Tompkins County Public Library Community Read discussion

This one seems to blend magical realism with the narrator's guilt in this story along with guilt from the previous story ("Old Growth.") A kindly view of leaving home as in "flying out of the nest" vs. the potential sting from hornets (guilt) for not remembering the mother who gave you life.

I read this one aloud at the read-a-thon, and chose it because I felt the voice was so different from his other pieces. I loved this, with the mother sending various swarms to catch her child's attention, and the blase acceptance of these phenomenons. I could read a whole book starring this mother and her powers!

Cady wrote: "I read this one aloud at the read-a-thon, and chose it because I felt the voice was so different from his other pieces. I loved this, with the mother sending various swarms to catch her child's att..."

Beautiful comment, Cady!