Juvenile nonfiction
It's 1903. An American girl named Aida, protagonist of Margarita Engle's The Flying Girl, is walking down a street in Paris. Looking up, she sees a balloon being piloted by a man and decides that she too will fly.
"Aida's mother scolded, 'No, no, no,
silly girl, don't be so bold. Ay, ay, ay
no one will ever marry a girl
who cares to fly!'"
Mom doesn't have a winning argument. Aida has no intentions of marrying anyone who would discredit her ambition. Soon enough she's living her dream and serving as a role model for other girls.
BTW Aida was up in the sky six months before the Wright brothers got off the ground.
On a purrrsonal note, last week was the last week of classes. The highlight for me was the before finals stress buster I planned and carried out with much help from my friends. I had yarn to make cat toys. Lisa provided materials to make dog toys. The student wellness crew helped people do crafts they provided. Andrea sent hot cocoa and cookies down from the Dean's Suite. Emma provided the Christmas music. We had great attendance. People were engaged with the activities and each other. The room was totally radiating seasonal joy. I guess I'm campus activities Barbie.
Cat toys. Great idea. (Tobago)
A great big shout out goes out to all who participated in the event.
Tobago and Jules Hathaway
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