As an English and Theater educator from South Dakota, I appreciated the focus on Indigenous Studies. Recently, I re-read Adam Fortunate Eagle’s novel Pipestone: My Life at an Indian Boarding School. Here are a few more great quotes: “I may be only thirteen years old, but I love reading about history. I know the governmentContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (4)”
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Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (3)
As an English and Theater educator from South Dakota, I appreciated the focus on Indigenous Studies. Recently, I re-read Adam Fortunate Eagle’s novel Pipestone: My Life at an Indian Boarding School. Here are a few more great quotes: “That is the most painful part, and the boy shouts, ‘Ow-wah-high!’” Adam fortunate Eagle, Pipestone: My LifeContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (3)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (4)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “I am in the thick darkness now, but recall that where dark is thickest, there our Lord felt best.” LINDSAY FAYE, THE GODS OF GOTHAM “When Mrs. Boehm is befuddled, she scowlsContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (4)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen (2)
I’ve only started this novel, but I LOVE how Chen imagines what made this young French girl become a hero. Here are a couple more quotes that are quote-worthy: “The dark is for imagining.” Katherine J Chen, Joan “If you still have breath in you, there is every chance tomorrow will be better. “ KatherineContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen (2)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (2)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “The blood type was AB.” Adam Blai, the Catholic Guide to Miracles “And so the stigmata, while uncomfortable to look at, and even more so to experience, are in fact a beautifulContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (2)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (2)
As an English and Theater educator from South Dakota, I appreciated the focus on Indigenous Studies. Recently, I re-read Adam Fortunate Eagle’s novel Pipestone: My Life at an Indian Boarding School. Here are a few more great quotes: “Another thing I enjoy is the powwow smells—the smell of moose burgers, the smell of fried onions.Continue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Fortunate Eagle (2)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen
I’ve only started this novel, but I LOVE the detailed description of the young Joan of Arc…Chen imagines what made this young French girl become a hero. Here are a few quotes that stood out so far: “It is impossible to cheat him. Try, and he will give you a fist of reasons not toContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Ben Aaronovitch (2)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Somewhere someone was playing music with the bass turned up to health and safety violating levels. The melody, assuming there was one, wasn’t audible, but I could hear the bass line inContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Ben Aaronovitch (2)”
When in Italy…Read Minnesotan?
Finished some touring of Cinque Terra along Italy’s northern coast . . . and then relaxed to finish a novel by a favorite Minnesota Author, William Kent Krueger. His This Tender Land remains my favorite, but he’s got good chops as an action/suspense novelist, too. This one was a slow start, but turned into aContinue reading “When in Italy…Read Minnesotan?”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (5)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “My mother couldn’t rail directly at God and so she railed instead at my father.” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “In a small town nothing is private. Word spreads with the incomprehensibilityContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (5)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: Tina Connolly (3)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Jane made her shaky legs go forward, heart galloping a mile a minute.” Tina Connolly, IronSkin “Small tendrils of happiness curled off the spring air, coiled around Jane’s skin.” Tina Connolly, IronSkinContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Tina Connolly (3)”
Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (4)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “She took up her crowbar and jammed the chiseled end under the big stone and using the smaller stone as the fulcrum of her lever she put the force of her wholeContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (4)”