[fusion_builder_container backgroundcolor=”” backgroundimage=”” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=”” borderstyle=”” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=”” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=”” id=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]I confess…I’m in a book slump. Maybe it’s a case of the summertime blues, but nothing seems to be striking my fancy in the reading department lately. Life’s too busy, the weather’s too nice….yada yada yada. But there are only so many picture books one can read before starting to feel like maybe you’re not meeting your full potential.

And then this book came across my desk with its pretty cover and simple font, luring me in and whispering “check me out”. And I did. Paper Things by Jennifer Richardson Jacobson isn’t a happy story, although…spoiler alert….it has a happy ending. Rather this is a story that explores the theme of a young girl who longs for family, stability, and a place to call home. A quick read that will draw you into the very real notion of how quickly life can change and what we’ll do to cope.

I’ve stashed this story away for a future after school book club selection because it lends itself so well to discussion of “what would you do” and opens itself to an activity of creating our own paper things.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]