MS Summer Great Summer Reads by Tom Keller https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading Made with fortitude en-us 2016-07-06 03:36:31 UTC 2023-03-06 07:01:46 UTC hello@padlet.com The Giver is a 1993 American Young-adult fiction-Dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which at first appears as a utopian society but then later revealed to be a dystopian one as the story progresses. tkeller3 https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983486 2016-07-06 03:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983486 First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century. The novel tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch–saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud’s, ether addict and abortionist. This is also the story of Dr. Larch’s favorite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted. tkeller3 https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983795 2016-07-06 03:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983795 Irving packs wild characters and weird events into his classic--officially recognized as such in a Modern Library edition with a new introduction by the author--while amazingly maintaining the rough feel of realism in every scene and the pulse of life in every heart.  tkeller3 https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983871 2016-07-06 04:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983871 tkeller3 https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983924 You may have seen the movie, but there is nothing like reading this "precious" novel. It is rich in elves, dwarves, orcs and, of course, fury-footed hobbits. Read the book that is one of the original fantasy novels and inspired most Led Zeppelin songs.]]> 2016-07-06 04:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tkeller3/MS_Summer_Reading/wish/115983924