Cleopatra

I gave this book up as a bad job.  I usually don't throw in the towel so easily, however, there was so much speculation in this supposed biography that I could not stand it. 

As I have stated before, I love all things to do with Egypt, and Cleopatra is as mysterious as it gets; but this author operated mostly in conjecture and guess-work.  I'm all for a biography, but when there is no evidence of character traits of a person (who BTW, lived over 2,000 years ago), it is very difficult to read someone's "idea" of who a person was. 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

I have read all of the other Wimpy Kid books and loved them.  Jeff Kinney did it again with this book.  At times I was laughing out loud at the situations in the book.  This was a fast one, but very enjoyable. 

The Red Pyramid

I completed this last night.  Rick Riordan also wrote the Percy Jackson series, which I enjoyed.  I guess I just identify best with children's/teen's books.  Nice, easy and fun reading.  I love egypt and anything to do with archeology, and there was a little bit of that in this book.  He does a great job of putting kids in the middle of the story to solve problems and discover their strengths.

The Wedding

I finished this book last weekend.  This is the same author who wrote the Notebook. I really loved the Notebook movie, but never read the book.  I think if I had read the Notebook, I would not have seen the movie because I did  not like his style of writing.  Maybe I am just not romantic enough to read an entire book about a man whining about what a jerk he has been for the last 30 years and who is trying to make it up to his wife in one weekend. 

The Forgotten Garden

This was a great book.  A little mystery, a little drama, a little intrigue!!!  A granddauther sets out to find out her grandmother's true identity after her grandmother dies and leaves clues for her.  The book spans from Australia to England and from the late 1800s to the early 2000s.  Read it. . .I know you will love it.

Such a clutz. . .off the wagon again

I went to the library to kill time and check my email between things I needed to do yesterday.  Well, all three computers were being used so what did I do. . .you got it!!!  The following books of contraband are now sitting on my coffee table waiting to be read:  Cleopatra, Diary of a Whimpy Kid-The Ugly Truth, The Wedding, The Forgotten Garden, The Red Pyramid.

So, lets see how fast I can get these read along with the new books on my list. . .

The Hostile Hospital

I began to read these books years ago and bought the entire series for the boys.  I made it half way through before life interrupted me, so now I am catching up.

Even though these stories are incredibly silly and outrageous, they are fun.  It shows kids that you can work your way out of anything if you use your brains and try your hardest.  It also helps kids realize that sometimes life is not fair and it takes a while to get through the bad stuff.