When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead
Miranda’s world is turning upside down: her best friend Sal gets punched by a new kid for no reason and he shuts her out of his life; her mother wants to become a contestant on a TV game show; and the apartment key they keep hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper:
I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter.
The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realises that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not happened yet. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she’s too late.
Making The Rounds With Oscar David Dosa
Oscar is a tabby cat who resides on the third floor of the
Steere House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Adopted by the nursing home as a kitten, Oscar has lived his entire life on the advanced dementia unit. In time, staff at the nursing home began to rely on Oscar as an “early warning system” announcing to those present that it was time to notify family and increase hospice services for those close to death. In July 2007, David Dosa garnered international attention for an essay on Oscar that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. David decided to write a book about his experiences with Oscar.This touching and engaging book is a must-read for more than just cat lovers.
The Long Song Andrea Levy
The follow-up to Andrea Levy’s award-winning Small Island is a set in early 19th Century Jamaica and is a tale of the end of slavery. The novel takes the form of a memoir of an old Jamaican woman, July, who was herself once a slave, she is now living comfortably with her son, a printer, who intends to publish her story. Set against turbulent times of oppression and rebellion, July’s story is a personal chronicle of the lives and struggles of individuals, which is at times both heartbreaking and uplifting. Despite the seriousness of her subject, the narrator’s voice remains charged with humour and insight and she is able to delight and move us with her story telling.
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