Movie Review
Chris Dell'Isola is a student at Concord High School who loves movie. Because he's really nice, he agreed to write movie reviews. This is a very hard film to describe. I walked in having no idea what it was about and afterwards I'm still not sure. “The Secret of Kells” is an animated film from Ireland. It was recently nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. In a nutshell, the village of Kells is...
A Concord cookbook with vintage flair
To appreciate “Cooking with the Women of the Class of 1959,” you have to familiarize yourself with hermits. They're spicy baked goods packed with raisins and nuts, and their history goes all the way back to colonial times. There's a whole section in this new cookbook devoted to the vintage dessert, in addition to a host of other throwback recipes, made for or by the CHS 59ers. If you haven't heard of them,...
Book of the week
For our birthday, the Concord Public Library sent us a book review. Okay, we know they send us one every week, but we just wanted to feel special. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. The Houdini Box Brian Selznick, 2008 Written by Caldecott Winner Brian Selznick (“The Invention of Hugo Cabret”), “The Houdini Box” focuses on 10-year-old Victor, a would-be magician inspired by his hero, Harry Houdini....
Book of the week
Annie’s Ghosts Steve Luxenberg 2009, 401 pages Nonfiction Steve Luxenberg, editor for the Washington Post, grew up hearing his mother Beth tell everyone that she was an only child. Imagine his surprise when he learns from a social worker that his 78-year-old mother mentioned she had a disabled sister who was sent away at 2 years old and that she doesn't know what happened to her. Since Beth's health is precarious, he and his...
Book of the week
You want books? The Concord Public Library has ’em. Visit onconcord.com/library for more information. Beyond Suspicion Tanguy Viel Translated by Linda Coverdale 2008, 170 pages Setting: Contemporary southern France This novella in the noir genre is translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. The story is revealed in very short and succinct chapters where every word seems specially chosen to describe the scene or events. Reviewers...
