November 17, 2015
by jenniferpuryear
Book Titles: Pioneer Girl, Pioneer Girl: An Annotated Autobiography
Everything I know about pioneers I learned from Little House on the Prairie. Or at least everything I remember. The Little House series and the show mix and mingle in my mind, leaving a deep impression of pioneer struggles (the grasshoppers!), pioneer heartiness (Pa with the ax), pioneer weather (freezing cold or scorching hot), pioneer style (bonnets and britches) and pioneer evil (Nellie). I thought I …
January 6, 2015
by jenniferpuryear
Book Titles: The Book of Strange New Things, Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl, The Annotated Autobiography, All The Light We Cannot See
In The Book of Strange New Things, Peter is both Preacher Man and Man of God: a charismatic leader and a man who prays alone. He’s a missionary to the Oasans, who by the way live on another planet. He’s hot like Captain Kirk, if not as beefy. The Book of Strange New Things takes you places you never thought you’d go – and you just might love …