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Show baa ifestyle Wasaren PAGE 22 | COUNTY Aucusr 10, 1999 in Translations bist Seve Found or OURIER | Lost in Translation By Nicole Mones- 366 Pages is Nicole Monee and hopefully not her last. Mones. grabs our attention immediately in Lost in Translation, and, even though the story slows down - somewhat, Mones’ book never loses our interest. | ‘Special Orders Book Searches The back drop for the book is mod- Coffees & Teas ern China and through the protagonist of the story, Alice Mannegan, we learn much about present day conditions. As _ the story unfolds, we also learn some _ of the history of this country as well. “A Store With Book Sense.” =) Mones backdrop for the tale which is part. love story and part travelogue into little-known and little-traveled parts of China. Due to the political climate of | China, the expedition is joined by two Chinese experts in the field of archaeology--partly to spy and partly creates an unforgettable ‘© make certain that any finds in the 4 and conflict, and of the heroine’s strug- States. 3) gle to lose herself in a foreign land. Monday - nanays torical et ts make it extremely enter- Northwest China and this search is as_ taining. riveting as any mystery. The four people in the party each take personal While Lost in Translation is ~ Mones’ first published book, it is an absorbing, richly imagined book. farthest reaches issues with them which they need to are egsed by unanticipated discoveries. 3 tion system. "We will never be perfect, but we're doing a =F). — oe 3 belted ns jephag in the United States. . , _ Case realizes that there are faults in the public =a) —aa) = =a =i a = = = | ROCKY lot of good things for children, both acaemiedty and . | educa- | - socially," he says. Case's staff is slowly filtering back frorh the summer, even though they aren't scheduled back until two days MOUNTAIN PERFECTION CO. very stable staff," says Case. | : fools too much diversityis a bad thing. identities with teachers. Fresh Utah Produce! grades, Case It's important that the very youngest of the students have nurturing, loving early teachers. But Case also stresses maturity and wisdom. 7 Something else that Case stresses is reading. Each day is started with everyone in the school-students, teachers, even Case, reading. For the most part, whatever the student wants to read. Fifteen minutes of silent sustained ~ reading. Case doesn't really care what the student reads, _ ast so the student is reading. Usually Case will take his : =. - Case swears that times haven't really. changed, except Ecivbe technologically. -Granted; he sees fewer parents. Now Available: oe -| -taking education: their children, = - although in Heber, that's not a huge problem. active roles in the And the” _ technology helps i in giving a student a wider, faster, more accessible view of almost anything. But students are ‘still. Hair Cutting » ‘Coloring - Massage Body Wraps Salt Glows e Facials© Manicures ° ¢ Pedicures . Pamper Yourself | From Head To Toe ‘Gift Certificates Available | | TT 4 ! Labihmlole | : 31 West Center _ Heber City ¢ Utah - Blooming’ soon at ‘the Harvest House. | _fursery. near you, ieee Sweet Corn - students and parents are still parents and teachers are stilt. gp SaChETS a “But what Case doesn't realize is.that-times must have® - einged Or maybe children-have. "My kids aren't afraid © of me," says Case. They come up and hug him when they” _ see him in the grocery store. They high-five him. in the a hall. They talk to him. They like him. | And now, Case is going to leave. "I keep mondala what else I could do here to bring this school up to the Tomatoes & More! Get 4 shrubs for the P ny ns shrubs! — Children form © “own book into aclassroom and join the kids | |159 East Main « Midway, Utah — 485- ‘654- S292 age 435.657.1440 = : next level,” says Case of J. R. Smith Elementary. "But in | ‘ going back to my first love." : _ Case started out teaching fifth, sik and seventh graders 31 years ago. And soon, he'll see the students he's” leaving at J. R. Smith over at the new middle school. They'll be a little older, and it will be a little less cool for them to admit they like him. But he'll still be Mr. Case to them. No first name, just mister. Just a great guy. _ | | | _ That's good for Case. In the younger We interrupt this growing season to bring ee Perming * Ce Waxing * e before school begins. Only two new teachers will bejoining J. R. Smith Elementary School this year. "We have a — 2 laa ll ives. At the end of the story, various disappointments in the characters lives to the = =s The characters are so_ of = PRINCIPAL 10 a. m. to 4 p-m. individuals. well-developed that the reader feels he ann | ; hi sealsN Nig > confront, so we have not only the surface story of the search for the bones, but the personal stories of each of these or she is personally involved in their. Party The story begins with Alicé pedal| a back to her home at dawn through 103 East Main e Midway, Utah sich at 435-657-BOOK to the United The quest for the remains takes the The book is fiction, but has enough his- | et seen. since 1941. These events provide the ~ f COUNtMY ar e not oe 4| ee Ce eae and have not been story of love and desire, of family ties aol ‘ them from the invading Japanese ante aa | World War II in order to protect ] iveiacetanan oe : N etter cena | Unique Gift Items NTO the French priest, Pierre Teilahard Booksellers’ Association Pete Pacific EA Books ° Cards of the 5 aa etna Winner. OTE, Your neighborhood book store. Lacneed ae in the heart of Heber Kallegt: alas dara first novel De Chardin These remains were then supposedly hidden during ~BOOKS AND BEYOND _ @ gathering ee =| | Northwest the deserted streets of Beijing. Then comes the phone call from American archeologist, Dr.. Adam who needs — Alice’s Spencer, expertise as an interpreter to help in his search for the remains of the Peking man, first discovered by OS Ll ; REVIEW BY JAN SLOAN LINN ae Meetment tha tisot wetted cease? severe betes Nicole Mones’ First_ Book Speaks Voluees | e |