I neither rooted for Martha nor cared about her journey, and I found parts of the novel incredibly slow. The drama that unfolds is ho-hum, nothing I haven't read or seen in novels or television shows before.

Sisters are not perfect. It's a working relationship that we can easily get into a rut with and not question. Much angst is explored with Martha's younger sister who knew more than she ever let on. Do you forgive and forget? The Library of Lost and Found is a charming, sweet read. I enjoyed the mystery at its heart, and Martha was a character I simply adored. She comes of age in a way. She also comes into her own, and it’s a beautiful self-discovery. Zelda was also written fantastically well. I wished she were in my family. The penguin looks sad when it first arrives at the boy’s house… Try to find words (synonyms) that mean the same as ‘sad’. The Library of Lost and Found WILL NOT disappoint a reader who LOVES women's lit, book clubs will have tons to discuss from sister relationships to family secrets to a woman's self-care and even a can lightly touch upon same sex relationships and British culture! It has a ton to plumb while being an easy read!! Librarian Martha Storm has a problem with saying no. She cared for her parents for many years before they passed away and now she continues to put others before herself and receives no appreciation whatsoever for it, especially from her sister Lillian. In fact, it seems everyone takes advantage of Martha's kindess.

The boy made a mistake leaving the penguin at the South Pole. Discuss mistakes that the children might have made in the past. How did they resolve them? So when a stranger leaves a book of stories written by her dead grandmother, she is excited, but very confused. You see, the book was printed three years after her grandmother's death. The penguin was lonely… Discuss what is means to be lonely and how we can help others when they ar feeling lonely. What can we do when we feel lonely ourselves? After hearing so many good things about The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, I simply had to read The Library of Lost and Found. Martha’s obsession with the book initiates a change regarding how she feels about putting others ahead of herself and sets her on a course of searching for answers. Martha’s search leads her to encounter a group of people who expand and challenge her to take a look at her life, It also leads to some changes within Martha regarding how she values herself.

Find out about penguins… Where can you find them? How are they adapted to living in that environment? What do they eat?? (see Resources below) Does this book actually have copies of Martha’s stories that she would write because of her Grandmother's prompting? I’m having a crustacean section next week.” “A cesarean?” … “The baby is lying in a beach position.” “Do you mean breach?” Lost and Found is a children's picture book by Oliver Jeffers, published in 2005. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and was the Blue Peter Book of the Year. [1] [2]I assumed the plot had something to do with the library and books, and though it does in a small way, the storyline was dull and nothing new. Could Grandma really be alive after her parents told her she passed away 30 years ago? If so, what made them say that? One day, a fairy tale book arrives inscribed by her grandmother, Zelda, also her best friend, who mysteriously died a few years before.