March

The celebration of St. Patrick’s Day makes this a month for saints, those who have made a difference. A saint can be defined as someone who is a “model of excellence or perfection of a kind.”
 
Readers can identify people in their own lives who have been like a “saint” to them. They can then select a book about someone in the same role who has made a significant difference in other people’s lives. Of course, the list is endless of those who have been a ”saint” in someone’s eyes:
  mothers and fathers
  family members
  friends
  international heroes
 
Some recent books whose characters may qualify as “saints” because of how they helped others include:
  Daddy in CROW CALL by Lois Lowry
  Grandpa in THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE by Jacqueline Kelly
  The lion and the mouse in THE LION AND THE MOUSE by Jerry Pinkney
  Ron McNair in RON’S BIG MISSION by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden
 
Remind readers that saints do not have to be actual peiople, but could be about someone who helped others in times of crisis. Remind them to justify why the person is a saint, indicating what they did to help others.
 
Other options for reading books about “saints” include:
  Books about St. Bernards
  CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London
  JULIA (AND THE ART OF KNOWING) by Alison McGhee
  Books about or set in “saintly” places such as:
  • Mount. St. Helens
  VOLCANO: THE ERUPTION AND HEALING OF MOUNT ST. HELENS by Patricia Lauber
  WILL IT BLOW? BECOME A VOLCANO DETECTIVE AT MOUNT ST. HELENS by Elizabeth Rusch
  • St. Louis, Missouri
  CROMWELL DIXON’S SKY CYCLE by John A. Nez
  THE GATEWAY ARCH by Lisa Bullard
  LEWIS AND CLARK AND ME: A DOG’S TALE by Laurie Myers
  SCRAPS OF TIME: AWAY WEST by Pat McKissack
  • St. Lawrence River
  PADDLE-TO-THE-SEA by Holling C. Holling
  • St. Petersburg, Florida
  THE POSTCARD by Tony Abbott
  March is the month for readers to be a “saint” and read a good book! Thanks for your help in making this right. Dare I say, "you're a saint!"