HI I am back from sabbitical and still reading

welcome hope you will read as much as you can this term.
see older posts for book suggestions
HJR

All things Scottish beginning with lemon curd, mysteries and freemasonary

  

Scotts lemon curd

bottled in Scotland

 I am in the process of making lemon curd tarts. This is a mystery to me. Tart shells are baked , cooling and waiting to be filled with bottled lemon curd. So far so good.

Expert In Murder, An: A Josephine Tey Mystery 

By Nicola Upson 

A historical mystery set in London's theatre district . Josephine Tey is on her way to London by train form Scotland, to attend the last performance of her play Richard III .  A good read. Upson writes convincingly of the period.

 

The Lost Symbol 

By Dan 'Davinci' Brown

Scottish in that the symbol in question has much to do with the Masons in America today. I kept reading hoping the story would pick up. It did not.

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Kite Runner

Good masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd

Voices from a medieval village. This book won a Newberry award for its distinguished contribution to American children's literature. Laura May Schlitz brings this historic period to life through the stories of villagers. She includes people from all sectors of society. We meet Jacob the moneylender's son and learn about his his encounter with Petronella the merchant's daughter. We find out how children and youth lived and worked in the medieval period. This book reminds me of Karen Cushman's wonderful medieval novels . I highly recommend Good Masters !Sweet Ladies!

Paper Towns by John Green

Paper Towns is a funny but insightful look into the lives of high school students who are on the brink of graduation. Green's portrayal of his characters is realistic and relatable, and I think that students will enjoy the humour as well as the more challenging material.

Heather Sherrard

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