Mystery book cover ~ title revealed

Okay, my question from Saturday has been answered by Wendy and Helen, neither of whom could see the other's answer because this blog is moderated.  The mystery cover is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 1962.  The illustrations on the left of this cover show Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which.  The three children flying across the top of the picture are the main characters.  Can you name any of them?

The cover at the top is, however, only one of the many covers this Newbery-award-winning book has "worn" since it was published more than 50 years ago.  This blue cover is from the original hardback edition.

I think this may have been the cover on the version my children had, when they were growing up.

And here are some of the other covers, including foreign editions in other languages.  I see on this spread all three covers I have featured here.  And it turns out I'm not the only one among my book friends who love this book.

Wendy said:  "Best.  Book.  Ever.  'It was a dark and stormy night...' "

Annette said on Facebook:  "My all time favorite kids' book!!"

Sunday Salon ~ crazy enough?

BOOKS

Just finished reading

1.  The Storyteller ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2013, fiction (New Hampshire and Poland), 8/10

Just bought this one

2.  A New New Testament : A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts ~ edited with commentary by Hal Taussig, with a Foreword by John Dominic Crossan, 2013, religion

MYSTERY COVER

Yesterday's mystery cover remains unnamed.   Do you recognize this cover?  What's the title?  Who's the author?  There are clues in the comments section that may be helpful to you.

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Name this book

This is the cover of a famous award-winning children's book.  Do you recognize it?  Can you name it?

Beginning ~ with unspoken anger

Purple Hibiscus ~ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2003, fiction (Nigeria)

"Things started to fall apart at home when my brother, Jaja, did not go to communion and Papa flung his heavy missal across the room and broke the figurines on the étagère."

Several years ago, I read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), which is on a list of 1001 books we should read before we die.  I meant to read Purple Hibiscus (2003) soon afterwards, but I'm only now getting around to it.  She's a good writer, so I have great hopes for this book.

The cover on the library copy I'm reading is the one I showed in my Library Loot post last week.  That post also gives a summary of the novel.

Gilion at Rose City Reader hosts Book Beginnings on Fridays. Click here for today's Mister Linky.

BBT (#32) ~ feeling a bit April foolish

Deb @ Booking Through Thursday asks:

"What’s the silliest (most foolish) book you’ve ever read?  Did you enjoy it?"

My Cat: The Silliest Cat in the World ~ by Gilles Bachelet, 2004, children's, 10/10

Ah, this one's easy!  I immediately thought of a book that Kiki reviewed, a delightful book that she (and I) rated 10 of 10.  Here's the link to Kiki's review.  That's the "cat" on the cover.  Now imagine the "cat" jumping all over the furniture, trying to use a litter box, and doing other cat things.  It was silly, it was fun, it was a most delightful children's picture book, and I highly recommend it to all my young-at-heart friends.

Library Loot ~ April 3-9

The Midwife of Hope River ~ by Patricia Harman, 2012, fiction (West Virginia)

Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and introduces us to a truly unforgettable heroine.  Patience Murphy, a midwife struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudice — and her own haunting past — is a strong and endearing character, as she courageously attempts to bring new light and life into an otherwise cruel world.

The Storyteller ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2013, fiction

Sage Singer is a baker.  She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother’s death.  When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage’s grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship.  Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can’t, and they become companions.  Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shameful secret — one that nobody else in town would ever suspect — and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor.  If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well.  With her own identity suddenly challenged, and the integrity of the closest friend she’s ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she’s made about her life and her family.  When does a moral choice become a moral imperative?  And where does one draw the line between punishment and justice, forgiveness and mercy?

Origami ~ by Sally Henry, 2011, children's

Origami, from the Japanese for "folding paper," originated in Japan hundreds of years ago. The complex and intricate paper folds of this art form are beautiful and have helped develop understanding of math concepts as well. This books covers basic origami techniques and projects. With few supplies needed other than paper and imagination, this book will keep active, young readers fascinated for hours at a time.

Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War by Michael Isikoff, 2006

Hubris takes us behind the scenes at the White House, CIA, Pentagon, State Department, and Congress to show how George W. Bush came to invade Iraq — and how his administration struggled with the devastating fallout.  It connects the dots between Bush's expletive-laden outbursts at Saddam Hussein, the bitter battles between the CIA and the White House, the fights within the intelligence community over Saddam's supposed weapons of mass destruction, the outing of an undercover CIA officer, and the Bush administration's misleading sales campaign for war.

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire @ The Captive Reader and Marg @ The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages us to share titles of books we’ve checked out of the library.  Add your link any time during the week, and see what others got this week.

Book lover's dilemma

My friend Jan posted this image about book buying on Facebook and on her blog, and it seems perfect for all the book bloggers and readers I know.  It's the book lover's dilemma.