In the rare moments of tranquility that interrupt the boisterous bedlam of a special needs classroom, we—ESPs and teachers and other staff—can sometimes snatch a glorious minute to talk about books. Conversations are always brief, sentences invetibably truncated, thoughts always interrupted.

So I promised a friend who loves to read that I'd put together a list of books I like and share it. I have made the list, but it lacks life: a long list of names and titles signifying little. Most of these books deserve better, so rather than present the list, I'm writing notes, impressions, thoughts about books, and posting them here.

It's not systematic. It's not authoritative. But I love the writing I'll be writing about, and I'll try to tell you why for each one.

This page is the main blog page – click on the title, and you'll find the whole post. There will also be a simple bibliography as this develops.

I'll start small, with Jim Dodge's Fup. And we'll see where we go from here.

Let me know what you think.