Monday, February 4, 2019

I Kill the Mockingbird, by Paul Acampora

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This was my most recent read.  I wanted something simple but good.  This was exactly that.  I believe it's a YA or even Juvenile fiction piece.  It's written from the perspective of an 8th grade girl.  Her mother has just won a scary battle with cancer, her father is the principle of her school - a Catholic school.  Her two friends are her constant companions throughout the story - her co-conspirators if you will, one of which she is realizing she has deeper feelings for than friendship.  She thinks he might feel the same but can't be sure... they innocently flirt with the idea throughout the story.

It's the end of the school year and a summer reading list has been issued, much to the chagrin of the main character, Lucy, and her classmates.  Their teacher being new since the death of their previous and favorite teacher (Fat Bob) doesn't quite get the students like their old one did. 

Fat Bob's favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird", as is Lucy's.  She wants people to create a sort of last tribute to Fat Bob and with the help of her two friends, comes up with a plan that gets the whole nation talking about it over the summer, and even many reading it.  I won't give away too much because that's the whole of the story, but it was the author's goal to get more people to read the book and I have to say, it worked.  It wasn't too long ago that I read it (though I can't find a post of it), but I find myself wanting to read it, again. 

It was a fun, light-hearted quick read - just what I wanted.  It's a good read for the young and old, alike. 

The Noel Stranger, by Richard Paul Evans

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First of all, I'm finding it hard to believe it's been since August that I read a book.  Well, not really... I read this one in December.  But still...

Anyway, I read this one on the quick because there was a long line of people waiting for me to be done with it at the library.  I don't buy books unless I see myself reading it, again.  I used to buy every single RPE book that came out, but I eventually realized that wasn't really necessary.

This was one of his more cliche books.  There were a few twists that were interesting, such as bigamy, but even then, it was quite obvious how this would go down.  I do love his writing and his stories but sometimes they seem a bit... meh.  This was one of them. 

I'm super excited for the next installment of his current Walk series.  Now, those are worth reading.  Maybe because of the intrigue of having to wait a whole year to see where the story goes, next.  Also, he puts so much research into them.  Not that he doesn't his Christmas series, I'm sure, but this one was a bit lacking.  Still a good, quick read, though.