March 2014

Places Visited
My children and their families came from near and far to have a birthday dinner with my mother and to also celebrate Jon's birthday. The nine of us had a delicious meal at Glen Arden!
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I got to go to Boston for a weekend with my son, his wife and their son, my grandson! We had a great time. We stayed in a hotel in downtown Boston and walked to Boston Commons. We visited the Boston Public Library. One night we ate at Mr. Dooley's, an authentic Irish Pub with live music. It was great!

Books Read
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation by John Ferling
Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero by Cheryl Harness
Frog Song by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca by Deborah Kogan Ray
Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy
by Carrie Jones
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Emonds A Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss and John Hendrix
Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist adapted by Gina Capalidi and Q. L. Pearce
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies by Cokie Roberts
One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family Secrets  by Bliss Broyard
Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree by Jane Kohuth
Sybil: The Backpack Fairy by Michel Rodrigue
Locomotive by Brian Floca
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins
I Am Cat by Jackie Morris
When the Beat Was Born: DJKool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill
Is This Panama?: A MIgration Story by Jan Thornhill 
Barreling Over Niagara Falls by Nancy Kelly Allen
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Queenie: One Elephant's Story by Corinne Fenton