Do you know those long, lazy afternoons? When the sun shines warm and tantalizing through the window, teasing you with faint ideas of big projects and triumph; when you walk restlessly through the house, your gaze falling languidly on books, games, and homework; when the soft breathing of someone sleeping on the couch drifts through…
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As we were driving home from piano lessons one day, my mother (with my siblings’ eager consent) decided to play a podcast about the history of light, from candle wax to light bulb fixtures. The podcast cast a spell on us. As we were listening to the acknowledgments, a name of a certain book caught…
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I hope you agree with me that falling asleep in class is, well, not a good idea. I also hope you agree with me that it is an important skill to be able to learn from reading. Unfortunately, I had never seriously put that thought into action—until, heh, until I read The Man Who Counted,…
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