There's something to be said for reading children's literature. It's short, much of it is well done (I'm reading the Newbery winners, after all), it usually isn't too depressing, and it is something you can discuss and share with your children. Also, the other books I've read recently are rather intense and sometimes graphic (
March, by Geraldine Brooks, and
Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground, edited by D. Memee Lavell-Harvard and Jeannette Corbiere Lavell), and the Newbery books offer a nice balance.
Anyway, the latest YA book I read and wrote about over at
The Newbery Project is
The Dark Frigate, by Charles Boardman Hawes, which won the prize in 1924. If you like Patrick O'Brian (yeah Julie@Bookworm and Sloth, I'm talking about you), there's more than a good chance you'll like this one. And it's got pirates!
2 comments:
Since I have been blogging about and actually searching for books for my DS in real life, I'm pleased to see this post. Old Newberry Award winners seem to be too often forgotten.
There's actually a lot to be said for "usually isn't too depressing." Which is why I generally confine my reading to chidren's books and non-fiction.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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