Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Books, books, books ...

Bookworms take heart! Summer is here.

For me, that means many magnificent hours in the sun outside Starbucks with a an Iced Venti Toffee Nut Latte and a good book.

The Massillon City Schools and Massillon Public Library kicked-off the school year with a book give-away for kids and their parents. The idea being the family that reads together, learns together, grows closer together. To keeps books on everybody's minds this, we're working on getting some local "celebs" and area kids to write a couple of paragraphs a book they love – one they would recommend to a friend or family member. We'll run the "reviews" in the Learning section every Saturday.

My goal is, as I continue to read this summer, let you in on the stories that I enjoy and could have lived without.

One of my favorite authors, Sarah Addison Allen, has been compared to Alice Hoffman. Although, I had never read any of her books, Hoffman does have a very dedicated, little following so I decided to give her a read. Yesterday, I finished "Blackbird House" my first book by the aforementioned author.

Great stuff!

The book is unique in that it's a biography of home. The story starts when the home was built and chronicals the very different lives of the men, women and children who have found solace and heartbreak within it's walls. Each chapter combines into a series of beautifully-written vignettes that prove that time and space never really change the human spirit or our longing for love, whole and complete.

So, Alice Hoffman fans, this is your chance. Which of books are must reads this summer?

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