March 26, 2014

Question of the Week: “What are you hoping to find today and did you come across any surprises?” (Asked at the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale)

TT Matt Trowbridge 3-26-14

“I was hoping to find some older copies of some books that I teach. I did find an older copy of Hamlet. My students have been curious about whether Shakespeare existed, so I was happy to find the Mysterious William Shakespeare, Myth and Reality. And the surprise was a book written by a girl about a school that I went to.”

—Matt Trowbridge, 8th grade English teacher at the Princeton Academy

TT Georgia Whidden 3-26-14

“Some cook books by Marcella Hazan, and I found a book by Edward Lear called The Scroobious Pip, which was my children’s favorite book when they were little. I bought a copy for my grandchildren.”

—Georgia Whidden, Skillman

TT Abigail Naomi Bazar 3-26-14

 Abigail: “I was hoping to find some thick books and some mystery books. I was surprised when I found some books that were not as thick but really interesting. I was also trying to find sad books about friendship and I found two.”Naomi: “I was hoping to find some adventure books and books about animal attacks and people who survived. I found some mystery books, and I also found a book about the holocaust.”

—Abigail (left) and Naomi Bazar, Princeton

TT Melissa Kay Mack Connie Escher 3-26-14

 Melissa: “I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, I just really like to come to the book sale. I did not find any particular surprises today.”Kay: “I found a garden book that I was looking for and didn’t find yesterday when I was here.”

Connie: “I was looking for wonderful books to augment my classroom library with DK picture books on all subjects, history, art, etc. My surprise book was a very interesting children’s book with reproductions from the 19th and 18th centuries. It is a beautiful, huge book with illustrations from that time.”

—(from left to right) Melissa and Kay Mack, with Connie Escher, 7th grade World History Teacher at John Witherspoon School, Princeton

TT Deborah Westbrook 3-26-14

“Books are treasures to me. This is just a treasure hunt. I enjoy taking a look around and seeing all these wonderful books that are filled with ideas and thoughts and pictures and art. For me it is a total explosion of the mind to come here.”

—Deborah Westbrook, Rocky Hill

TT Anna Gracey Michael McLoughlin 3-26-14

 Anna: “I was looking for classics and poetry books. They had a great poetry section. I am excited with the poetry anthology I found.”Michael: “I was hoping to find something unexpected and I did.
I found a book on English poetry and a history book that I’m really excited about.” —Anna Gracey and Michael McLoughlin, Students at The College of New Jersey

 
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