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From: Monica Edinger <monicaedinger>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 05:07:05 -0400
On 5/5/05, Steward, Celeste wrote: ded me of Angela's Ashes somehow. I wonder if you need to be Catholic to truly appreciate all the references to saints.
I'm not Catholic, but I too adored this book. One of my absolute favorites of last year. I thought Damian's voice was beautifully done and just loved the wry humor, the magical realism of the saints, the realistic school and family story, and the never-too-little-or-too-much sadness of the family. I read it aloud to my 4th graders (few of whom are Catholic) and they loved it too.
(We did had fun at www.totalysaints.com even if it wasn't quite as extensive as the one in the book!)
Monica
Monica Edinger The Dalton School New York NY edinger at dalton.org monicaedinger at gmail.com
Received on Fri 06 May 2005 04:07:05 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 05:07:05 -0400
On 5/5/05, Steward, Celeste wrote: ded me of Angela's Ashes somehow. I wonder if you need to be Catholic to truly appreciate all the references to saints.
I'm not Catholic, but I too adored this book. One of my absolute favorites of last year. I thought Damian's voice was beautifully done and just loved the wry humor, the magical realism of the saints, the realistic school and family story, and the never-too-little-or-too-much sadness of the family. I read it aloud to my 4th graders (few of whom are Catholic) and they loved it too.
(We did had fun at www.totalysaints.com even if it wasn't quite as extensive as the one in the book!)
Monica
Monica Edinger The Dalton School New York NY edinger at dalton.org monicaedinger at gmail.com
Received on Fri 06 May 2005 04:07:05 AM CDT
