Father’s Day is on Sunday, June 18. I was looking for information about the true meaning of Father’s Day and Wikipedia.org said it best, in this writer’s opinion, “Father’s Day is a holiday honoring one’s father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.” My own dad passed away when I was 15. My mom married a wonderful man who was also my dad until 2018 when he passed away. My father-in-law has been a great father figure for the past 19 years. I have been fortunate to have grandfathers and uncles play a big role in my life, too. Happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers, Dads, Father Figures, Uncles, Brothers, Grandfathers and Men out there promoting positive male role models for us! Thank you for being in our lives; we celebrate your influence.
A children’s fiction book about summer fun spending time with dad we have Fishing with Dad, A Lucky Luke Hunting Adventure by Kevin Lovegreen. A brief description reads, “The sun is shining, the lake is sparkling, and Lucky Luke can’t wait to go Fishing with Dad. A wonderful addition to the Lucky Luke’s Hunting Adventures book series, this fun story is sure to get any youngster excited about fishing. So jump on board and see if the fish are biting!” If you like this one, we also have First Deer Cheer, Monster Mule Deer, and The Snake River Challenge by Kevin Lovegreen.
Our junior fiction readers can consider Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. A brief description, “A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards’ families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.” This is book one of the Tales from Alcatraz series.
Adult readers looking for a little cool down in this summer heat may consider High Arctic Watch: The Frozen Chosen by Michael Stephenson. A brief description, “In 1968, Parliament passed the Unification Act – and the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force ceased to exist. Amidst the smoldering tension of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and the nationwide bedlam created by the (dis)integration, M/Corporal Painter, an expert Electrical Technician with a startling and often outrageous sense of humor, is posted to a top-secret station in the high Arctic. There he finds a world even more addled than the one he left on The Outside.” This book is written based on personal experiences the author had when in the Canadian Military; think MASH with a Canadian twist.
A biography our adult readers may consider is Look for me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself by Luke Russert. A brief description, “From journalist Luke Russert, an exploration of finding oneself and one’s place in the world in the face of crushing expectations and grief. “Look for me there,” news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim’s footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he was chasing his father’s legacy. As the son of two accomplished parents—his mother is journalist Maureen Orth of Vanity Fair—Luke felt the pressure of high expectations but suddenly decided to leave the familiar path behind. Instead, Luke set out on his own to find answers. What began as several open-ended months of travel to decompress and reassess morphed into a three-plus-year odyssey across six continents to discover the world and, ultimately, to find himself.”
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