One was The People of Sparks which I have had on hold at the library and growing much too impatient to wait for any longer. I read about half the book and then started reading it to my kids so now I'm going at a slower pace but it is still a good read. Bringing on some mighty deep conversations for my serious little six year old "What is a disaster mom? Why did all the people die? Could that happen now?" Oh great! On the other hand it's brought up more conservation, farming, buying local conversations so we'll see how it goes.
We are also reading Pippi Longstocking together which he likes much more (it was always a favorite of mine too.)
The other book I picked up was Magic Street by Orson Scott Card. I admit I am a major Card fan and was excited to find one of his books I hadn't read for $1, but not sure about this one. It started out a bit too graphic for someone with a womb (read it to see what I mean) and hoping I can keep reading to see if the disturbing images that kept me awake all last night were worth it. It's one of those times when I'm debating reading again for fear of more haunting images. Maybe I should stick to Pippi myself.
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Magic Street is picking up and getting interesting. It has lots of Shakespeare references which I love- but still not for the faint of heart. The People of Sparks is great and my kids are loving it (our read aloud of the moment.)
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