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Scraping Raisins Discussion Questions – The Invention of Wings
“What happens when you cross a former teacher with a blog? You get some very nerdy academic shenanigans going on like book discussion questions.”
LitLovers Discussion Questions – The Invention of Wings
Summary and discussion questions.
Author’s Website Discussion Questions – The Invention of Wings
Reading Group Guide, Introduction to The Invention of Wings, About Sue Monk Kidd, A Conversation with Sue Monk Kidd, and Discussion Questions
New York Times Review: The Invention of Wings
“Unlikely alliances are a staple of fiction, and the unlikelier the better, from Huck and Jim floating down the Mississippi to Frodo and Gollum creeping toward Mordor – because the real drama lies in watching how dissimilar characters turn out to be brothers (or sisters) under the skin.”
The Washington Independent Review of Books: The Invention of Wings
“Haunted by slavery, two unforgettable American women form a complex relationship as each strives to make a life of her own in this lyrical and edifying tale.”
Sue Monk Kidd Biography
Author’s Website. “Sue Monk Kidd was raised in the small town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel The Secret Life of Bees.”
How becoming a father taught me how to be a son
The Globe and Mail. “In that empty operating room, I came to understand that nothing in my daughter’s life would impact her more than the quality of my love”
Adaptation of Canada Reads 2018 winner Forgiveness in development with CBC and DCTV
CBC. “Forgiveness tells the true story of how Mark Sakamoto’s grandparents survived the Second World War.”
The winner of Canada Reads says Japanese internment haunts us still
Maclean’s, interview. “Mark Sakamoto says his grandparents’ forgiveness of the wrongs done to them in the Second World War helped him overcome the struggles in his own life”
Curio Canada Reads Discussion Questions – Forgiveness
Note for teachers, literacy strategy, characters, key themes, contextual information, and critical thinking questions.
Nikkei Voice Review: Forgiveness
“Mark Sakamoto’s ‘Forgiveness: A Gift From My Grandparents’ Is An Interwoven Tale Of Two Family Histories”
Maclean’s Review: Forgiveness
“Lessons of hard lives were passed down to Mark Sakamoto in his grandmother’s kitchen or on road trips with his grandfather.”
National Post Review: Forgiveness
“It’s a violent world we live in, but Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A Gift From My Grandparents reminds us that things do change.”
The Globe and Mail Review: Forgiveness
“Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A family history that is also Canada’s”
Mark Sakamoto Biography
Harper Collins. “Mark Sakamoto, a lawyer by training, has enjoyed a rich and varied career. He began his professional career in live music, working with several international acts.”
Indoctrinating Youth
Holocaust Encyclopedia. “From the 1920s onwards, the Nazi Party targeted German youth as a special audience for its propaganda messages.”
The Fall of France
BBC History. “The collapse of France, just six weeks after Hitler’s initial assault, ripped up the balance of power in Europe.”
Novelist uses war to explore what we see, and what we don’t
The San Diego Union Tribune. “Anthony Doerr in town to discuss ‘All the Light We Cannot See’”
All the Light We Cannot See FAQ
Author’s Website. “Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony’s most recent novel”
How the Story Comes Together: Anthony Doerr
Publishers Weekly. “As he tells it, his second novel (and fourth book), All the Light We Cannot See, has its origins in an overheard conversation, current events, travel, and an old Sears catalog.”
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