May 2009
Newsletter
Parkside Books
208B N. 7 Highway
Phone: 816-224-9082
Fax: 816-224-0962
e-mail: books @parksidebooks.com
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday
Store Events in May
Wednesday Evenings 7:00 p.m. Parkside Writers Group
Wednesday, May 13, 10:00 a.m. The Morning Book Club
(discussing: The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis)
Congratulations Graduates
We have great plans in the works for our Fifth Anniversary celebration in June. There will be sales, book signings, appreciation gifts, and refreshments to enjoy while you shop with us. Watch our next newsletter for details. We are so happy to be here for another year.
The Book selection for the Reading Group this month is The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis. I usually read fiction so this book was a pleasant change for me. If you get the opportunity, read this book and see if you have a “diamond necklace” in your life. Experience this celebration of sharing and how our lives can be changed by sharing with others.
By Beth King
Purple Butterflies by D. W. Golden
When I was very young I had a favorite book that told the story of a young boy who visited all points of the compass, North, East, South, and West, through doors in a fantasy hallway. There he met the wind, the rain, the flora, and the fauna and learned lessons about how to be a good citizen of the world.
I have a new favorite book, now, about a young woman turning thirteen in a modern world that faces all manner of destructive forces.
Ms Golden’s thirteen year-old heroin is a chubby unattractive girl who faces taunting at school and abuses at home, never realizing that she is truly special and her destiny is to battle for the existence of the world.
In this charming fantasy, filled with fairies, demons, gremlins, ogres, dragons, and all sorts of wondrous creatures, Darby reaches the age of metamorphosis that plagues all early teens. She learns to deal with her anger and to forgive those who have failed her. She learns about the earth and all the plants and animals that depend in one way or another on humanity for their very existence, and how fragile the world, as we know it, truly is.
What makes Darby so appealing is that she does her best to get along in a hostile world, treasuring her only friend, Lucy. When she begins to change into the brilliant creature that is her destiny, she doesn’t forget her friends, and makes new ones along the way.
This is an exciting adventure for young people. There are battles with evil, occasions for growing in spirit, and opportunities for Darby to make important choices. The story is a cautionary tale of what could happen to our world if we forget to take care of it. I highly recommend the book for young readers. (And some of us older ones, as well.)
April showers bring May flowers
Parkside Books supports local authors and artists. Our book signing events with local authors have been well received. Some of the authors have returned for second and third events. We always enjoy having these talented people with us for a few hours and we hope to have more special events like this in the future.
The colorful, fanciful works of local artist, Phillip King, have been on display and for sale at the store. Recently the artist has turned his Bloom Series into delightful note cards. As a special May offering, this limited series will be on display and for sale or special order through Parkside Books. You won’t find these beautiful cards anywhere else in Blue Springs or the Kansas City area.
Mr. King is a native of Blue Springs and graduated from Blue Springs High School and the Art Institute of Denver, in Denver, Colorado.
The artist will be in the store Saturday, May 23, to answer questions about his work and the process he uses to create these floral fantasies.
Beth and Marilyn
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