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Non-Fiction

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copy cat cappy- cot

Purred: Sat Jun 18, '11 10:31pm PST


	I read Dewey and liked it a lot. But I have a perfect example of an animal story that you shouldn't read because of the sad ending. The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat -I think his name is. It's memoirs from his childhood, and I was loving the book through the whole thing: about the dog, and this AMAZING owl. AND THEN: The TERRIBLE SAD ENDING that made me bawl. I wept. And I was so freaking angry because if I had any clue it was going to end like that I never would have read it. I had that book in my bookshelf from when I was young and had no idea where it came from. I read it because I was bored.

Troublemeister- in Training

Purred: Thu Jun 30, '11 7:54pm PST


	Farley Mowat has written lots of animal stories, I think, Toki. Didn't he write Rascal the Raccoon? I have not read any of them. I have started In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. So far it is a little slow, but I imagine it is going to pick up soon. Devil in the White City was gripping from the first page--this is so far more boring like Thunderstruck. I will let you know--I am determined to read it, because it is for my book club and I have been very lazy about the book club choices lately. Bad kitty. Your friend, Kingsley

Angle baby

Purred: Thu Oct 6, '11 7:27am PST


	The last non-fiction book that mommy read was “A Long Way Gone: Momoirs of a Boy Soldier” by Ishmael Beah (I found this link http://www.alongwaygone.com/). It is amazing!!! It is a history about a boy that became soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone. It is sad, but has a happy ending! This book open my eyes to a very serious problem that happens in lots of African countries that we hardly know about because it doesn’t affect the global economy… I recommend this book to everyone! It’s sad, but is the reality!!!

No Nonsense

Purred: Mon May 14, '12 8:52am PST


	LOVED The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal. It is the true story of generations of the Ephrussi family--a very rich Jewish family a lot like the Rothschilds. It traces their history through a collection of Japanese netsuke figures. So well written and thoughtful.

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