Thursday’s book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At first I thought the name Calpurnia was a tad strange, now I want to have another little girl and name her Calpurnia, and call her Callie for short. Think hubby will go for it?

This is an endearing book that I wish would of been around when I was eleven. I would of read it along with the Little House and the Prairie series, Box Car children, and Island of the Blue Dolphins. All of these books have left an undeniable urge in my life for adventure.

It’s 1899 and eleven-year-old Calpurnia Tate is the sole and single girl child in a family full of six brothers. One day she asks her grandfather a question: Where did the huge yellow grasshoppers that appeared during the unusually hot summer come from? Grandfather, an imposing figure the children usually avoid, merely says that he’s sure she’ll figure it out on her own. Only when she does exactly that does he begin to take an interest in her. Before long Calpurnia finds herself a naturalist in the making. Grandfather teaches her about evolution and the natural world, which is wonderful, but it’s really not the kind of thing a girl of her age and era would learn. Between adventures involving her brothers, her friends, and a whole new species of plant, Calpurnia must come to terms with what she is and what the world expects her to be.

Kids might find this a slow read – but it is being passed from friend to friend with high recommendations.

Thanks again Bonnie for a great read – Are you tired of me putting your books up here. BTW I am ready for another run to the bookstore