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This has to be the quickest read. I finished in a day. This was so fast paced and intriguing, I couldn't put it down. And when I did, I was too curious to know what happens next.

“All the world is asleep except for the paperboy and his dog. And this is the time when they are the happiest“

I enjoyed reading this story because the boy in this story is determined to take on his role as the paperboy. I like how the boy is motivated to do his job while also dreaming about his future. I would use this in a classroom to ask students what responsibilities they have or what dreams they will to accomplish.

The Paperboy won a Caldecott Honor in 1997. This story is about a boy and his dog as they deliver the newspaper. The story is one about dreaming and hard work. The illustrations seem to be oil pastel, since the story is set in the early morning the oil pastels are a great choice since this requires lots of blending.

I had to bail on a book so I‘m one month behind but I‘m hoping to catch up with a couple of smaller teen books (my favorite!). 🍎🍏

Carl Bernstein‘s (of Woodward and Bernstein fame) exhaustive (perhaps TOO exhaustive) memoir of his early days in journalism at the now-defunct Washington Star newspaper, where he started working as a copyboy at age 16. Covers the dates between 1960-1964) He has a great memory and/or took superb notes—how else could he remember what someone wore or ate for lunch on a specific Tuesday in 1962? Fun read for former/current news hacks like me.

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

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If you like the NFL and you need a quick read this is the book. I‘m thinking Mike Lupica has some true facts about the NFL owners in this football/murder story. But did he have to give the Browns another loss?!

A riveting exploration of the Jayson Blair scandal that rocked the New York Times. The Blair scandal doesn't come up until page 101, so a bit of patience is required by the reader. However, it's important that Mnookin sets the scene for the destructive culture that allowed Blair to come on board in the first place, which he does masterfully. Just as important, this book is also about how the NYT admirably recovered from the scandal.

Tutta Pasta was my favorite restaurant! The owners retired, and it closed several years ago. It was the last thing I expected to come across in this book. Now I'm sad, both because I miss it, and because I've now learned that Jayson Blair used to eat there.