Thank u mr falker5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() She couldn’t learn how to read the same way other children did. Falker, you learn that Trisha is really Patricia Polacco herself. ![]() ![]() The story behind the storyĪt the end of Thank You, Mr. Falker made sure Trisha learned how to read. Until her family moved to California, and Trisha met Mr. They tormented her, and she tormented herself. That’s not what the teachers intended to teach her. Instead, she learned that she was stupid. But she didn’t learn to read in kindergarten, or in first grade, or even in second grade. And the family says in unison, “Yes, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee that made that sweet honey, you have to chase it through the pages of a book!” He puts honey on the cover of a book, and tells her to taste it. It’s one that has been handed down in the family. When Trisha is five years old, and about to start kindergarten, her grandfather holds a ceremony for her. Falker tells the story of a girl named Trisha as she struggles to learn to read. You don’t expect them to grab your heart and wring tears out of your eyes.īut that’s exactly what Thank You, Mr. I try to avoid it.īut I thought Thank You, Mr. And it’s awkward, sitting on the train with a book on my lap and tears running down my face. I’m a sappy and sentimental reader, and all kinds of stories make me cry. I should have known not to read Thank You, Mr. ![]()
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Author innocent traitor5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am so taken with the wonderful narration that I intend to look for other books by this brilliant and talented narrator.Īlthough I loved the story the narrator brought it to life. The story itself is wonderful and if you like a historical drama based on fact then this is certainly the book for you. She masters the characters voices complete with different dialects and accents and she does not falter. I had read the book in print on its release but of late I have had to rely more on audio books and was struggling with the transition but on hearing this beautiful narration I was completely hooked. For me, it is the beautiful narration by Patience Tomlinson that was the key to my enjoyment of this wonderful book. This is the first review I have written for an audio book but after listening to this wonderful story I felt I had to share my experience. Where does Innocent Traitor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? ![]() Diana gabaldon outlander book 25/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I needed to discover more and I had no intention to stop reading. I longed to know what had happened to Jamie Fraser. So, little by little, when Claire decides to confess her rather improbable story to her daughter, Brianna, and to Roger Wakefield, a handsome young historian who is helping her research on the aftermaths of Culloden, I started savouring the whirlpool of emotions expecting me ahead in advance. Yes, lots of questions to be answered, lots of secrets to be shared. 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Freshly mysterious.” - The Washington Post From the bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility, an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events -the exposure of a massive criminal enterprise and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea. ![]() Darius the great is not okay book 25/20/2023 ![]() TIME's 10 Best Young Adult and Children's Books of the Year YALSA Best Fiction For Young Adults Top 10 Sohrab calls him Darioush-the original Persian version of his name-and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he's Darioush to Sohrab.Īdib Khorram's brilliant debut is for anyone who's ever felt not good enough-then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.Īsian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature Soon, they're spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city's skyline. ![]() Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. ![]() His clinical depression doesn't exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. He's a Fractional Persian-half, his mom's side-and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.ĭarius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. the Homo Sapiens Agendaĭarius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs. I'd live in this book forever if I could." Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Description Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. ![]() Let It Snow by John Green5/20/2023 ![]() They are called and informed of a bunch of cheerleaders awaiting them at the Waffle House, and thus their Christmas adventure begins.įinally, Lauren Myracle's "Patron Saint of Pigs" follows Addie, a recently dumped Starbucks employee on the day after Christmas. 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After all, she has her best friend - the gorgeous Hale - and the rest of her crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the globe, dodging curses and realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time. Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous, and that is. Young Adult Fiction 126 Uncommon Criminals (A Room with Books review) NovemOverall rating 2.0 Plot N/A Characters N/A Writing Style N/A Illustrations/Photos (if applicable) N/A Uncommon Criminals and I sadly didn’t get along quite so well as I’d hoped. ![]() Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long - and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself. First, the gem hasn’t been seen in public in thirty years. 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