The Book Thief

31 pages into this one and WOW!  This is a GREAT book!  It is so beautifully written.  Narrated by Death, the story is a brand new examination of World War II as he follows the life of Liesel as she steals books from wherever she is able. I can hardly wait to read more.  This is a book for Kauri, for sure- Raven and Damian too.   I think they would love the words chosen to tell this haunting and beautiful story.  So glad I decided to start with this one.  Thanks, Pasqual!

New Books

I am so excited!  I just bought new books and can't wait to get started.  I bought The Book Thief, My Sister's Keeper and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.  I don't know which to start first.  Pasqual says that Jodi Picoult, the author of My Sister's Keeper is really good.  But then, he also highly recommended The Book Thief, and Sherman Alexie is always great.  I just need way more hours in a day to read all these great books.  With all this heat, what better way to spend time anyhow?