We talked about sharing book titles and book reviews among ourselves through a Blog. So let's use the TeacherWeb Blog page for now and see how it works.

 

I recently read Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors. This historical fiction tells the story of the building of the Taj Mahal - this was definitely a time and place I knew nothing about. I found it very interesting that he could write as a Hindu woman. I especially liked his vivid descriptions of the Taj Mahal - it made me want to see the beauty of the marble and flower designs. Of course the descriptions of the gruesome violence were tough to read. One of the woman characters, Ladli, reacts to her lowly role in life by making up curses for men - I loved her phrases! In the notes, John Shors says he would like to visit book clubs - I read that he really does!