Ideas such as, “you are useless”, “you need to respect force”, “you are responsible for other people’s problems”, “you owe the government allegiance”, “the media are trustworthy”, “casual sex is harmless and fun”, “all religions are peaceful and good”, and so on. Children need protection from bad or infectious ideas. Books contain a wealth of ideas, and while exploring different ideas is a good activity for adults to do on a regular basis, one needs to take into account that children’s minds are not yet sufficiently developed to evaluate ideas morally or logically. One of the most important responsibilities of a parent is choosing appropriate reading material for their children.
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News of the World, like several of Jiles’ books, is set in historic Texas just after the Civil War. You can see her complete list of books here including her latest release, Simon the Fiddler, which I believe you would love if you’ve already read News of the World and are looking for something similar. Paulette Jiles is definitely a literary author in my mind, but she is a prolific one, which is somewhat rare. I love literary fiction and read only books categorized as such for many, many years, but I truly appreciate a smart read that straddles the line between genre and literary and tend to feature those more on this site (think Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine or The Great Alone). Sometimes that is not always true of literary novels, which tend to focus on character development over plot. This novel is one of the more literary novels featured on Book Club Bites to date, but like the others ( The Goldfinch, Peace Like a River, etc), News of the World has both strong characters and strong plot. It’s also slated to become a movie later this year starring Tom Hanks (who doesn’t love Tom Hanks?). News of the World was a finalist for the National Book Award. Maybe before now you had not heard of News of the World or its author, Paulette Jiles. *If you are new here, WELCOME! For News of the World, I provide your book club with a brief summary, a recipe, and discussion questions in that order! News of the World Book Club Questions and Recipe News of the World Book Club Questions and Recipe News of the World Book Club Questions and Recipe Homemade Divinity 'My wife last spoke to her on last Wednesday of last week and since we typically hear from her every day or every other day, we knew that something was wrong because we hadn't heard and we could not reach her. 'Pretty horrific,' Mr Thievin told Sunrise on Wednesday. Tatiana's devastated parents Olga Dokhotaru and Dennis Thievin believe she may still be alive today if officers went to her apartment the night she rang for help and have labelled their response as disappointing.īased in Canada, the couple found out about their daughter's death 'not nicely' through social media. No charges have been laid in relation to Ms Dokhotaru's death. Her estranged partner Danny Zayat, 28, was arrested at the scene on Saturday and has been charged with a litany of offences - including choking and breaching an AVO - which allegedly occurred in the lead up to her death. Tatiana 'Tania' Dokhotaru, 34, was found dead inside her Liverpool unit, in Sydney's south-west, about 8pm on Saturday - almost 24 hours after she called triple-0 begging for help alleging her partner was 'bashing' her. The grief-stricken father of a young woman found dead in her home almost a day after she made a frantic triple-0 call has demanded answers from police as he recalled how he and his wife learned about the tragic news on social news. The more time Emma spends there, the more it starts to feel like she is also divided into two people. Her mother grew up in working class North Lake, while her dad spent summers in the wealthier Lake North resort. When Emma arrives at North Lake, she realizes there are actually two very different communities there. Now it’s just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable…until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her mother’s family that she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever, with cold, clear water and mossy trees at the edges. 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Kate grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, in the scenic and delightfully named town of Hope (pop. 8 Kate Jacobs is the New York Times-bestselling author of Comfort Food, Knit Two, and The Friday Night Knitting Club, which has over 1 million copies in print. Next, in a fit of optimism/courage/naivete – take your pick – she followed it up with a move to bustling New York City (pop. From there she traded in her navy blazer to earn a Bachelor’s degree in journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa. As a result, Kate begged her parents to send her to boarding school in Victoria, BC. Back then, of course, it was tremendously boring, as only home can be to a teenager. Kate Jacobs is the New York Times-bestselling author of Comfort Food, Knit Two, and The Friday Night Knitting Club, which has over 1 million copies in print. |