Each time Menaka Raman posted about The Great Escape events, she urged participants to bring a spoon.And then, when she autographed my copy, she wrote Spoontacular Varsha.How could I not be intrigued? What's the big deal about a spoon anyway?You have to read The Great Escape to find out, and that's why it's the first book we'll be reading at my book club in December. Sachit wants to escape from school. And the best thing about finding a friend is that you can lay devious plans together, and do your best not to get caught as you execute those plans. A fun, mad read, I think the best part of the book is the way it ends, but I'm not going to give that away! Spoons We'll do our spoon activity before we start reading The Great Escape. What I used to find (and perhaps still find) most exciting about a spoon is that you're upside-down in there! And … [Read more...]