Finding that out left middle school me in shock and as typical as the mind of a middle schooler was, the first thought in my head was that I was adopted.
MJ
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The poems in this collection all bring forth some kind of emotion, each relatable in one way or the other for each person who reads them. Within these poems the reader is able to find one that speaks to them and find closure and comfort.
There are so many things books can do that are amazing. Books will always be my safe place no matter how long I go without reading, and for many others as well I hope one day that books can wiggle themselves into everyone’s life and brighten their day when it’s needed.
In the words of the gypsy fortune teller and Esma, “This boy, Teo, and I, Esma, Queen of Lightning, are on the path to being loyal friends for our long lives. . . . if our friendship lasts, we will save each other when no one else can. This is our destiny!”
With novels it is a different experience than comics and movies, we are able to use our imagination.
When it gets rainy and cloudy outside so chilly it seeps into my bones, there is nothing I want to do more than get a book off my shelf and get lost in the words of each page, seeking a new adventure every time the weather is as gloomy as it can get.
Franz Kafka wrote, “I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”
Reading is a form of escape from the real world. A small break from the hardships one can face in normal everyday life.
Julia was always seen as the “black sheep” of her family, looked down upon for not being like her older sister Olga. So when she is expected to fill the very small and perfect shoes Olga left behind after passing away, she struggles to keep up.
What would you do if you were approached by the devil with a deal that gets you more time to live?
“Men Who Punched Me in the Face,” follows Sandra Ortiz’s journey with the men in her life. Each is a different story with the same ending.
Life comes with struggles, different experiences for everyone, but milk and honey relates to everyone, the traumatized, the ones in love, the heartbroken, and those who are learning to love themselves and heal from all they faced.
