A place to record the books I've read. With a short review on each. I strive to never tell too much of the story to ruin it for anyone. BUT, if it is a picture book, I often tell the endings. “Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is the most comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” ― David Quammen
Monday, September 3, 2012
Beyond the Blackboard by Stacey Bess
"Beyond the Blackboard" is full of stories from teaching at the "School With No Name." This is a school offered to homeless children in Salt Lake City, UT. The author gives touching story after touching story of teaching, homelessness, love, family, poverty, and sometimes even miracles. This book helps get a glimpse of this aspect of society that no one really wants to think about or talk about because it requires a look at the reality of real troubles in society. It's a book that will probably come to one's mind even after the book is closed.
Labels:
Children,
Homelessness,
Love,
Poverty,
Salt Lake City,
School,
Stacey Bess,
Teachers,
Troubled Children,
Utah
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