FISH

Facts:Date finished: 8-22-08Author: Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John ChristensenCategory: BusinessPublished: 2004Pages: 115Rating: 3.5/5 Basic Plot:The third floor at the company has been called a toxic energy dump, and Mary Jane is determined to change things, starting with herself. She picks up some valuable lessons in the most unexpected of…

Minerva Clark Gets A Clue

Facts:Date finished: 8-2-08Author: Karen KarboCategory: Young adult mysteryPublished: 2005Pages: 245Rating: 4.5/5 Basic Plot:Minerva Clark is your typical teenager – awkward, self-conscious, overly concerned with appearances. That is, until she gets electrocuted. Suddenly, she’s little miss confidence and with a huge sense of curiosity to boot. When her favorite cousin gets…

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Facts:Date finished: 7-28-08Author: Madeline L’EngleCategory: Children’s, fantasyPublished: 1978Pages: 278Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot: My assessment:I didn’t realize when I picked this up that it was part of a series that included A Wrinkle in Time. I remember (vaguely) reading/being read that book when I was a kid, but I don’t remember…

Sherlock Holmes Through Time And Space

Facts:Date finished: 7-22-08Author: Multiple – collection edited by Isaac AsimovCategory: Mystery, short storyPublished: 1986Pages: 355 Basic Plot:Collection of short stories by well known science fiction writers that either build on the Sherlock Holmes cannon or use it as a jumping off point for creating new characters. My assessment:Some of these…

The Iron Hand of Mars

Facts:Date finished: 7-17-08Author: Lindsey DavisCategory: Historical fiction, mysteryPublished: 1992Pages: 305Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:Despite his best efforts, Falco finds himself on a quest to Germany for the emperor Vespasian in search of a lost legate. Along the way, he discovers a second missing legate, uncovers corruption in a pottery contract and…

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