The Wanderer - Sharon Creech

One of the reasons I really liked this book because it is from two views. This book is a about a journey over the ocean in a ship. One perspective is from a girl who knows a lot about ships but is very frustrated because all the boys with less knowledge aren't letting her do anything on the ship because they think she is weak and dumb. The other view is from a boy on the ship, who gets to help with things but always messes them up.

Escape - Paul Dowsell

This is a book about famous prison escapes. Each escape story can be read seperately. This book was a fascinating quick read. There are multiple kinds of escapes using anything from brute force to lock picking to disguises. It is very interesting to learn about the extent that the prisoners will go to to escape from the horrible places they life in.

I would really love to read a book following the life of a general manager of a fictional NFL team. It would go through multiple years of drafts and trades and contracts.

Penderwicks in Spring

This is a very good book about a family of 6 kids. They are struggling with money. It is told from the view of an 8 year old boy and an 11 year old girl, the 4 and 5th oldest in the group. Betsy, the girl, loves music. After an unexpected change of teacher in music class, the new teacher discovers her singing voice. To pay for the singing lessons, she starts her own dog walking business. Along the way she overhears something disturbing about herself, but doesn't tell anyone she actually heard it. She has to cope with this piece of information while keeping up with normal life, and that might just prove too much for her.

This week I am going to be reading Things Not Seen.
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