I like this book because of its perspective into MODERN Ojibwa life (set in 2003). I felt it showed multiple perspectives of the the experience of people living on and near the Ojibwa reservation…some who are members of the nation/tribe, and some who are not.
The Weirdest of the Weird Books Gen-Xers bought at Waldenbooks Go Ask Alice (and Jay) about Satanic Panic If you are a Gen-Xer, at some point you probably ran across Go Ask Alice, with its mysterious cover and author, Anonymous. Go Ask Alice, published in the early 1970’s, is technically a Baby Boomer book. Jay’s …
Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads novel is also possibly the greatest name for a church youth groups I’ve ever heard. This is a subculture this man knows about. How many of us were a part of one, at least briefly? I remember it as being just as weird as author Franzen describes it, for just as many …
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Rilla of Ingleside is not just another Anne of Green Gables book, but a rare look at what it’s like to come of age during “the war to end all wars”. Who knew?
Is Anne of Green Gables the best book L.M. Montgomery ever wrote?
