This Newbery award winning book lives up to the hype. This is a cool coming of age story with a beautiful message or a couple. If you weren’t who you want to be today, do better tomorrow. Also, just being brave enough to take that step forward. Loved it.

This one is part mythology/suspension and betrayal. It is a glance into the pearl diving people. Tragedy happens and we try to attribute it to something to make it make sense in our minds. I liked this one as it leaves a bit off the mysterious while uncovering the treachery that can hide in the…

This is a very colorful introspective book. As you can guess what the main word of this book is by the title, moving past this I loved a lot of the topics. The topic of the endless loop of self-depreciation, the topic of Pleasure vs Happiness, and the topic of getting out of your and…

This is book 2 of Island of the Blue Dolphins. This time we are following the niece of Karana on the mainland. Again we have a story of love and loss and all of the same topics as the previous book but in a different view. We do get to see Katana about three quarters…

Obvious an award winning book and for good reason. It is surprising as you think of this young lady’s ability not to just survive but to thrive when on her own. A beautiful story of love and loss, friendship and enemies, good people and bad, young verses old. A delightful story that harkens days of…

This is book 18 of the Goosebumps series. Or dynamic friends are back from the first book and so is familiar blue can. But this time it’s hamster time. A big bully features in this one. I like that it doesn’t easily resolve the situation as a lot of books tend to do. Although the…

This is a book from John McPhee long time writer for the New Yorker among other things. It contains a lot of great information on just the process of writing. Tires is not a step by step or do this… type of book. More it is at a higher and at once a lower level.…

Book 21 of the Goosebumps series. Practical jokes and worms. Lots of worms. This one does have a grossness factor and is less mystical than other tales. Overall it is entertaining and is an interesting way to take this old saying.

The conclusion to a wonderful series. We wrap the whole thing up and end with an explanation of what is going on. Logan features prominently in this one. Overall the series was a fun one to read with lots of business details that kept one thinking how things can be resolved with words far better…

This time we are building a super power. Instead of a lesson in economics this time it is a lesson in politics. Not to say there isn’t a nice expedition. Not to worry the end of the world event is on the cusp of happening. An angry dragon and undead pirates. Lots of crazy adventures…