Everyone has a story worth telling
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A beautifully written story about the struggles associated with watching a loved one succumb to Alzheimer's. The poetry and real life pictures help visually and emotionally connect the reader to the words on the pages. I feel like anyone who reads this book will leave with a sense that everyone has a story worth sharing because it's so ...human.
1471563
Reels us in to a group of people dealing with issues many of us have had makes them so like able they become friends.. I never want the stories to end.
1701291
There are a million stories of redemption, but it's all in how the story is told.  The author has a way with words.
3936880
If you like stories that you can be one of the people, this is one of the heart warming best/
1076135
This book is mainly about stories, and how important they are. For someone like me, stories have always been one of the most important aspects of life. I am primarily a musician, and music is an excellent medium to tell stories. Books are a fantastic mediums for storytelling as well.

Seven year old Elsa is different. Everyone in her life is quick to remind her of that fact. Everyone except Elsas granny. Elsas granny is her best friend, and Granny is the epitome of being different. Granny and Elsa have their own secret language, and Elsas mom is constantly having to get them out of the trouble that Granny gets them into. Granny tells Elsa all about the Land-Of-Almost-Awake and all the fairy tales that make it as magical as it is in all of the stories. Elsa feels a closeness with Granny that she doesnt have with her parents and her step-parents, mostly due to the fact that Granny refuses to act like a responsible adult and loves mischief.

All of a sudden Elsas world is turned upside down and she is left reeling and trying to pick up the pieces. What ensues is a beautiful story about a girl who lives in the stories that her Granny tells her, and has issues with most people in the real world. Every seven-almost-eight year old deserves a superhero. Even when the real world became too much for Elsa in the form of bullies at school, Elsa could always escape to the Land-of-Almost-Awake or her favorite books, the Harry Potter series.

The book was seriously an amazing journey, and I recommend it to everyone. It really  stresses the fact that stories and fairy tales are incredibly important for the imagination, and just how heartbreaking it is when we lose sight of what makes childhood so amazing.

Frederik Backman is an amazing writer and really paints such a vivid picture of the life of a young girl who is constantly being labeled different by her peers. All of the characters are so alive and wonderfully written, and Elsa is a heroine we all identify with and love to root for. The book is fast paced and was so hard to put down. I don't know of anyone who wouldnt love this story and the way it is told. Although its from the perspective of a seven-almost-eight year old, there are very adult themes including forgiveness, marriage, love, parenting, and life and death.

I cannot stress enough how amazing this book is! All Harry Potter fans will love it since Elsas most prized possession is her Gryffindor scarf and her favorite hero is Harry. There are so many Harry Potter references that are perfectly placed, and it adds a super fun layer to the rest of the story. Other characters that Elsa loves also make appearances throughout the story, such as the X-Men and Spiderman.

I was drawn in from the very first page and Im sure everyone else will be too if they decide to read My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You Shes Sorry.
4865434
I and my wife enjoyed this book a great deal. A story that everyone can relate to and keeps you turning the pages.
2616340
Flavors of Life proves, once again, that everyone has a compelling story to tell. Jessica Lipowski has the talent to bring those stories to life for her readers.

Expertly researched, Flavors of Life tells the stories of immigrants from all over the world.  The two common threads that run through the book are that each immigrant has made Amsterdam their new home and each has brought a little bit of their homeland with them in the form of an ethnic restaurant.

Flavors of Life is a fascinating read and recommended for all who wish to see the world through the eyes of those who have made a new life for themselves from afar.
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This is a beautifully written story. I am using this with a group of high school students who are learning about child labor and immigration. It has been well received by all of the students. Everyone is impressed by the amount of information and emotion in the use of writing the story as a poem. It demonstrates the power of words and in this odd day and age, that powerful stories can be told in many formats.
1257925
Good or bad everyone has a story to tell. Jeannette's was one of a kind! I couldn't put the book down.
2899336
It is a mesmerizing story that takes place over many years and through the hands of many characters.  Don't worry about wondering where to start.  Just pick up any of the fourteen components and start building.  The story will weave itself together.  Effortlessly.  The pictures and the words equally tell each part of every story.  So, relax and be prepared to build.  And of course, the title, for me, has come to mean that buildings have stories of their own to tell; and that building and creating a story best occurs from many different perspectives; and that telling a story about life means telling the truth.  And the truth is that building a life worth having happens as much by luck as it does by design.  I will be rereading this gem many times in the future; and just like all stories and all buildings and all creative efforts, it will be different each time.
4886066
The stories in this book are told by the people that experienced them.  It is down to earth and easily believed.  This would make a believer out of just about anyone.  My entire family enjoyed it.
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A story handed down to countless children. A story of a long time ago yet also right at the moment it is being read
496738
It is very good story for children to teach that no matter what the circumstances, everyone has a place in this world.
1027453
An inspirational Christian family's story everyone should read and share with family and friends.
2714302
This is a good read.  It has something for everyone.  There is a story to make you feel good with a teenage boy who is lovingly protective of his half-sister for the person who likes happy stories.  For the person who like "overcome all obstacles" stories, there is a story about a girl who survives her father's continuous sexual abuse and her mother's unimaginable apathy with only her half-brother to help her.  This is one Coretta Scott King Award-winning book that, in the literary sense, deserves the accolade it received.  Good for all people of all races.
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Although I hesitate to give this item high marks, it deserves only that. The story engages the reader. Even my kids hung to every word before I read them to sleep. It made me appreciate living in such profound wealth. Even poverty in the United States makes everyday life in Bolivia at that time a scary reality.

The book reflects some of the nuance of working day by day to promote a meaningful belief and encountering difficult information and personalities. Perhaps it was not initially written with publication as a book in mind, but the story is woven in such a way that it flows smoothly and cannot be put down easily. I expect it will inspire others to look again at their own experiences to find meaning they have not seen.
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Phil is a masterful storyteller whose latest work will drive you (depending on your age) to: log in to ancestry.com and/or finally open those aging boxes of  family photo albums . . .  metal cases filled with slides and reels of 8mm home movies. Stirred so many fond memories of, for example, regular, rotating Cousin's Club meetings (where actual minutes were kept), and calling an expansive network of parental friends 'Aunt' and 'Uncle'. Phil's engaging, exceptionally told story is so wonderful because his story is both unique and shared by so many others.