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Posted: Sept 03 2005 at 12:35pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
I just finished this book that would make a great read-aloud .....

Blow Out the Moon is a fictionalized autobiography of Libby Koponen's shift from an American public school to a boarding school in England in 1958. The really interesting side note is that the school she goes to, Sibton Park, is a PNEU school (altho it's never mentioned in the book,the lady that recommended the book checked it out and Sibton Park was a PNEU school during the years Libby attended. Also, the descriptions in the book are very CM'ish -- lots of living books, short lessons, time in nature, etc.

It's a great story about growing up when you've been taken out of your "comfort zone" and have to adjust some of your thinking. It's also a great book about how this woman, even as an 8 year-old girl, knew she wanted to be a writer and started writing ALL THE TIME even at such a young age.

The book has great side-notes about particular things mentioned in the text -- how to make a hospital corner, who Florence Nightingale was, etc. It really is a living book!

The author also has a website -- If You Love to Read.com where she gives sample chapters and lots of fun information.....She also encourages kids to write to her and if they're interested, gives tips on becoming a writer.

Enjoy!

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