It is officially summer time! I've had a chance to read two books for fun. One is set in northern Michigan in the late 1950's about two teenagers and the complexities of their lives of which their parents have no clue: Season of Water and Ice by Donald Lystra. The second is Anna Quindlen's Every Last One, which is an amazing story about a mother who deals with unbelievable grief.
Since it has been raining in the past couple of days, I have finally checked in on old acquaintances on email and Face book. One friend from college asked me about "my kids, work, faith, hope and dreams..." Another from childhood had contacted me and asked me about my family. She asked, "Are you the girl from Southgate?" It was strange to reflect on and write back in short form about life. Summer is the time for reflections through reading and writing...and walking on the beach.
Hi, Lucia. With all you have going in your life (as I see from this blog), I’m honored that you found time to visit my bookstore and pleased that you chose Don Lystra’s book. Have you finished it yet? He should be doing an official signing sometime this summer, but until we schedule it I just him sign books as my orders come in (which is as fast as I deplete my stock). He and his wife summer in Omena.
ReplyDeleteI loved your remark on an earlier post about children getting into reading by getting hooked on a series. I have seen this over and over, and it always makes me happy.
Now I’m going to send my sister the link to your blog. She’s a reading specialist, only a year from retirement but still very much keeping up in her field. I’m sure she will appreciate the questions about the identity of a teacher.
Have a splendid day, Lucia!
I did enjoy Lystra's book. When I realized that it was an "old guy" that wrote it (after I bought it) I was skeptical whether he could write about teenagers. I was amazed how the parents thought they had such complicated lives when really the kids did and didn't tell them. I am not sure whether Lystra thought that was his main message, but it was what shocked me in the end. The cover is so well done...it drew me to it initially. I plan on writing about your bookstore soon on a post! Thanks for your response--I hope to hear from your sister too. Sisters rock!
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