Posts Tagged ‘Dianne McKinney-Whetstone’

Thirty (Book) Reasons that September Just Got Better!

By APOOO • Aug 30th, 2008 • Category: APOOO Features, Hot Fun in the Summertime

While summer has some baggage, for me it’s very small compared to all of the pluses, which make me want to hold on to summer for as long as I can and impossible for me to let go easily. For many of us summer ends when the kids head back to school…and/or Labor Day is upon us…I am still not ready to put away my summer clothes, my LIGHT COLORED SHOES…heck not even my sandals…lol.



Tumbling by Dianne McKinney-Whetstone

By APOOO • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Discussion Guide

Tumbling by Dianne McKinney-Whetstone BUY IT NOW

Reading Group Discussion Points
1. What details does McKinney-Whetstone provide that so wonderfully evoke the setting of that South Philly neighborhood during the forties and fifties? How do McKinney-Whetstone’s colorful characters, such as Next-Door-Jeanie and Cardplaying-Rose enliven this neighborhood and further evoke the setting? How does the setting help [...]