I am very excited to be coming back to a book I really enjoyed the first time I read it: "You, Them, and the Others" by E. G. Frontera. This book stands out to me for the way it grabs your attention with the 2nd person narrative point of view. It has these characters that are bizarre, powerful, and a bit intimidating. Manus is blessed (or cursed?) with big hands, and Bucca has a mouth that is immense, as well as an appetite and voice to go with it. We (the main character?) are hiding in a closet amongst armor and weapons as this book begins, and we are seeing each character as they come into our bedroom, which is covered in sand and smells of the sea. It really is a book I am glad to share with the class! Oh, and I forgot to mention - there is a version of the text in Spanish that we have in the room, also. It is cool to try out the Spanish we're learning by trying to read some of this story in that language.I want to know what you are reading now, and why you are excited about it. Thanks for reading my post!
-Mr. S.
