Hello
Homecoming readers! I’m back again,
to talk about what else? Books! I think
every time I’ve written for
Homecoming I’ve
talked about books, which is fine by me. I
spend practically all my spare time reading.
In fact, I actually just spent all of my babysitting
money on a book which I finished
in less than a week. (Not going to lie, I felt
a little ripped off since I was penniless and
had nothing to read.) In honor of this issue
about childhood, I thought I would include
some books meant for young adults.
My most recent read is,
The Singer by Calvin Miller. This book takes the story of
Christ and gives it a new spin. He portrays
Christ as a singer, born to sing God’s song
to the world. The Singer goes around singing
and teaching His song to others and
healing them of their pain. But His song
is forbidden, and He must be punished by
death for singing it. We all know the end
of this story, but the way Miller writes
moves you in a special way that is rare and
beautiful. I actually stole this book from
my dad. He got it for Christmas and had
already read it, so it was just sitting in our
library collecting dust when I picked it up.
I was drawn to it by the cover, but was truly
hooked by Miller’s writing style. This story
is written in poetry form, stanzas filling the
pages in their neat little boxes. This beautiful
story is a wonderful retelling of the
greatest sacrifice made to us. Remember to
keep a highlighter with you when you read
though. I think I have a quote highlighted
on almost every single page.
My next book is an old classic,
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier. This was the first
book my English class had to read this year,
and it was a great way to start off the term. The story contains so many twists and turns,
and just when you think you have figured
everything out...du Maurier adds another
twist! Her writing style is so smooth and
suspenseful; you can practically feel every
single emotion of the characters as if they
are your own.
Rebecca is the story of young
Mrs. de Winter, who has just married a widowed
man with a very dark and secretive
past. Haunted by thoughts of her husband’s
first wife, Rebecca, and pestered by Rebecca’s
housekeeper Mrs. Danvers, Mrs. de
Winter finds herself frightened in a world
where she doesn’t belong. If that were not
enough, the mystery of Rebecca’s death
starts to unravel, and the head suspect is
now none other than her widower and Mrs.
de Winter’s new husband, Maxamilian de
Winter. This book is a must read for thrillseekers
and those who love a big twist.
My final book is one for young adults,
but I would recommend it to anyone.
Along
for the Ride by Sarah Dessen is my all-time
favorite book. I have read it multiple times
and I am still finding new ideas and life
lessons.
Along for the Ride is about a young
girl named Auden who is spending the
summer with her father, his new wife and
their newborn before she heads off for
college. Auden is the child of two professors
who taught her to be smart, decisive and
cunning, but never taught her how to just be
a child. They didn’t even teach her to ride
a bike. So when Auden meets Eli, the fun
loving retired BMX competitor, she begins
a journey to places she never thought she
would end up but—oddly enough—truly
needed to be.
Along for the Ride reminds us
that it’s not always the destination, but the
journey we take to get there.
