...I've never heard the story of the Wilhelm Gustloff. This account, with stories of savagery of the Soviets, saving treasures from the Nazis, frightened children, a brave nurse, a kind shoemaker, a blind girl, and many others, will stick with you long after you have finished the book.

Getting to Know You Survey
1)What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Alvin, TX, USA.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Salt to the Sea.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Coffee.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I've blogged at Readerbuzz for ten years.
5) What‘s one thing you‘ll do different today? This is my 25th readathon. I plan to read and blog.

It's a trivia book. It's an encyclopedia. It's a curious cabinet of wonders. And it's all about the most wonderful place on earth, France.

You really must read this book.

When you read a book in one sitting, it says something about the book. I read Dark Matter in one sitting. I couldn't stop reading....

Dark Matter may be as close as I've come to reading a movie script; it's a book with snappy dialogue and fascinating action and mystery. Surely someone is working on this book right now to make a movie from it.

Eighth-grader Noah deals with friend troubles, school troubles, and girl troubles. None of these compare, however, to the Thing We Don't Talk About, his older sister's eating disorder. The family dealt with it one time, and now, if they just don't talk about, maybe it will go away....

Spring break with Lonesome Dove.