This week I finished three more books and they really couldn't be more different from each other.
First this week I read the 8th book in the Ranger's Apprentice series, The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan. Will, Halt and Horace travel to Clonmel to take on a cult of so-called religious men who are really murderers and thieves. When they get to Clonmel Will and Horace discover that Halt has a brother (!) - a twin brother (!) - and he's a king! I love these books, they never disappoint!
Next up was The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow. Told in the form of a scrapbook, this book is filled with pictures, drawings, notes and even knitting. Lydia and Julie really want to be popular. They just have no idea how to make that happen. So they decide to take notes on what the popular girls do to be popular and keep them in a notebook. After several months that range from almost-becoming-popular to even-more-unpopular-than-ever, Lydia and Julie's friendship is put to the test. The girls learn more about friendship than they ever do about popularity and find some new friends along the way.
Saving the best for last, A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg was fantastic. It's 1963 in Mississippi and Addie Ann loves her brother Elias and her Uncle Bump more than any other people in the world. Elias goes missing after saving Addie Ann and her cat from a bad situation and now Uncle Bump is accused of a crime he didn't commit. Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Help by Kathryn Stockett this book captures the frustration, anger,fear, hope and dreams of African Americans at this time in our country's history. Great book.
They all look good! You need to change your bookshelf!
ReplyDeleteI just finished THE ISLAND by Hislop. It told the story of Spinalonga, an island off Crete, which was a leper colony from 1903 to 1957. The town of Placa faces the island and the loves, hates, and fears of those townspeople are very engrossing. A good read, with a lot of information about the disease, too. Kathy