Red at the Bone

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is a whole family epic story in a small book. 

Told mostly through flashback memories during an afternoon in 2001 Brooklyn, as Melody walks down the stairs during a party, her parents and grandparents reflect of how they got to this time in their lives. 

Two families of different social classes are joined together by a teen pregnancy. Through experiences, decisions and relationships a family is created and changed. 

Woodson is an incredible author who can set a scene with on sentence. Her powerful writing makes for amazing reading. 

Woodson, Jacqueline. (2019). Red at the Bone. New York: Riverhead Books.

Scenes and Walks in the Northern Shawanagunks

 

Scenes and Walks in the Northern Shawangunks by Jack Fagan is both a hiking guide and a geologic history of a unique area.

The Gunks are part of a range of the Appalachian Fold Belt that stretches through the East coast of the US and into Canada. What makes this part of the fold unique is the exposed quarts conglomerate - or pretty while cliffs in which you can see the striations of formation and time.

While the Shawangunks are known for rock climbing, they also contain some of the most beautiful hiking in the region. High cliffs and ridges, waterfalls and dwarf pine can been seen. 

This guide begins with the formation of the land, speaks about plants and animals, and concludes with some great trails.

Fagan, Jack. (2006). Scenes and Walks in the Northern Shawangunks. New York: New York - New Jersey Trail Conference.