![]() ![]() And finally, books themselves serve as stepping stones from print to readers' imaginations by using creative forms of expression. Other times, literature introduces beliefs, cultures, and people from other generations that readers have limited knowledge about. At times, this occurs through vicarious experiences when books link readers to various places or time periods. This month's column explores books that serve as bridges for readers. By engaging in discussions with other readers who have read the same book and who are willing to express their own interpretations, shared connections may occur. By interacting with a story, readers generate their own connections. It can clarify ideas or concepts that may be unfamiliar and allow readers to approach a familiar topic through an interesting perspective. Literature has the potential to build a bridge that can take readers from what they know to new information. The river to tomorrow is as long as it is wide the bridge will get me over see me to the other side "I Am the Bridge" from Remember the Bridge by Carole Boston Weatherford (p. ![]() ![]() The bridge is men and women, famous and unknown, leaving paths of memories timeless stepping stones. ![]()
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