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Cay Gibson
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Posted: Jan 17 2006 at 1:58pm | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
I'm reminiscing. Please pardon my indulgent sentimental self.

Someone mentioned the book Night by Elie Wiesel at MODG eloop and I remembered how much my oldest ds loves this story, this book, this writer.

He swears by it. He thinks everyone should read it.

A couple Christmases ago, he requested a copy of Elie Wiesel's writings. He lost his book in Hurricane Rita (a pecan tree smashed into his bedroom).

Here is the post from my old blog (along with a picture):
http://houseofliterature.blogspot.com/2005/11/into-night.htm l

I bought him a new copy this Epiphany and, when I handed it to him, the phrase he used to describe his feelings were, "Oh, Wow! Sweet!"

You can get your sport-playing, outdoorsy, hunting, fishing, paintball, NAScar loving guys to embrace the world of literature. You really can. I have my proof.


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Posted: Jan 17 2006 at 3:29pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Oh Cay, this is wonderful.

My 16yos just finished reading (for pleasure, mind you)   We Die Alone which fascinated him and now he's reading Pillars of the Earth -- so it works for him too!

For history, he's reading Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Just give him living books and he's fine -- it's the dry text books he had in "real" school that were killing him!

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Posted: Jan 17 2006 at 5:23pm | IP Logged Quote Leonie
Oh, Cay, what a lovely story!

My son Thomas, recently turned thirteen, is playing a Matrix video game right now - but before this, he was read "The Big Block of Chocolate" by Janet Slater Redhead - this was one of his favourite picture boosk when he was liitle. We reminisced about how we both loved the language in this book.

A contrast between picture books and video games?

Thanks for sharing.

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