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Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Schmidt weaves in history and really seems to capture life in this time and place; and the way he allows you to see the world through the eyes of the lead character. Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, Gary Schmidt, John James Audubon, young adult fiction
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Just a wonderful story full of great characters, powerful emotions and quite a bit of wisdom. This is an example of what young adult writing can be – literature to my mind. Continue reading
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Tagged Coming of age, Fiction, Gary D. Schmidt, Middle school, young adult fiction
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Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation by Harlow Giles Unger
This book has helped me understand more about the political battles that were fought during the Continental and Confederation Congresses. Continue reading
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Tagged Harlow Giles Unger, History, non-fiction, Patrick Henry
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Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern by John Gray
I am not sure you really read a book like this for policy prescriptions or fine tuned philosophical analysis. Instead, you want to have Gray get on his soap box and rant; which he does in interesting and entertaining fashion. Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, John Gray, non-fiction, Osama bin Laden, political philosophy, September 11 attacks, United States
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Jonathan Wright on Heretics, History & Historicism
I cheer neither for heresy nor for orthodoxy. I simply tell the stories and accept that the past was different. It is far more rewarding to explain that difference than to sit in Olympian judgment. Continue reading