Book: A Man Called Ove Author: Fredrik Backman Genre: Fiction Paperback: 337 pages This book was originally published in Sweden in 2010, then translated and published in English in 2014, so the paperback copy was readily available. The story has been made into a movie in Swedish with English subtitles, but I read hints on the web that there might be an entirely new … [Read more...]
Book Review: Ready Player One
Book Review: Ready Player One Author: Ernest Cline Publisher: Crown Publishing The year is 2045, and programmer James Halliday has created a virtual, online universe, OASIS, where everyone goes to experience a better world than the dystopia they currently live in. Halliday is also a major fanatic of the ’80s in which he grew up. Upon his death, a video message is sent … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: A Gentleman in Moscow
Book: A Gentleman in Moscow Author: Amor Towles Genre: Fiction Hardback 462 pages Having read and enjoyed Amor Towles’ first novel, Rules of Civility, I was ready for another interesting and well-written story, and I was well rewarded with A Gentleman in Moscow. This novel is different from anything else I have read. As the novel opens in 1922, we meet the main … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: A Piece of the World
Book: A Piece of the World Author: Christina Baker Kline Genre: Fictional Memoir Hardback, 309 pages A friend loaned this book to me with a positive recommendation. I had not read Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times Bestseller, or any of the five or six other books she has written. So, with curiosity and some familiarity with the painting described in … [Read more...]
Celebrating Literacy Week at NorthLake Park Elementary: The S’more You Read, The S’more You Know!
Jan. 22-26 was the 10th annual Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! This annual event is to promote literacy and a love for reading. This year, the Florida theme was Find Yourself in a Book! NorthLake Park Community School celebrated Literacy Week through themed days. There was “Read My Shirt” day and “Get Wild about Reading,” where students wore animal print clothing. There … [Read more...]