Twelve-year-old Claudia Kincaid wishes to teach her parents to appreciate her more, so she runs away, along with her nine-year-old brother, Jamie, as he has the needed funds to finance such an operation. The siblings choose New York Citys Metropolitan Museum of Art as the destination of their flight, and the two begin life anew hiding from watchmen at night, avoiding detection from authorities during the day, figuring out how to engage in general hygienic and survival practice
A Northern Light
As I type the title of the post today, it makes me wonder why Jennifer Donnelly named her book A Northern Light. I didnt see much light in the book. Oh, its a gorgeously written book. Maybe the best Ive ever read. This woman has a voice like you wont believe. Even when shes being shocking and crude you cant help but admire her voice. Its perfect. As I read I couldnt help wondering, as I often do, at the God who bestows such lavish gifts on men. And so often he bestows them on men who
