Title: “Longbourn” Author: Jo Baker Genre: Fiction “Pride and Prejudice” fans, this next one’s for you. “Longbourn” combines Austen’s classic novel with the downstairs servant drama found in “Downton Abbey.” Baker starts the novel by assuming that the reader has already fallen in literary love with “Pride and Prejudice” and understands the ins and outs of the Bennet household. It goes without saying that the … Continue reading The Book Nook
Title: “The Rainbow Fish” Author: Marcus Pfister Genre: Children’s Literature You never grow up in the eyes of your favorite children’s book character. Curious George and The Very Hungry Caterpillar still see the little kid that was full of uncontrollable laughter and loved to run around the yard chasing butterflies. They don’t know about the “real world” with dress codes and expectations, and why should … Continue reading The Book Nook
Take a trip back to your 7th grade Language Arts class. If your experience was like mine, the books were always chosen for you and nine times out of 10 they were the most boring reads you have ever come across. However, looking back nine years later, “The Phantom Tollbooth” comes to my mind as one to remember. The bright blue cover emblazoned with a … Continue reading The Book Book
“The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherf*ing shit out of it.” If this doesn’t give you some encouragement to start the new school year with a bang, I’m not sure what will. Cheryl Strayed, author of bestselling book “Wild,” shares witty and painstakingly true statements like this one all throughout in her book “Tiny Beautiful Things.” Part … Continue reading The Book Nook
Book: Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Others Don’t Author: Paul Sullivan Genre: Self-Improvement Paul Sullivan’s book revolves around this definition: “Clutch, simply put, is the ability to do what you can normally under immense pressure.” The word clutch is usually thrown around when discussing sports and athletes but in reality, and certainly to Sullivan, being clutch has nothing to do with athleticism. … Continue reading The Book Nook
By: Madeleine Schwartz The Book Nook is a bi-weekly column that reviews many different genres of literature in hopes of inspiring at least one student to read something other than their monotonous Twitter feed or boxed Mac and Cheese cooking instructions. Title: “Ellen Foster” Author: Kaye Gibbons Genre: Fiction I know the first question I will be asked by my fellow peers regarding this column is … Continue reading The Book Nook
