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7 Back-to-School Books to Help You Enjoy the Silence

Like many families at this time of year, you might be sending your kids back to school. Now that they'll be occupied with school during the day, activities, sports, and homework in the evening, you may find you have more time to kick back and relax. Why not do so with a good book?


Here is a list of books that you can add to your TBR pile for when the kids are busy:


1. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman


Ove is a grumpy older man who definitely likes things his own way. As the neighborhood around him grows and changes, Ove has a difficult time adapting to the change, especially while he is going through the biggest change of his own life.


As the story unfolds, the reader discovers why Ove has grown into the disgruntled older man that he is—the one who has been left behind too many times. While Ove is a grumpy older man, he also has a large heart. Over time, he welcomes the new neighbors in his own way, accepting them for who they are, in his own curmudgeonly way.


Backman, a Swedish author, has a trend of developing very deep characters that evolve as the storyline develops. His writing style is one that will likely pull you in. This book is bound to pull on your heartstrings.


2. The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher


This is a fictionalized account of Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, the sister of future President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert and Edward Kennedy. Kick's father served as the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, spending time in London where his own daughters had a formal presentation to society as debutantes in 1938.


Kick falls in love with Billy Hartington, the future Duke of Devonshire. There's only one problem—the match between Catholic Kick and Protestant Billy. When World War II breaks out, the Kennedys flee England for the safety of the US, but Kick isn't willing to stay. Desperate to get back to Billy, wherever he is after joining the war, Kick becomes a journalist and joins the Red Cross.


Many of the events of the story are based on the actual life of Kathleen Kennedy. You may want to read this with a box of tissues beside you.



If you are raising a daughter in today's world, what advice do you want to raise her with? One day, Adichie received a letter from her friend that was wondering how to raise her daughter as a feminist.


Written by the author of Why We Should All Be Feminists, Adichie shares fifteen suggestions in her response. None of these are truly radical, but a way of helping both boys andgirls understand how to raise each other up in today's world.


This is a very short book that can be read in the span of an afternoon, but will have you walking away with lessons to last a lifetime—for you or your child. If you finish this, take a look at Adichie's TEDx Talk about why we should allbe feminists.


For the rest of the list, visit armywifenetwork.com.

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