Roof Beam Reader
Adam Burgess
Category: Read-Alongs
The Literary Others: An LGBT Reading Event (Sign-Ups)
Welcome to the sign-up post for: The Literary Others: An LGBT Reading Event! October is LGBT History Month, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to host my second full-blown reading event, following the success of Austen in August. I know my… Continue Reading “The Literary Others: An LGBT Reading Event (Sign-Ups)”
Wrap-Up: Stick by Andrew Smith
So, we have come to the end of Book 2 in our Andrew Smith Summer reading plan! I don’t know about you, but I have had a great experience with both books (In the Path of Falling Objects and Stick) so far. I’m really… Continue Reading “Wrap-Up: Stick by Andrew Smith”
DISCUSSION: STICK BY ANDREW SMITH (PART 3)
Welcome to the Discussion Post for Part 3 (Pages 107-216) of Stick by Andrew Smith. 1. In the first part of “Next”, we meet three new characters: Aunt Dahlia, Evan and Kim. These three seem clearly different from those in Bosten & Stick’s home world… Continue Reading “DISCUSSION: STICK BY ANDREW SMITH (PART 3)”
DISCUSSION: STICK BY ANDREW SMITH (PART 2)
Welcome to the Discussion Post for Part 1 (Pages 60-103) of Stick by Andrew Smith. 1. Early in Part 2, Stick compares his mother to two women, first to Emily (comparing their bathrooms) and then to Mrs. Lohman (Stick’s mom with a cigarette & knife… Continue Reading “DISCUSSION: STICK BY ANDREW SMITH (PART 2)”
Discussion: Stick by Andrew Smith (Part 1)
Welcome to the Discussion Post for Part 1 (Pages 2-59) of Stick by Andrew Smith. 1. Last month, we read In the Path of Falling Objects which had, as its protagonists, two brothers with quite an interesting relationship. A third brother, absent from the… Continue Reading “Discussion: Stick by Andrew Smith (Part 1)”
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