Books I've Read

A history of African-Americans and other people of color who have played baseball over the last one hundred years.

Naomi lives in trailer in a town very like Lemon Grove, with her grandmother and brother. Family conflicts, trip to Mexico, reunions. Good story.

Story of a young girl coming to America from Mexico back in the 30's. Loosely based on the author's grandmother's life. Very good story.

Summer recalls her aunt May who passed away. A nice story, it's the 1993 Newbery Medal awardee.

Harry Silver ferryies a woman and to men to the not-a-planet of Maracanda where things are not always what one would expect. LATER: Whats with the typos?

The Berserkers are robotic ships that are programmed to kill all living things.

A cautionary tale of over-population and genetic engineering-gone-bad, aimed at younger children. Pretty good, I read it in only two hours!

I did not have high hopes for a teen book about bridge, but I trusted the author, read it, and liked it VERY much! The possibly overwhelming stuff about bridge is marked with a whale symbol so you can skip over it. An excellent idea! I almost want to try playing bridge, now. Almost!

I read this because a student said it was not like she expected, and it was really good. It IS really good. I weeped at the end.

Very interesting tales of the patients of a neuro-something-or-other. Can't say I read EVERY word, but enjoyed it. Amazing stories.

Good story. Good movie.

Author goes to juvenile detention facility for mostly murderers, teaches a writing class. Non-fiction. I liked the talking-parts, but not the student writing parts. It's just me, I guess.

Shelly House is over a hundred years old. Once a mansion, now divided into apartments, or "flats", as the Brits will call them. A motley assortment of people live there, mostly not getting along very well. An assault occurs, suspects are listed, but everything is cleared up by the end. Except the death of Marge!

Nova is accused causing the community's roofing to be stolen. Enjoyed reading it.

The village council wants to shut down the library, and the patron are revolting! Great story!

Frank spends several decades riding the number 88 bus to find a girl he talked to. Several people help him. I really liked this story.

Archy McNally, #11. Written by Vincent Lardo. Archy is supposed to deliver the money to some guy selling a Truman Capote manuscript, but stuff goes wrong.

Archy McNally, #4. Some one is stealing stuff from the Forsythes, and it might be someone who lives there.

Archy McNally, #10.
Author is Vincent Lardo.
Super famous romance author Sabrina Wright hires Archy to find her missing husband. Who disappeared while looking for Sabrina's missing (adult) daughter. Who ran off (with her muckraker journalist boyfriend) to look for her birth father.

Archy McNally, #12. Written by Vincent Lardo. Some guy drowns in a shallow pool.