What I Learned - The Curious Crime by Julia Golding
A very different sort of kids read discussing God versus science, and what happened in a society where people are shunned because of their religious beliefs, the colour of their skin, or even their sex. The Curious Crime is certainly thought provoking and definitely a conversation starter. What I Learned: This reminds me of the immortal words of Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins. "and though we adore men individually, we agree that, as a group, they're rather stupid." This is one of my daughter and I's favourite lines in the film. The sad thing is that this can still be true in todays society. Pfft! That's literally all I can think of to say. Pfft!! How true. Books can represent an entire culture, a heritage and a real history. I suppose that most of us read this and think about the Nazi's destroying Jewish books, but I was reading recently about how an entire culture has almost been wiped out in Syria...a whole history a...