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Top Five Books Not Set in the Western World

Top Five Books Not Set in the Western World

Weekly Blog Post: Top Five Wednesday The majority of books I read are set in the Western world (American or Europe) or have a “western” feel. I like this list as it gives some diversity and culture to our reading. Some of these books I have read, some have been…
REVIEW: The Giver by Lois Lowry

REVIEW: The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver by Lois Lowry Publication date: January 24, 2006 This haunting story centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he’s given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets…