Jun 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames By: Kai Bird The Good Spy was so good that I read it twice. Actually, I listened to it once as an audio book and read the print book, but that’s beside the point. It’s a fascinating biography of a man who, as...
Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wolf by Wolf By: Ryan Graudin This book begins with two big “what ifs”. What if Germany and Japan won WW2? What if the horrible experiments the Nazis conducted on concentration camp inmates actually resulted in giving these prisoners powers? Useful powers....
Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook By: Leslie Connor The only home sixth grader Perry Cook has known is the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility, where he lives with his incarcerated mother. His official foster parent is the facilities warden who has allowed...
Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Ex By: Alafair Burke Olivia Randall is a top defense attorney in New York City working under the tutelage of her respected mentor. She’s career-minded and likes the comfortable routine of drinks with her BFF and defending the innocent. Her world is upended by a...
Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Come Rain or Come Shine: A Mitford Novel By: Jan Karon Don’t you adore books in series? I love getting to know a set of characters well and sharing in their adversities and adventures over a prolonged time-frame. One of my ultimate favorite series is Mitford by Jan...
Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Interstellar Cinderella By: Deborah Underwood This is a futuristic take on Cinderella that recasts the heroine as a skilled mechanic, “one who studies rocket-ship repair late into the night.” The story is written in playful rhymes. Interstellar Cinderella is very...
