Pompeii
Facts:Date finished: 6-21-08Author: Robert HarrisCategory: Historical FictionPublished: 2003Pages: 274Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:We’re in 79 AD, and strange things are happening in the Campania region. There’s sulfur in the Aqua Augusta, the wine is vibrating and there are waves, but no wind. The young, newly appointed aquarius sets out to find…
Under the Eagle
Facts:Date finished: 6-12-08Author: Simon ScarrowCategory: Historical fictionPublished: 2000Pages: 246Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:It’s 42 A.D. and the Second Legion is defending the borders of the empire in Germany. Former slave Cato joins the legion and learns what life on the front lines is like for the Roman army in clashes with…
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Facts:Date finished: 6-9-08Author: Trenton Lee StewartCategory: Children’s (10-12)Published: 2007Pages: 485Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:A classified ad in the paper is all it took to change Reynie Muldoon’s life forever. He shows up to take a mysterious test with odd questions and finds himself drafted with three other children into an undercover…
Women Who Make the World Worse
Facts:Date finished: 6-6-08Author: Kate O’BeirneCategory: Non-fictionPublished: 2006Pages: 199Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:O’Beirne examines how the radical feminists are damaging schools, families, the military and sports. She catalogs the side effects of what people tend to take as being a good thing, looking at the ripple effect through society and the true…
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid
Facts:Date finished: 5-24-08Author: Megan McDonaldCategory: For KidsPublished: 2005Pages: 102 Basic Plot:Meet Judy Moody’s brother, Stink, and follow him on his adventures for a few weeks in Class 2D. Is he really shrinking? Are newts poisonous to toads? Why isn’t James Madison on money? My assessment:I know, I know. Not exactly…