This made my day. I wish I'd had a chorus teacher like this one.
This book has made the rounds and no mistake. I started seeing early reviews awhile back and read a few delightful interviews with Leanna Renee Hieber and found myself intrigued to read her first novel-- The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker . I was, therefore, tickled to receive a copy for review from Ms. Hieber and quickly set about settling in. I knew it was a Gothic paranormal mystery of sorts, featuring (among other things) a group of loyal comrades, a private London academy, a bit of magic, an albino, and a swoon-worthy broody professor a la Richard Armitage in North & South . *moment of silence for the awesomeness of The Armitage* And that was the extent of my pre-reading knowledge. That and the fact that I loved the cover with its simple yet moody, midnight blue and its slightly off-kilter, scripty title. Miss Percy Parker is about to embark on an adventure, albeit a much larger one than she imagines. Leaving the convent--the only home she's ever known--a...
That made me smile that's awesome!! What an amazing teacher!
ReplyDeleteoh so great! I loved the kid with the mullet. :o)
ReplyDeleteSomeone get this man some money. He taught elementary school kids to love Phoenix! And they are INTO it! This is awesome.
ReplyDeleteDUDE!!! This man is AMAZING!! How cool!
ReplyDeleteJenn, I know! Those are the kinds of people you want teaching your kids. Man.
ReplyDeleteAlicia, they're all so cute. And so into it!
Aaron, exactly.
Liza, you just want to hug them they're so cool.
What I love is how unabashed the kids are. Every single one of them is into the music and no one is making fun of anyone for it. LOVE IT.
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