Life of Pi

OK, so I am half way through this and so far I am VERY intrigued! My husband slipped up and told me a bit more about this book that I would have discovered myself several chapters later in the book. Fortunately, this information has made me even more fascinated! So, this is what I can tell you so far. Pi is a young boy from India, his family owned a zoo, and he loves the study of religion. He is seeking the one true God. Due to circumstances beyond his control his family decides to sell the zoo and move to Canada. They leave on a cargo ship, with family and all sorts of wild animals when disaster strikes. I wish someone else was reading this now so we could chat about it! I am simply engrossed in this book and don't want to get out!

Seer of Shadows

Two words. Downright Scary! Or two other words. Loved It! We listened to this one. It is available on CD at the Martin County Public Library. I highly reccomend it!

Bird Lake Moon

This is the second Sunshine State book I read. Mitch is a mess, his parents are getting divorced, he makes a bunch of bad choices, he is dishonest and he is angry. Spencer is confused, should he be sad about the death of his brother, even if he was only two when it happened? His parents sure are sad and his younger sister is wonderfully weird. Now Mitch and Spencer are spending the summer right next door to each other at Bird Lake. You being to wonder if thier budding friendship will be a good thing or a bad thing. This book is written by one of my favorite picture book authors, so it surprised me how much I disliked this book....but that does not mean you won't like it. Give it a try and let me know!

The Mailbox

Well, this was the first Sunshine State book I read this summer. It was thought provoking to say the least. If you found your uncle dead what would you do? If you found your uncle dead and that meant you were going back to foster care, what would you do? And, if someone who you never met, or saw, started leaving you messages in your mailbox about your dead uncle, would you be scared? I think I would, but I might be even more afraid of being alone.