Doesn't it seem that we start one book then inevitably forget it and start a second, third, etc. Many students and adults find difficulty in following two stories. Maybe it's the multitasking mom thing but I'm okay with it. In fact, for me it's like overindulging in food; I always have room for more. So... what am I currently reading?
Book 1: "The Help" by Katheryn Stockett. A young white woman, Skeeter, comes back from college with the drive to follow her career path in Journalism unlike her friends who chose to give up their dreams to marry and have children. She convinces the maids of prominent socialite families to write about their experiences serving white people. Set during the Civil rights era of the early 1960's, the story delves into the relationship and expectations women during this time when women's rights were still evolving and the dangerous times for African American's searching for a voice for equality.
Book 2: "Thirteen Reason's Why: by Jay Asher. Clay Jensen comes home to a packag
e filled with several cassette tapes from a girl who committed suicide two weeks earlier. In the tapes she explains the thirteen reasons why she decided to take her life.Both books so far have been intense and intriguing. I actually find similarities in the way both books explore the relationships the girls/women have with the men in their environment. In both cases the women are fit into stereotypical roles that they rebel against in completely different ways.
I would recommend either to higher middle school to high school and up.
