City of Orphans

I saw the musical “Newsies” within the past month. As stories do, this powerful performance brought the late 1800’s to life for me—through the eyes of the young (mostly) boys who worked hawking newspapers in New York City.

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July 5th, 2018 | Tags: , , , | Category: Recommended Books, Value of Reading | Comments are closed

Acting with Will Shakespeare

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 […]

May 21st, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Recommended Books, Value of Reading | Comments are closed