rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: February 2012
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Book # 5 - Letter to My Daughter. Letter to My Daughter. By Maya Angelou, 2-CD recording. There are distinct voices that I love - James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman and Maya Angelou. Maya speaks to all women who take the place of the biological daughter that she never had. Book # 4 - Girl in Translation. Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. Audiorecording narrated by Grace Wey. Being an immigr...
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: Book # 44 - The Diary of Ma Yan
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-44-diary-of-ma-yan.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Monday, September 24, 2012. Book # 44 - The Diary of Ma Yan. Diary of Ma Yan. The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl. This is a story of how a little girl values education. Her diary, though simple and rudimentary, becomes a tool to help her family and her village. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Let's do the challenge together! Http:/ www.kpbs.org/one-book/. Http:/ www.fiftyfifty.me/.
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: Book # 45 - The Sisters Antipodes
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-5-sisters-antipodes.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Monday, September 24, 2012. Book # 45 - The Sisters Antipodes. The Sisters Antipodes
. 8232;Dysfunctional family x 2. 8232;Two families meet in Australia. The fathers are diplomats. The mothers are both young and beautiful. The children, two sets of sisters, are practically alike. Within a year, the parents swap partners, and each family gets reconfigured. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). One Book One San Diego.
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: Book # 46 - Julius Caesar
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-46-julius-caesar.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Monday, September 24, 2012. Book # 46 - Julius Caesar. When my son was having difficulty with the burden of homework, my husband and I reassured him that Mommy and Daddy were there for him. How could I help? I was totally unprepared for the answer, "Could you start reading Julius Caesar? With the help of Cliff's Notes, Shakespeare for Dummies and some simplified children's books, I read Julius Caesar! Http:/ pensark...
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: March 2012
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012_03_01_archive.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Friday, March 30, 2012. Book # 20 - Shanghai Girls. Thursday, March 22, 2012. Book # 19 - the Book Thief. Hitler Youth leader: "When was the Fuhrer born? Rudy Steiner: "April 20th, 1889, in the year of the Lord, in Bethlehem.". I think that if time and place had allowed it, Liesel and Rudy would have made very good friends with Anne Frank. Location: Munich, Germany. Monday, March 19, 2012. Dalai Lama, My Son. Jane P...
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: April 2012
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Book # 23 - Honolulu. Audiorecording - 14 CD's. This is a colorful and wonderful story. Alan Brennert is a master of telling stories about people overcoming the most dire circumstances of life. The story rambled a little bit, at some point diverting from Jin's life to the history of discrimation of native Hawaiians by the white people who have claimed the land as their own.
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: July 2012
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Sunday, July 29, 2012. Book # 42 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Beautiful story about the friendship of two girls sworn to each other as soul-sisters. They expressed their thoughts and love though the secret women's writing of nu shu. Book # 41 - The Help. Audiorecording, 15 CD's. All the hype about the Help is true! The audiorecording gave a good feel for the characters. Well-writ...
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: Book # 49 - The Time Traveler's Wife
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-48-time-travelers-wife.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Monday, September 24, 2012. Book # 49 - The Time Traveler's Wife. The Time Traveler's Wife. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Let's do the challenge together! Http:/ www.kpbs.org/one-book/. Http:/ www.fiftyfifty.me/. Japanese internment in WWII. One Book One San Diego. Book # 49 - The Time Travelers Wife. Book # 48 - Tender at the Bone. Book # 47 - A Lesson Before Dying. Book # 46 - Julius Caesar.
rachielles5050.blogspot.com
A Few of My Favorite Books: Book # 48 - Tender at the Bone
http://rachielles5050.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-50-tender-at-bone.html
A Few of My Favorite Books. Taking up the challenge to read 50 books and watch 50 movies. Monday, September 24, 2012. Book # 48 - Tender at the Bone. Tender at the Bone. Growing up at the Table. Although I don't like to cook anything fancy or anything that has more than five ingredients, I loved this book! Part memoir, part cookbook, it is funny and touching. I could smell and taste the buttery warmth in every chapter. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Let's do the challenge together!
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT