And so we're back for another fun, reading filled year at Holy Cross Elementary. This summer flew by as I spent a few weeks in Europe with the Assumption High School trip to France, Belgium and Germany. Was amazing to see many of the historical sites and artifacts I'd studied in art history courses, as well as general military history sites such as Vimy Ridge, Juno Beach, the remains of the Berlin Wall, etc.
While on our travels I read an amazingly tragic young adult title which related to our trip.
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak features a young German girl who learns to read after rescuing books from a pile of them smoldering from book burnings conducted by the Nazis. Highly recommended.
Comments