A little of this…
8January 29, 2013 by applesandarteries
…And a little of that…
Over the weekend I finished reading Om Shanti, Babe by Helen Limon. I passed it along to my niece – she’s an avid reader and I think she’ll get a kick out of the book. It’s is a fun trip to India, seen through the eyes of a teenager.Young readers will relate to the struggles of being a teen – relationship with parents, finding new friends, body image, trying to find a style, and trying to fit in. Older readers will appreciate the fact that we’ve all been there before.
This is a quick-paced book that takes the reader on a journey through Kerala, India, with plenty of adventures along the way. Whether that’s going to a small village, riding the train, or learning more about tradition, it’s all done with fun and plenty of delightful characters.
My niece gave me two book recommendations that are added to my library queue – A Mango Shaped Space and Wonder. Mixing things up a bit and reading YA fiction is a nice change of pace.
Is anyone else enjoying seasonal temps today? I saw lightening at about 5:30am! And by Thursday/Friday we’ll be back to bundling up to battle the cold.
And lastly, I think I may have hit the wall when it comes to watching The Bachelor–I didn’t watch last night (though it is waiting in my Hulu queue). But last week when I watched, all I kept thinking was, “I hope everyone gets a flu shot!” I mean really–that’s a lot of germs being swapped!!!
What this or that do you want to share today?
Category Exercise | Tags: A Mango Shaped Space, Babe, Helen Limon, Om Shanti, the bachelor, Wonder
I had to quit The Bachelor years ago. Those girls are just too much for me. It’s crazy warm here too! I ran this morning and it was 64! It was super windy though and we have storms coming tonight!
I love Hummus! Weird, but I was eating it while reading so that’s my share…
ha! That is funny about the Bachelor. So many germs!
The weather has been crazy lately! It snowed here yesterday and rained today. In fact, there’s a heat wave of sorts coming through, so here’s to running outside in shorts–fingers crossed.
That’s another thing about the show… lots of kissing and germs getting passed via the bachelor. Ick!
Ooh, that sounds like a great book, can’t wait to pick it up!
Thank you for the book recommendation. I am always looking for new interesting things to read
I love books about different faraway places and the YA thing could be good to try out after just finishing up a big, long classic (finally) – thank you!