels at least two times over. Image from:Pixabay Of course, everyone knows:The Old Man and the Sea as that is one of the ubiquitous books everyone should have read by the time they graduate from high school. It […]
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck EverlastingNatalie Babbitt This is one of my all time favorite children’s books. I’ve read it almost as often as I’ve read Weaveworld by Clive Barker. Tuck Everlasting at its core is a story about family and the lengths one will go through to protect family. On another level, the story tells the blessing and […]
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering HeightsEmily BronteIt’s been a couple years since I re-read this book, however Wuthering Heights still resonates with me. A regular patron, Christa came into Scranton Library a few weeks ago with the intention of returning it having not finished reading the book. Here’s one of the reasons I so love my job:I convinced Christa […]
Children’s Animal Fantasy
Charlotte’s Web EB White Several years ago my family and I spent a week on Martha’s Vineyard at an old farm house. One afternoon while everyone else spent the day at the beach I rummaged through the house. There were two entire rooms devoted to books, floor to ceiling book shelves. Charlotte’s Web has always […]
Rural Fiction
Welcome to Rural Fiction Day at CJPBookNews Today we’ll be discussing two contemporary novels and one classic novel.Eden CloseAnita Shreve Eden Close is Ms Shreve’s first novel and my favorite. Eden Close, the title’s character is a blind women who endured a violent act at a young age. Living in a battered house on farmland, […]