Books I've Read

A teacher recounts how Tourette Syndrome made him the teacher he never had. Oh, that is pretty much the subtitle! Good book.

Arlette Rosen helps people write books. No space ships in this tome, so I had to FORCE myself to finish it, as it gets kinda introspective as we go along. I was near to quitin' when the penis poem came along on page 189. In other new--how come Harbinger says on page 79 that he is NOT a Sikh, the several times, page 208, for example, says he IS a Sikh?

Very intense story of violence and intimidation by 'roided high school football players against the gymnastics squad. Excellent story, but it is not going in the middle school library. A bit too much cussing, violence, and a rape take it to high school. I read the Advance Uncorrected Galley.

Marla Shore finds out who framed her ex-husband in what looks like the fourth entry in the Bad Hair Day Mystery series. Learned about fish raising and coffee plantations.

A boy and a girl at summer camp are marooned, naked, on an island in a lake by their campmates. Very good story, with charming pen and ink drawings.

John James Audubon comes to stay at the house the Celeste the mouse lives in. Very good story, PROFUSELY illustrated.

Published in 1971, this 62-page book is in turns interesting, and faintly disgusting. Illustrated by Jean Zallinger. On Goodreads I learned that the author also wrote The Magic Schoolbus series.

Lots of action. Not a lot of deep thinking required to read. I love the Coast Guard! I probably would have joined the Coast Guard but I figured you probably had to be able to swim, and that's a problem for me. Is there a sequel? 'Cause this one kinda left me hanging, story-wise. But, COAST GUARD IN SPACE!! SPELLED AUTHORS NAME WRONG!! FIX IT!! SHOULD BE "Myke"

The author's parents move to Maine, buy a piece of land from Helen and Scott Nearing, and start an organic farm. I REALLY enjoyed reading this memoir as I have read of the Nearings in Mother Earth News back in the day. From reading this I am sure I did not have the gumption to go "back to the land". Excellent book! Read the Uncorrected Proof edition.

Boy living in the Saltee Islands is caught up in political intrigue and adventure, putting it mildly. Really good.

A continuation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series.

12-year-old Aretemis plans to steal the Elves gold using modern technology, to restore his criminal family's fortune. Clever!

Artemis and Holly have dealing with the 8th family of fairies, AND, Artemis meets a girl as smart as him, probably. Read again in 2009, by misteak.

The world's youngest arch-ciminal genius is now 13. He finds out his father is being held for ransom, and in the Lower Elements the goblins are revolting. Enjoyably clever!

The boy criminal has to get the technology he stole back from the fiend who stole it from him, to save the fairy land from being discovered. Very good.

Artemis and Holly match wits against Opal again.

Benny's Da is transferred to Tunesia. Benny misses Ireland, and hurling, but makes a friend in Omar, a poor local. Tramatic events ensue.

An Irish boy with a badge investigates thefts at his school.

Nifty science fiction story. Cosmo gets zapped and gets the ability to see blue creatures that seem to be sucking the life out of people!

A bad girl dies and has do some good deed to avoid going to the bad place. Read 3/2005