Missouri – Cannonball Read 17

Peace like a river flows

Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer by Richard Rhodes

August 16, 2022 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Bingo category – Mind Farm is the accounting of a year on a family farm in central Missouri. Tom, Sally, and their children raise corn, soybeans, and hogs on this farm, which is actually a patchwork of smaller farms. The year is mid-1980s, so there are the Reagan/Clinton farm policies to be dealt with, as well as issues such as how the land can be plowed, what to do about storage if there isn’t enough, and the ever temperamental weather situation. The fact is that […]

“A Black girl whose voice chased away darkness, ushered in light.”

Maya’s Song by Renee Watson

June 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Maya’s momma was right. Maya was a preacher, a teacher. A Black girl whose voice chased away darkness, ushered in light. Maya’s Song is an introduction biography of Maya Angelou. Done in prose poetry, (most likely inspired by Angelou’s own writing style. Though I am afraid I have only read a handful of her writing and therefore, not well enough versed to say yes or no), this picture book shows Angelou’s life poetically. Renee Watson was inspired by Maya Angelou’s works and that […]

“I think most people are confused about life, because it’s not just one thing going on,” said Elner. “It’s many things going on at the same time. Life is both sad and happy, simple and complex, all at the same time.”

The Whole Town's Talking (Elmwood Springs #4) by Fannie Flagg

May 22, 2022 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Dated Like a good southern woman, I have a fondness for Fannie Flagg. I was excited to realize there are a few of her books that I’ve never read, so I grabbed this one from the library. However, I didn’t realize this was the fourth in a series, and I am such a completist that I almost needed a lie-down and smelling salts. Once I got ahold of myself, I realized that I had read two of the other books, and this […]

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