opinions on some books, please

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  • September 5, 2012 at 10:11 pm
    6boys1girl
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    I’m trying to clean off my shelves and have some books that I’m trying to figure out if they are worth keeping and/or assigning to my kids to read. Does anyone have any info for these books?

    The Black Pearl -O’Dell
    The Great Gatsby -Fitzgerald
    I Heard the Owl Call My Name -Craven
    The Great Gilly Hopkins -Paterson
    Taking Care of Terrific -Lowry
    LM Montgomery books other than Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon series

    Thanks,
    Rebecca

    September 5, 2012 at 11:56 pm
    Tanya
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    I forget the ages of your children, but I would keep the Great Gatsby for the older high school years. 

    I found the themes to be universal and timeless – the desires of this world to fill one’s life with material possessions to find fulfillment but how in the end, it doesn’t work.  Relationships and love are also based on material wealth and status.  Although there is a definite time period for the setting (1920’s I believe) it seems that there truly is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes) for we find these same things to be true in our world today.

    I think it is great for discussion, especially when contrasted with the Bible.  It is kind of a depressing book in some ways because he finds no fulfillment in life, but it is a wonderful contrast to the life we can have with God.

    Anyway, my 2 cents…  Smile

    -Tanya

    September 6, 2012 at 1:17 am
    6boys1girl
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    Thanks Tanya! That is very helpful.

    My kids are ages 15, 14, 11, 10, 7, 5, 3 and one on the way so pretty much need info for all ages : ).

     

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