Recently I was asked to preview the book, “Icky and Cece and
the Mysterious Mr. Thuan” by Donna Piscitelli. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity. The book captured my attention as a
former middle school teacher and as a parent of a middle school student.
Piscitelli takes the often heady and remote Catholic Social
teachings to a level that middle school students can understand. But more than that, she engages them in
a interesting story that is not unlike their own. She captures what makes middle school students unique in
their desire to be accepted into a peer group while at the same time learning
who they are within themselves.
Students will love the story and be struck by the lesson it
provides. I highly recommend you
read it and share it with your middle school student. It will provide wonderful discussions around your dinner
table. I’m passing it on to my
daughter today. It would be a
great addition to any Catholic middle school curriculum.
I am anxious to read what Donna writes next.
Here is the Amazon link to the book:
For more information on Donna Piscitelli, visit: www.jmjpilgrim.com
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