Dear Booksharian Friends,
As always Evan and I are thankful for Bookshare as we count our blessings.
We’re thankful for Bookshare’s caring staff and for volunteer support and
friendships we enjoy on Bookshare lists.
The staff has been on top of timely books. For example my recently checked in
book, Frankenturkey, for ages 8-12 has already been approved. And by the time
you’re into your Turkey Day leftovers, the sequel Frankenturkey II will
probably be available. Why post this information on an adult list, you ask? I
just have to gobble about being able to add two more Thanksgiving books to our
library, and, the books are fun in case you’re up for some extremely light
reading.
Here are the synopses for both books.
Frankenturkey (Bone Chillers 4)
Betsy Haynes
Brief Synopsis
Not too scary? Scary enough? Too scary? You decide. It's almost Thanksgiving.
Kyle and Annie are faced with a bully, a real turkey who acts like a gentle pet
the kid's couldn't possibly eat and an unreal, enormous escaped, crazed turkey
who is attacking and rampaging! RL 4, ages 008-012.
[from the back cover]
""Kyle and Annie want to celebrate Thanksgiving like the Pilgrims. They want to
wear stovepipe hats, bake their own pies--even raise their own turkey. Then
they meet Frankenturkey!
Frankenturkey is big. Frankenturkey is bad. Frankenturkey is mad. If Kyle and
Annie don't watch out, Frankenturkey will eat them for Thanksgiving dinner."
Frankenturkey II (Bone Chillers 7)
Betsy Haynes
Brief Synopsis
A turkey is making Kyle and Annie's wishes come true. Great! Right? But what if
the turkey's own wishes start becoming real? Does a beloved pet come back to
life want Kyle eaten for Thanksgiving? Kyle's being fattened up, to be stuffed
for dinner. Unthinkable! Frightening! RL 4, ages 8-12
[from the back cover:]
"...and he'd love to have you for Thanksgiving dinner!
There's a special new turkey in the pen behind Annie and Kyle's house. Whenever
they're near him, all their wishes come true. But Kyle and Annie don't know
that Frankenturkey has returned from the grave--and he's making wishes, too.
Frankenturkey's meaner than ever. He wants revenge. And if his holiday wish
comes true, Kyle will really be stuffed this Thanksgiving.
For adults this time but a little late to be of much help this year is a PQ
cookbook in which maybe all of the fractions are correct.
It’s called
Thanksgiving How to Cook it Well
Sam Sifton
From one of America's finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for The
New York Times, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving
dinner--preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style. From the
planning of the meal to the washing of the last plate, Thanksgiving poses
more--and more vexing--problems for the home cook than any other holiday. In
this smartly written, beautifully illustrated, recipe-filled book, Sam Sifton,
the Times's resident Thanksgiving expert, delivers a message of great comfort
and solace: There is no need for fear. You can cook a great meal on
Thanksgiving. You can have a great time. With simple, fool-proof recipes for
classic Thanksgiving staples, as well as new takes on old standbys, this book
will show you that the fourth Thursday of November does not have to be a day of
kitchen stress and family drama, of dry stuffing and sad, cratered pies. You
can make a better turkey than anyone has ever served you in your life, and you
can serve it with gravy that is not lumpy or bland but a salty balm, rich in
flavor, that transforms all it touches. Here are recipes for exciting side
dishes and robust pies and festive cocktails, instructions for setting the
table and setting the mood, as well as cooking techniques and menu ideas that
will serve you all year long, whenever you are throwing a big party. Written
for novice and experienced cooks alike, Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well is
your guide to making Thanksgiving the best holiday of the year. It is not
fantasy. If you prepare, it will happen. And this book will show you
how.Advance praise for Thanksgiving "If you don't have Thanksgiving, you are
not really having Thanksgiving. This book is as essential to the day as the
turkey itself. It's an expert, gently opinionated guide to everything from the
cranberry sauce to the table setting to the divvying up of the leftovers, but
it's also a paean to the holiday and an evocation of both its past and its
promising future. Sam Sifton's Thanksgiving world is the one I want to live
in."--Gabrielle Hamilton, bestselling author of Blood, Bones, & Butter "The
charm of Sam Sifton's Thanksgiving is that he proposes that home cooks treat
this culinary Olympics like any other dinner party--don't panic, deconstruct
your tasks into bite-size pieces, and conquer that fear of failure. Sam could
talk a fledgling doctor through his first open-heart surgery. It's all
here--from brining to spatchcocking, sides to desserts--and served up with a
generous dollop of reassuring advice from one of America's most notable food
writers."--Christopher Kimball, editor of Cook's Illustrated and host of
America's Test Kitchen From the Hardcover edition.
Gotta get moving in the kitchen if we’re going to eat before dark tomorrow:
turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes baked with fresh
apples, all home made with store bought rolls and cranberry sauce and more. My
mouth waters imagining what some of the great cooks on these lists will be
fixing. Time to close and start making the brine.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone however you celebrate it. I’m so glad to be in
your company!
Always with love,
Lissi
