September 7, 2020 I WANNA THANK YOU

       September 7, 2020   I WANNA THANK YOU                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                           

Had to step away from the BLOG for a bit so that I could WRAP MY HEAD around the school year. It's THAT complicated. Seriously--when you see your teacher friends out and about please say--THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. It's Crazy.  Teachers are being asked to basically be MIRACLE WORKERS because of Covid 19. In addition to dancing and singing, we are now performing magic tricks while balancing teacups on our noses AND doing a handstand--or  maybe that's just how I feel. In an effort to keep kids safe, most schools are either going hybrid and or simultaneously teaching to IN-class learners  and ON-line learners.  It's a real balancing act. The logistics are ALSO mind boggling. Who's online? Who's in person?  How do I get the supplies/supplementals to the online learners so that it's equitable? AND the inevitable loss of the online learners because of "INTERNET PROBLEMS" which are way above my pay grade. I finished week one--BARELY--and am hoping for a SMOOTHER WEEK this week. I'm trying my hardest to live in the moment--AND KEEP IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE. Wish me luck. Emira Tucker, the main character in Kelly Reid's debut Such a Fun Age is going to need a little more than luck to get her life on track. Emira is a 25 year old African American college graduate living in Philadelphia who can't decide whom she wants to be when she grows up. She knows she needs medical insurance, but with two part time jobs, she's just barely scraping by. Emira loves her baby sitting job because they pay her well, but things get rather tangled after her boss, Alix Chamberlin, sends her an emergency call. In the call, Alix begs Emira to come over and take her two year old daughter, Briar, to the grocery store. Although Emira thinks it's odd, she agrees to help her employer, only to be accused by a security officer of kidnapping the child. After the mess is sorted out, Alix becomes slightly obsessed with Emira--for all the wrong reasons. Although Emira wants to leave her job, she truly loves Briar and feels guilty about leaving. It's only after Emira meets and starts dating Kelley that things go from bad to worse, especially, after he meets Alix. Find out what happens to Alix, Emira, Briar and Kelley in this interesting novel that explores race, class, friendship, forgiveness and how people can "trick" themselves into believing what they need to believe. This novel is about 300 pages or a 3 mile run that will keep you guessing and thinking. Enjoy.