The Book Search

Sometimes you want something light and fluffy to read and sometimes it's good to read something that makes you feel like you actually might learn something or change an idea that you were holding closer than you thought you were.  Since it's Memorial Day weekend, you might think that it's a good idea to read some of the light and fluffy stuff, but let me tell you, these books with big ideas are worth a look, and a read! I just finished reading Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass.  I'm a BIG fan of Wendy Mass.  Her books have THE MOST AMAZING plot twists that I never see coming.  They make me laugh and usually cry and Jeremy Fink is no exception.  The book starts at the end and then flashes back to the start of the story.  Jeremy Fink is almost 13.  His dad died when he was 8 in a terrible accident.  Jeremy has a few issues (he has a very limited choice of things he will eat and most of them are candy, he doesn't like to use public ...

I've been doing some work on the app (it needs some upgrading, primping and fluffing).  In a conversation I had with my app designer, Billy, we thought it would be great to move the app to the web.  It SEEMED like something I could do myself and yet it wasn't.  So I hired a web designer, re-did most of the data entry (ok so that part got a little ugly) but now the file is available on line.  And for the moment, it's free.  So check it out!  Click HERE to get to the web page. And if you think there's something I need to change, PLEASE email me!  I'm currently working to try to make it even better!  Also, the Booksearch is now on Facebook, so make sure you like us there so you can get the latest updates!.   Like us on Facebook !

I've been reading biographies this week.  I got a few new ones in the media center and found a few more in the Ebook section of my local library (free books!  Delivered to my ipad!  What a deal!). The first one is called "On a Beam of Light" by Jennifer Berne is a picture book biography of Albert Einstein.  The pictures are exuberant and kind of primitive (in a good way) and it makes the life of Albert Einstein accessible to little kids (and bigger kids who might have thought that Albert Einstein was too smart for them to read about).  It explains some of Einstein's theories in very simple terms but it also talks about his persistence and his questioning attitude as well as his love of reading that took him to the places he wanted to go. The second biography I read was about Jane Goodall.  It's called "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's life with the chimps" by Jeanette Winter.  I'm a big fan of Jane Goodall, having heard her speak at a loca...