Always be a first rate version of yourself...: Syrian Refugees

What's Going On Here?

There are SO MANY wonderful book review blogs out there and I can't compete with them, that is for sure. So this is not a book review blog. This is just a way for me to organize what I have read so that I can be better at matching the right book to the right person. The blog title comes from the brilliant mind of the most talented woman who ever lived, Ms. Judy Garland. The full quote is, "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." That is what I hope to do here and in ever aspect of my life.

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Monday, November 26, 2018

The Nations Will Be Judged

Nowhere Boy is something else. What a book. What a really accessible book. It's set in 2015-2016 and tells the story of a young refugee from Syria. Set in Belgium, the other main character is an American boy whose parents have moved him to Belgium because of his father's job. Very real and well drawn characters. One of the best books I have read.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Really, Really Excellent

Alan Gratz was a speaker at PSLA a couple of years ago, and he was talking about his then new book, Prisoner B-3087. I had not heard of the book or the author prior to that, for which I was embarrassed and so very thankful that I learned of him and read the book. It was incredible. After reading Refuge, I am even more glad because it was even more incredible, if that is possible. This is my pick for the Newbery so far, for sure.