Dear fellow librarians,
A side note before I begin. I attended the National Educational
Computing Conference (NECC) in Seattle this summer. At one of the
sessions, someone, recognizing my name, came up and said thanks for
submitting book reviews to LMNeT. God bless her! I don't remember her
name, but it made me appreciate the power of LMNET! I submit my reviews
for everyone--this one is not necessarily for students.
If you haven't read "Blessings" by Anna Quindlen, do so now. I just
finished it, saw a fellow colleague at church today, described it, and
she will check it out tomorrow.
The story begins with a baby dropped off at an estate, but not at the
main house, but at the caretaker's garage. He is the new man, young,
drifting.
The owner of the estate is a woman, elderly, sickly, alone, and bitter.
The caretaker decides to keep the baby. The owner discovers his secret.
And as the plot evolves, the owner's secrets are also revealed.
The interrelationship between the owner of the estate and the caretaker
is the crux of the novel.
Who can keep the existence of a baby a secret? To whom does the baby
belong?
Is a single man capable of raising a child?
Who decides who is best to raise a child?
This novel is elegantly written. I couldn't put it down.
Positively riveting!
Adam
Adam Janowski
Library Media Specialist
Naples High School
1100 Golden Eagle Circle
Naples, FL 34102
E-mail: NHSWebmaster@collier.k12.fl.us
Phone: 239-430-6644 Ext. 390
Fax: 239-430-6673
Library web site: http://collier.k12.fl.us/nhs/lmc/
School web site: http://collier.k12.fl.us/nhs/
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