{"id":4193,"date":"2012-12-20T07:42:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T14:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=4193"},"modified":"2012-11-26T12:43:26","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T19:43:26","slug":"a-few-books-for-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/a-few-books-for-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Books for Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of the school year I had a teacher ask for help finding more books like, “Oh The Places You’ll Go!” There are actually quite a few, but I have to admit I have always dismissed them as “graduation present books” and haven’t paid close attention. But I did like her idea to have some in her classroom to give her kids a little lift and inspiration! So here are a few that I recommended. (These types of books are difficult to write blurbs for, so basically I didn’t try very hard. You can read more about them at your favorite bookstore site.)<\/p>\n

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If I Never Forever Endeavor, by Holly Meade<\/strong>
\nA bird tries repeatedly to fly.<\/em><\/p>\n

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So Many Days, by Alison McGee<\/strong>
\nA mother envisions all the possibilities ahead for her daughter.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The North Star, by Peter Reynolds<\/strong>
\nIt’s important to stick to your own path and not let others distract you from your own journey.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom, and Wishes, by Susan Bosak<\/strong>
\n15 different amazing artists illustrated poetic fragments that describe a life from birth through adulthood.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are so many books that are intended to be inspirational for children, but for this list I was trying to stick as closely as possible to the “Oh The Places You’ll Go” model, so: general rather than specific, fable-y and metaphor-y rather than concrete, and oriented to the future rather than current accomplishments. Which titles would you add? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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