Coronavirus, am I right? Last week Simmons University made the decision to extend spring break for a week and then, like many universities, to go online for the rest of the semester. Since I was already in Colorado for spring break, it looks like I'm going to stay here for the duration of the crisis.
Now that I live in Boston for grad school and Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaptation of Little Women was just nominated for Best Picture, it seemed an ideal time to visit Concord and revisit Little Women.
While I was tempted to not look back at the weirdness that was 2019, I decided that in order to fully embrace 2020, I needed to reconcile the good with the bad in order to remind myself that life is full of complexities.
My first semester of grad school has been incredible, but it's also been difficult and challenging and I've struggled more than I could have ever imagined going in. I'm trying to be honest about my struggles, and also thankful for the big and little things that are helping me along the way.
Because the Horn Book offices are located on Simmons' campus, the university serves as a host for the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, which celebrate excellence in children's literature, are awarded in the summer and celebrated in the fall. I was overjoyed to have the chance to attend the ceremony and get to see first hand as award-winning authors and illustrators speak about their work. And of course, the book signing and reception afterwards were just the icing on the cake.
Bookishly Bright 