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    the book trail: becoming naomi leon

    our guest host, kt larson, starts off our discussion of this month’s book, becoming naomi leon by pam munoz ryan. (if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, set aside an afternoon. really. it’s good. and it’s short.)

    When I returned to California after seven years away, the first thing I read was [...]

    the book trail: becoming naomi leon

    the book trail’s guest host this month, kt larson, is a children’s librarian and young adult author living, writing, reading, and strawberry-soup making in davis, california.
    here’s what she has to say about her pick for december.

    Ride this month’s book trail from Lemon Tree, CA to Oaxaca, Mexico with Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw in Becoming Naomi [...]

    some mishmash

    just wanted to say, bravo for the first spin of our book club, the book trail. you’ll find our choice for this month in the sidebar. each month we’ll have a very special guest host choosing our book and leading the discussion.

    i hope you’re planning on reading with us again. invite your friends. invite your [...]

    the book trail: housekeeping

    i feel ill equipped to review “housekeeping.” honestly, i wasn’t sure i would enjoy it, especially after trying robinson’s pulitzer prize winning “gilead” and only managing to stomach a few pages. and even more so after attending a reading of robinson’s a few years ago: i found her arrogant and self-satisfied. i could hardly stand [...]

    chagrined

    i left on my thanksgiving adventure to logandale, nevada thinking that my advent calendar would tick away by itself. apparently, while there is no law about traveling back in time, pre-dating posts is a no-no. i was a weensy bit crushed to discover that the little books i set out for you to taste before [...]