Charmed...

I read a lot...I mean A LOT!  I always have at least two books going at a time and sometimes even more.  I am always charmed when the books I'm currently reading have a similarity, especially a particularly random one.  Or sometimes, since I try to read a different genre as what I've just finished, the next book  will have something randomly linking it to the previous book such as a name or place and it just amazes me at the strange correlation.

For example, a few months ago I was reading three books where -coincidentally-had an eleven year old girl as the main character.  "The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent, took place during the Salem Witch Trials.  This eleven year old girl was imprisoned, with her family, because her Mother was deemed a witch.  It was a bit dark and somber, but fascinating.  I was captivated as I tried to picture what that time period would be like especially during that tumultuous time in our history.  I've not read many books about this subject, but I really was intrigued by this one.  "The Lat Sin Eater" by Francine Rivers follows an eleven year old girl in the mid 1800's as she faces her guilt over her little sisters death.  In her quest to find "The Sin Eater" (who is a man who absolves the residents of this small community of their sins), she comes to an understanding of Christianity.  This book was not my favorite and I was really glad to be finished with it and move on to other books.  The third book in my "11-year-old-girl-is-the-main-character-oh-my-gosh-this-is-so-weird" phase is called "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly.  (Is there a more delightful name than that of this main character-Calpurnia Virginia Tate???  They call her Callie Vee for short and I find that equally as delightful).  To be honest, I am still "reading" this book.  I put "reading" in quotes because I am listening to it on my mP3 player and it's taken me awhile because I usually only listen to it at night right before I drift off to sleep.  I am absolutely loving this book, though!  This little 11-year-old has won me over-she is adorable.  In this book, which takes place in 1899, Callie realizes she hates the "homemaking" skills her mother is trying to get her to learn and develops a close relationship with her Grandfather as she discovers more about her love for science.  It also gives little insights into her life with SIX brothers!!  I have loved listening to this book!

That is just an example of a random coincidence between these three books that I just happened to be reading at the same time.  (Well, not at the exact same time, although how cool would that be??  But, you know what I mean...)  I will post more when I discover them.