Book Worms

To call me a book worm would be inaccurate. I am more of a book snake.  I come by it honestly because my mom is also a voracious reader. I am hoping it is something that will wear off on our kids too. I was a bit discouraged when I moved here to Lemoore because the library system wasn't nearly as beefed up as it was in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. They hadn't gone into the E Reader stage of renting books yet, there aren't the children's programs that Virginia has, and the libraries are about the size of a gas station mini mart. However, I was pleasantly surprised that the holds on books do not take nearly as long in Lemoore as they do in Virginia. In fact, seven of the eleven books I put on hold came in three days. That is service! The librarians have quickly gotten to know the girls and surprise them with stickers every once in awhile. Lemoore really is a small town with limited services but the small town congeniality really has made up for it. 

Some of the childrens books that the girls have recently discovered and immensely enjoyed are: 

• The Trouble with Tilly Trumble by Lynn Manuel.

• Mother Mother I feel sick, send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick! by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree

     With Greg gone, my need to be sedentary, this season of the Bachelor being so disappointing, and Red Box not thrilling me I have been flying through books. One of the apps on my phone is called "GoodReads" that my fellow book lover Mo has told me about. It is like Facebook for book lovers. It is a great way to discover new books and read varied reviews. The books up on my list for the next few weeks are these:

• The Uglies by Scott Westerfield (Candace recommendation)
• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (GoodReads recommendation)
• Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (love his show "No Reservations")
• American Tabloid by James Ellroy (NPR recommendation)
• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Jess recommendation)
• In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson (Goodreads recommendation)
• Pure by Julianna Baggott (People Magazine recommendation)

Two books I have read this past month and recommend are :

• Jackie, Ethel, and Joan: Women of Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli
• Divergent by Veronica Roth