Literacy Wednesdays: Read a G*dd*mn Book **The Faraday Girls**

Wednesdays were the night they were open until 8 PM!  Paaaarty!

The Redbud Library of Lake County, CA is a small but strong library.  The newest books are placed at the front in a proud display for a duration of time long enough to let everyone get a good peek at them.  One day I meandered by and picked up a new arrival: The Faraday Girls. 




It may look like a book for chicks, but that's because it is...


This book was published in 2007, but Lake County is always a little behind.  This book is aimed at young adults but written with a women's book club in mind.  "The Faraday Girls" follows the trials and tribulations of a family who emigrated from England to Australia.  Early on in the tale of their life, the reader follows the different view points of each family member.  This interesting take on the narrative allows us to see how each family member really feels about one another; it also allows us to have passages like this:

"It was like being in a film or playing at being a princess for a night, driving in a limousine through Manhattan in the hazy light.  Their first stop was the Algonquin Hotel for cocktails in the Blue Bar and then dinner in the Round Table Room.  Maggie had walked by the hotel several times over the past few weeks, peeping inside at the opulent lobby, the rich fabrics and leather, but never feeling confident enough to go inside.  It felt lovely to step inside now, with her grandfather beside her." p. 349

From another character's point of view we get: 

 "She'd present it to Clementine and Maggie on the little girl's fifth birthday.  It would be the perfect occasion.  She pictured Maggie's delight to see a whole scrapbook all about her, Clementine's graditude and amazement that Sadie had gone to so much trouble.  The others would be just as impressed, Sadie knew it.  She could hardly wait." p. 119

We looked good and hard to find a funny quote from the book, because we swear it does have some funny moments, but there weren't any that would stand alone without some background info on the characters and it has a lot of twists we didn't want to spoil.

READ THIS IF YOU ENJOY: chick flicks that don't solely revolve around sex.

This book can be summed up as a cross between When Harry Met Sally and Little Women because it follows a bunch of sisters through several decades.

Ask us if you want to borrow our well-loved (and hot chocolate stained) copy.