Bookish Crush, Continued

Remember when I blogged about my undying intellectual love for author/doctor/psychologist Leonard Sax? He wrote Boys Adrift and Why Gender Matters, two books that radically changed the way I thought about education and child-rearing. We just got his latest book, Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls, which talks about modern girlhood and how we can help our girls become well-adjusted women. I'm looking forward to reading it and becoming even more enamored of Dr. Sax.

Fang by James Patterson

Fang is featured in Playaway Audio Book format. If you haven't tried Playaways yet, try them they're great! Fang is the latest book in the Maximum Ride Series. The series features a flock of six just normal kids all born with wings in labatory test tubes and raised in cages for experimental purposes. In the first book they escape the evil scientists and are off on hair raising adventures. Fang becomes Max's best friend, her soul mate, her partner in the leadership of the flock. A prophetic message is given to Max that Fang would be the first of the flock to die. Patterson writes with the usually twists and turns from beginning to end.

Hannah Swensen Mysteries, Apple Turnover by Joanne Fluke

Great addition to her series, Apple Turnover is number 13. This series has the hominess and feel of old friends, a cup of coffee and of course a couple of cookies. A murder investigation always falls, so to speak, into Hannah's lap and this one is no exception. Fun, exciting, a little romance and delicious recipes all make up this series. Try the Mocha Nut Butterball they're wonderful.