MRS. O’CONNELL’S PICKS May 27, 2008
Posted by Ms. Klemundt in Reading Recommendations.trackback
Here’s the full text of Mrs. O’Connell’s summer reading ideas. We didn’t have room to print it all in our booklet.
“First off, I love books by women writers so I will try to go back and see what’s on my shelf that were authored by women that were Oprah picks… either back when or now. Next, I want to re-read a book called Eat, Pray, Love by, I believe, Gilbert which explores a woman’s solo spiritual journey and her search for everything by traveling to the countries of India, Indonesia, and Italy. I especially want to re-read this one because next summer I hope to do a solo journey to Europe. I am also in the middle of reading Three Cups of Tea – one man’s mission to fight terrorism and build nations in which he talks of the schools he’s built in Afghanistan. Another book I recently became aware of is When No One Understands : Letters to a Teenager On Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood by Brian Sachs. It looked liked a book I would use as a resource in my classes. I love the writings of a Benedictine nun whose name is Joan Chittister. I want to read her new book : Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You as I am studying to become a Benedictine oblate. Last but not least, I want to re-visit a favorite of mine: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. The Red Tent tells the story of Dinah, daughter of patriarch Jacob and his wife Leah. Dinah’s story is found in the book of Genesis. I am thinking of how to incorporate the book in my Women’s Ways class. Oh and I almost forgot for Mother’s day my son gave me Forever in Blue which is the 4th book in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. (He knows I use the Traveling Pants movie when I give my retreats to other high schools.) I just finished it and I really enjoyed it.
So have fun reading and, no, reading e-mails doesn’t count as real reading nor does reading your friends’ Facebook pages! There’s a book store in Chicago in the Andersonville neighborhood called Women and Children First which is amazing. It’s on Clark street north of Foster. They have a great selection of books by women authors as well as author appearances and speakers. So check it out this summer. Have a great read. ”
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