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Lädt ... In Search of Mockingbirdvon Loretta Ellsworth
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Erin’s favorite book is To kill a mockingbird, partly because it’s such a good book and partly because it was her mother’s favorite, too. The day before her 16th birthday, Erin’s receives her mother’s diary — a precious link to the woman who died when Erin was a baby. She finds out her mother wanted to be a writer, just like she does, and even wrote a letter to Harper Lee, the author of To kill a mockingbird. Suddenly, Erin can’t stand it anymore. She leaves in the middle of the night and buys a Greyhound bus ticket to Alabama. She’s going to go to Monroeville and find Harper Lee, to ask advice on becoming a writer and to find out if her mother’s letter was ever answered. It’s a long trip and Erin meets some interesting people along the way, who help her and are helped by her in return. Will she make it to Alabama before the police catch her and take her home? And if she does, will Harper Lee be home when she arrives? This is a short, sweet novel about the connections between people: Erin and her dead mother, Erin and her father, Erin and the people she meets on the bus, and even Erin and Harper Lee. Erin has never met her mother, who died when she was two, and among the only possessions she has from her is a marked-up copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. Recognizing the book’s impact on her mother’s life and also her desire to meet Harper Lee, Erin herself runs away to meet the author, meeting along the way a series of characters who help her learn more about herself and her relationship with the woman she no longer remembers. This book is simply written and would be great for younger teens. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Erin receives her long-dead mother's diary, which reveals that she too revered Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and wanted to be a writer, and Erin impulsively decides to take the Greyhound bus from St. Paul, Minnesota to Monroeville, Alabama, to visit the reclusive author. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I enjoyed this short and sweet story, however parts of it seemed very far fetched to me. My book group discussed it and while it didn't make for a long discussion it did bring up some interesting points about the role of literature and authors in our lives. I'd suggest it if you'd like a quick feel good read. ( )