tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996792151834605734.post897647212988101157..comments2024-02-13T09:34:46.742-08:00Comments on Esmerelda's Book Thing: Coming of AgeAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482718286150001843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996792151834605734.post-51877428198259054032009-05-05T19:44:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:44:00.000-07:00I just read "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave, about a ...I just read "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave, about a Nigerian girl who,fleeing from trackers who have burned her village for the oil that lies beneath it, intersects with a couple, English journalists on a free holiday junket to the beaches of Nigera, whose witness to/ participation in her story is transformative (not all good). Fiction, but a glimpse into a world that makes debutante stories fade into their proper place. My girls love the debutante parts of "She's the Man," a teen recasting of Twelfth Night. MKPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996792151834605734.post-53259740449287137552009-05-04T13:36:00.000-07:002009-05-04T13:36:00.000-07:00Nothing comes to mind at present, but I'll give it...Nothing comes to mind at present, but I'll give it some thought. Thanks for these reviews!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.com