Gathering of Waters


Book Reviews

I can’t say I’ve read lots of books by Bernice L. McFadden.  Actually I’ve only read two, Glorious and Gathering of Waters.  Glorious was a story about a Harlem renaissance writer, which I enjoyed until it ended abruptly and left me searching for more.  I embarked on Gathering of Waters for three reasons; 1. because […]

May 28, 2013

Patriotism


Book Reviews

At the moment on You Tube in booktubia everybody seems to be reading something Japanese whether it be manga or Kazuo Ishiguro or Haruki Murakami.  I haven’t had the pleasure of reading any of their works but Remains of the Day and 1Q84 (Books 1-3) stare me down every time I pass my bookshelf.  So […]

May 25, 2013

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen


Book Reviews

Food glorious food!  I picked up Relish: My Life in the Kitchen after discovering it on Goodreads.  Being that I love food, recipes, fresh ingredients and cooking, I had to give this a try.  It’s a graphic novel depicting the life of Lucy Knisley through food.  She was lucky enough to be surrounded by a […]

May 24, 2013

Teacher Feature #5


Teacher in Progress

Name: Emilie-May Hubbard Nationality: British and French  How long have you been teaching?  I’ve been transmitting the love I have for English language and British culture for 19 years now. I started teaching children when I was a young student. Our sessions were mainly based on having fun, discovering genuinely English traditions and cultural features. I […]

May 17, 2013

Le Petit Prince


Book Reviews, YA literature

It’s been a very long while since I read Le Petit Prince and I can’t say that I loved it or understood it very well in high school.  It was a reading assignment in second year French.  I thought it was a little difficult and absolutely didn’t compare to reading Le Petit Nicolas the year […]

May 6, 2013

If Beale Street Could Talk


Book Reviews

This book really took me by surprise.  The last James Baldwin book I read was Go Tell it on the Mountain and that was over 20 years ago.  I just remember enjoying parts of it and other parts were a bit slow.  If Beale Street Could Talk is the story of Fonny and Clementine alias […]

May 1, 2013