Our Melody American Girl book “No Ordinary Sound” arrived today… She beat Lea’s books here which Amazon hasn’t shipped yet. Brianna and I started reading it in tandem. We won’t spoil the book for you, but one shareable detail is that Melody’s family calls her Dee-Dee!
If your library won’t stock the book for a while and you want to get in the mood of the early 60s, I can recommend the young adult book, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963” by Christopher Paul Curtis. He worked in an auto factory in Michigan prior to becoming a writer. Most of his books are award-winning.
Have any readers started Melody or Lea’s books yet? Maryellen’s?
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You keep recommending such good books for me to read and I don’t have time! I’m still trying to work on the Caroline books (actually I haven’t even started them!) and then I’d like to read the mysteries Kathleen Ernst wrote. I’ll put the Curtis book on my long list too! Dee-Dee. I like it. Since I”m still on Caroline, I obviously have yet to read Maryellen, Lea and Melody.
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I credit Brianna and my work as a reading para educator for exposing me to so many good books! The books I have read in recent years (mainly for 4-5th gr and up) were more memorable than most of the books I read as an English major in college.
Dee-Dee’s whole family is musical and I think this will appeal to you.
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Oh yes, it will! Man! Now I want to read it before Melody comes out!
I agree about the young adult or even young kid’s books being better than adult books.
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I put Melody’s book and both of Lea’s books on hold at my library! 🙂
I’m especially looking forward to reading Melody’s book. 🙂
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Smart for reading and being penny-wise! I am liking Dee-Dee’s loving, church going family.
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That’s awesome that they’re so involved in their church! 🙂 I just read a sample of the book on the Barnes and Noble site and I love the fact that they sing about God. 🙂
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I’m planning on ordering it from either Amazon or AG. I’ve known several Dee-Dee’s in my life (and Shante’s name was almost Deidre or Dee-Dee for short), and I already have a doll named Melody. I used to sing in the children’s choir at church when I was a kid too.
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I would love to hear your thoughts on the book when you get to it.
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