Comments on Mitali's Fire Escape: Take Me Away, Fiction

Hey Mitali! I just posted at Shelf Elf about 2 tit...

2009-08-02T13:26:05.416-04:00

Hey Mitali! I just posted at Shelf Elf about 2 titles that I think would fit perfectly into your "Real Places" category: The Higher Power of Lucky and Lucky Breaks both by Susan Patron. Amazing evocation of the California desert.

Hello there. I was wondering if you've ever li...

2009-07-29T16:07:44.417-04:00

Hello there. I was wondering if you've ever lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand? I seem to remember meeting you there... I was very young then, so I could be wrong. I have read your Sunita book, back when it was called the Sunita Experiment and enjoyed it. Bloomability is one of my all time favorite books! I highly recommend it.

I's also like to add- ANY AND ALL books by Sha...

2009-07-08T20:27:13.336-04:00

I's also like to add- ANY AND ALL books by Sharon Creech are wonderful "escapes", making the perfect reads for those questioning any and every -thing about life, the Universe, and everything. As are books by Eva Ibbotson!
~B.

Bloomability, by Sharon Creech- it's an excell...

2009-07-08T20:25:23.521-04:00

Bloomability, by Sharon Creech- it's an excellent read about a pre-teen girl who moves to Switzerland with her aunt and uncle when her older sister has a baby. Dinnie captures hearts and imaginations with her thoughts on life, fitting in, herself, and Discovery. I also find the bits of Italian sprinkled throughout the book intriguing, and it runs through my head for days, weeks, months after reading the book, like effervescent church bells.

I've enjoyed reading books with a Western them...

2009-07-07T20:15:12.036-04:00

I've enjoyed reading books with a Western theme -

Heart of a Shepherd, by Rosanne Parry - modern day ranch life in Eastern Oregon

Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson - Montana settler in early 1900s

What Happens Here by Tara Altebrando - real places...

2009-07-07T13:51:27.359-04:00

What Happens Here by Tara Altebrando - real places, the narrator is traveling Europe with her family and Tara does a great job with creating that "being there" feeling.