Ah, time to sit down and type again! Finished mopping so it's time for a writing break again.
A Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schiltz and read by Alma Cuervo, Audible Audio Edition, Listening Length: 8 hour(s) and 39 min., Version: Unabridged, Publisher: Recorded Books (December 7, 2007), ASIN: B00112DSU0
A Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schiltz and read by Alma Cuervo, Audible Audio Edition, Listening Length: 8 hour(s) and 39 min., Version: Unabridged, Publisher: Recorded Books (December 7, 2007), ASIN: B00112DSU0
Source: Another random public library pick
Rating: 4 of 5 STARS
This is the second book Mary and I listened to on our trip South last month. (The first was Graceling. You can read my review of it here.) We ended up not finishing this one on the trip and had to take an afternoon at home to listen to the last couple of CDs.
In this story, an orphan (incoragable 11 year-old Maud Flynn) is unexpectedly adopted by three wealthy spinster sisters. The sisters quickly tell Maud her presence in the mansion must be a secret and that soon she will help them with their "work." She has to be careful to sneak up the stairs if a visitor comes and to never stand in front of a window. But the sisters treat her well, so Maud complies. Soon, though, we discover their "work" is holding seances to take advantage of wealthy mourners who have lost loved ones they would like to speak to. (Apparently, the sisters aren't really so wealthy.) They eventually ask Maud to play the ghost of a drowned girl to deceive a grieving mother. I'll leave the rest for you to listen to or read. It comes down to Maud having to decide on doing the right thing or having her own needs met. Let's just say Maud turns out to be a great example of someone having good character.
So, as we were listening and I realized the sister's "work" was seances I thought, "Great, I've chosen another inappropriate book for Mary!" I almost told her we couldn't listen to it. But I hung in there for a couple of CDs and I'm so glad I did. This story will introduce the idea of seances to your child, but the story clearly points out these women are frauds and that no one can speak to the dead. It clearly shows seances to be nothing but smoke and mirrors. And yet again, Mary and I had another great opportunity for spiritual conversations.
Toward the end of the book, I thought this was a beautifully written paragraph:
Maud fixed her eyes on the hot green world outside the window. The train was passing a cornfield that seemed to go on for miles: tall green cornstalks, hung with tassels. Maud could smell them. As if they were a thing of years gone by, she remembered how sweet the corn tasted, served with butter and salt. A few weeks ago, she shucked corn with Muffet on the back porch. She remembered the sound it made when she ripped back the outer leaves and they way the sheathings turned from dull green to moonlight white. She liked to break a few kernels off with her thumb and eat them raw.
I would definitely recommend adding this one to your list, bloggy friends!
Rating: 4 of 5 STARS
This is the second book Mary and I listened to on our trip South last month. (The first was Graceling. You can read my review of it here.) We ended up not finishing this one on the trip and had to take an afternoon at home to listen to the last couple of CDs.
In this story, an orphan (incoragable 11 year-old Maud Flynn) is unexpectedly adopted by three wealthy spinster sisters. The sisters quickly tell Maud her presence in the mansion must be a secret and that soon she will help them with their "work." She has to be careful to sneak up the stairs if a visitor comes and to never stand in front of a window. But the sisters treat her well, so Maud complies. Soon, though, we discover their "work" is holding seances to take advantage of wealthy mourners who have lost loved ones they would like to speak to. (Apparently, the sisters aren't really so wealthy.) They eventually ask Maud to play the ghost of a drowned girl to deceive a grieving mother. I'll leave the rest for you to listen to or read. It comes down to Maud having to decide on doing the right thing or having her own needs met. Let's just say Maud turns out to be a great example of someone having good character.
So, as we were listening and I realized the sister's "work" was seances I thought, "Great, I've chosen another inappropriate book for Mary!" I almost told her we couldn't listen to it. But I hung in there for a couple of CDs and I'm so glad I did. This story will introduce the idea of seances to your child, but the story clearly points out these women are frauds and that no one can speak to the dead. It clearly shows seances to be nothing but smoke and mirrors. And yet again, Mary and I had another great opportunity for spiritual conversations.
Toward the end of the book, I thought this was a beautifully written paragraph:
Maud fixed her eyes on the hot green world outside the window. The train was passing a cornfield that seemed to go on for miles: tall green cornstalks, hung with tassels. Maud could smell them. As if they were a thing of years gone by, she remembered how sweet the corn tasted, served with butter and salt. A few weeks ago, she shucked corn with Muffet on the back porch. She remembered the sound it made when she ripped back the outer leaves and they way the sheathings turned from dull green to moonlight white. She liked to break a few kernels off with her thumb and eat them raw.
I would definitely recommend adding this one to your list, bloggy friends!
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