Stanley Yelnats inherited a nasty curse from his dirty rotten pig-stealing great great grandfather. Fate gives him the opportunity to turn it all around.
Lady Melody reads Animal Farm
Barbara Parks has given us a tiny heroine whose story is as hilarious as it is easy to read.
Lady Melody reads
Holes
Lady Melody reads
Dr. Seuss and Friends
Harper Lee produced her Pulitzer Prize winning Great American Novel in 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird presents a rich and nuanced picture of complex cultural issues; a female lead character worthy of honor; and in Scout's father, Atticus, an icon of true integrity.
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Into the Mystic
Useful Concepts in
Physics and Beyond
Lady Melody reads
A Wrinkle in Time
In book two of the Harry Potter saga, things heat up as an Ancient Evil is released at Hogwarts, and Harry the prime suspect.
Dr. Seuss uses the simplest words possible to teach us the most important things. The power of Faithfulness, the weakness of Vanity, and the importance of Every Voice.
Lady Melody Reads
Order of the Phoenix
Instant sound therapy from Wildwood Gardens.
Lady Melody reads
the Phantom Tollbooth
Lady Melody reads
the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter (AKA the chosen one) has a date with destiny. Prophecy marks him as the One who will be able to defeat the Dark Lord--but for now, he's just a kid with problems of his own.
Lady Melody reads
Julie B Jones
Lady Melody reads
The Goblet of Fire
High geek-value presentations of the places where modern Physics meets ancient Mysticism.
Me
Lady Melody reads
the Prisoner of Azkaban
Animal Farm was written before 1984. In this classic story, the animals of Manor Farm stage a revolution and overthrow the tyranny of Human Beings. As the tale unfolds, we see the first flush of promise turn slowly into totalitarian rule. This is Orwell's reminder of how the seemingly *Brand New Ideas* of Socialism have ALWAYS played out on Planet Earth.
Madeline L'Engle gives us the heroic tale of Meg Murray, an oddball girl who must battle the dark force that besets our troubled world.
Lady Melody reads
To Kill a Mockingbird
A notorious criminal has escaped from Wizard Prison, and he's looking for Revenge!
Lady Melody reads Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451-the temperature at which paper burns. Ray Bradbury writes with poetic grace about a possible future in which Firemen burn books and sometimes the criminals who read them. This beautifully crafted tale of redemption follows Firman Guy Montag through his awakening and return to sanity. May it be so for our troubled world.
This playlist was recorded some years ago. Today these messages are more relevant than ever. Being ahead of your time isn't much fun, but it's really useful when we all get to the point of 2020 Hindsight.
Lady Melody reads 1984
Sonic Sundays
with Lady Melody
Lady Melody reads
Harry Potter
Our Lady Melody
Tells it Like it Is
Milo has a very uninteresting existence, UNTIL the sudden arrival of the Phantom Tollbooth ushers him into the Lands Beyond. This journey of discovery and transformation is full of wit and word-play that always satisfies.
The Wizarding World begins to take on a horrifying resemblance to our own . As evil begins to capture the government and the press, Good People must resist.
The tale of the Boy Who Lived continues as Harry finds himself in the middle of the action once again.
George Orwell put pen to paper in 1948 and brought forth his classic cautionary tale 1984. This prophetic warning paints a horrifyingly familiar portrait of a culture shaped by the Nazi mind control techniques so evident during WWII. When the war ended, those techniques of strategic emotional manipulation were adopted by the American advertising industry, because they work.
Today, we have been groomed by relentless advertisement into excellent consumers who serve the Economy. A Good Consumer is neurotic, anxious, and searching for an instant solution that can be bought from a store. Good Consumers rely on the Voice of Authority to tell them what to think, and above all, who to hate.