Hooray! My 10-year-old loves to read, has a library card, and knows how to use it! Amidst all the adolescent-directed chick lit and Nancy Drew spin-offs, she's also learned to find good stuff in the older-people section. Clay and I recently shared a
David Brooks article with her, which she then shared and discussed with one of her teachers. This led to his recommendation that she read
Bobos in Paradise, which we picked up at the library last week when she was home sick. A good read, but before I got very far into it, I got sidetracked by her more recent library acquisition, David Grann's
The Lost City of Z. She and I heard Grann being interviewed on NPR last week, then she saw the book in a library display and snapped it up.
Oooh, it's good. It's been awhile since I've picked up a page-turner. I am just totally captivated by this well-written action adventure story about exploring the unknown in the Amazon (ooh, that sounded very book reviewish, didn't it?). It reminds me a bit of how much I enjoyed reading another non-fiction adventure story,
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind, which Clay bought me for my birthday a few years ago. This may set me off on a non-fiction adventure kick... I have
Kon-Tiki around here somewhere and may have to pack it when we take off for Florida for Spring Break later this month!
So, Sweetie, I'll get those library books back to you soon... I promise! That is, as long as you don't mind doing the dishes, laundry, and packing for our trip while I read...
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