|
||
|
The theme of finding family is dear to me— Piper’s Merry Band finds family in each other.
Today’s recommended book: Confusion is Nothing New by Paul Acampora takes a more direct path on finding family.
Summary (from book jacket): Ellie Magari just learned […] I found a modern-day Little Women!
You know the beloved stories by Louisa May Alcott: the series begins with Little Women… Yes, I read and loved them as a young person, too.
I stumbled onto a modern-day version in The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.
The summary: July 17th, 2018 | Tags: books about friendship, Jeanne Birdsall, modern-day Little Women, Piper Pan and Her Merry Band, The Penderwicks | Category: Recommended Books | Comments are closed Can you imagine acting with Will Shakespeare? Sounds improbable, right? Yet that’s the premise of today’s book recommendation, King of Shadows by Susan Cooper. I last recommended the Dark is Rising series, also by Susan Cooper. Finding an author whose work has been around, and who has written prolifically, is sucha treat. I […] Every wonderful story has a magic moment.
Maybe more than one magic moment… Today, rather than passing on a book recommendation, let me share the magic moment from Peter Pan that has burned brightly for me all these years.
Here’s the scene—I’m sure you’ll remember it:
I picked up the book because of its title. Nevermoor feels related to the Neverland, does it not? How could I not want to know about “Nevermoor?”
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend completely exceeded my expectations.
I’ve been reading a string of “good” books to […] Every now and then a book I read makes me feel I’ve come home.
Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones delivered that spectacular feeling.
In pondering what combination of things makes it so, here’s what I came up with: It’s a story of unique characters—oddballs, really—all of whom have a […] Piper Pan, brought to life by Aisha Zaleha Latip Wishing you a playful Halloween! Growing up, somehow I forgot to include the playful aspect of dressing up and going out on Halloween. I got caught up in “doing it right,” or in the fact that I thought I didn’t know how to […] What childhood stories have stayed with you? The Oz books? Narnia? Harry Potter? When those fantastic imaginary worlds are in the public domain, we readers get to enjoy clever spin-offs by other authors inhabiting those same mythic worlds. League of Archers by Eva Howard is one of those clever spin-offs. The […] I usually stick to book recommendations in this blog—mostly those books of roughly the same genre as my own. But I’m making an exception today by recommending a movie to my fans: Hidden Figures. You’ve got to see it!
The connection to my books is thematic. Both my books and […] Have you ever dreamed of discovering your own fantastical fate? Of learning you are powerful beyond your wildest imaginings? I have. It’s one of the things that led me to write The Curse of the Neverland. If you have, you’ll like today’s recommendation. It has themes and circumstances in common with my books and characters, […] |
||
|
©2014-2024 Piper Pan and Her Merry Band - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Lindy MacLaine, P.O. Box 1592, Sequim, WA 98382 Header image by Lindy MacLaine, ©2014 | Website by KSL Designs |
||