Taking a Stand
These plants look far more alive than the long-suffering one in my story. Fiction class assignment: write about a relationship with a carbon-based thing, but not a human or animal. This was where my imagination took me… Taking a Stand Sammy didn’t like her name, because she was a girl and Patricia either refused to …
James McBride Wins National Book Award
James McBride, the surprise winner of the National Book Award for âThe Good Lord Bird,â was instantly elevated to a level of literary celebrity that he has yet to enjoy throughout a long career in writing. One more week of school and I’ll be free to read what I want. First up is James McBride’s …
Donna Tartt: “The Goldfinch”
I believe my mother was the one who bought me "The Secret History" from the library. This book was my introduction to author Donna Tartt who is known for releasing a new book every ten years. I live for these moments; Tartt is such a superb author you can’t get mad at her timeline. Her ability to paint a world you …
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