tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935640814376146773.post5299116252515429340..comments2023-03-28T07:40:47.960-05:00Comments on What's Happening In My Life...: books I have been reading....shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260284166334498855noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935640814376146773.post-4820422223610580822009-03-06T07:41:00.000-06:002009-03-06T07:41:00.000-06:00Rick Riordan is going to be in Beijing next week.....Rick Riordan is going to be in Beijing next week...we're going to try to see him.<BR/><BR/>I've taught "The Giver" before. It is strange. But it actually grows on you. It's a quick read superficially, but it really does cover very deep and ethical themes. She wrote another one that's kind of similar called "Gathering Blue". I didn't like it as much as "Giver" but the protagonist is a girl who has to weave a sacred cloak (or repair it) and her decision to buck tradition.Mama Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16582791527980958931noreply@blogger.com