Mailbox Monday – 9/27/10

Mailbox Monday is on a blog tour! The popular meme started over at The Printed Page blog is being hosted by Bermudaonion Weblog for the month of September!

Here are the books we received this past week:

Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers

Janice’s Thoughts: As a relatively new grandmother (one year), I find myself excitedly planning my each incursion into the life of said grandson – what will be the “book of the day”, how many “exploring-nature-walks” will we get to take in the stroller, what new song will we entertain each other with at bedtime – and wondering what memories we are making with each of these activities. Adriana Trigiani shares wonderful memories and life lessons she gleaned from her two grandmothers in this delightful small volume. She credits these two women with showing her how to “carve out a fulfilling life, a peaceful life, a gracious life, and a secure life.” I just hope I can do the same in my grandchild’s life.

Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing

Janice’s Thoughts: Columbine, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma City – just the mere mention of these locations and one’s mind immediately remembers the horrors which occurred there. But mention Bath, Michigan – does that conjure any picture? It will forever after reading Bernstein’s book as this small town was the site, on May 18, 1927, of America’s first school bombing – with 38 children and 6 adults dead in the aftermath. Bernstein explores how one man changed the life of an entire town forever and reminds us that violence and terror are nothing new to the world.

Enjoy!

  • https://sites.google.com/site/jabrockmole/ Jessica B

    I lived not far from Bath at one time and drove by it all the time. Had no idea about the town’s history. I shall be looking up this book!

  • http://worldofpoe.blogspot.com/ Undine

    I’m shocked there hasn’t been more written about the Bath school massacre–it is an unbelievably chilling story, but it’s practically been ignored, even by true crime historians. Perhaps it’s such a disturbing event, few really want to delve into it much.

    I’ll be curious to see this book.

  • librarypat

    Adriana’s books are always good. The small Virginia town she grew up in (not far from our home) is a nice place. A great feel to it and a good place to raise children.
    I am surprised that something about the Bath bombing hasn’t come out sooner.

  • Carol Wong

    I didn’t know about the Bath School Massacre. There must be a lot of events in history that people have struggled to hide.

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