824-828 (2018 #s 38-42). The Rest of June 2018

The Crossover - audiobook, 2015 Newbery Medal and 2015 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book

The Door in the Wall - audiobook, 1950 Newbery medal -
De Angeli doesn't ever say exactly what year this story takes place, but since it is during the reign of Edward III, during and after outbreaks of the plague, and at the end of the Scottish wars, I think it has to be between 1350-1365.

An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew, by Annejet van der Zijl - e-book, biography

The Beekeeper's Lament - ARC.  Fascinating nonfiction about the honeybee industry in the United States.  I had no idea beehives were moved cross-country by large-scale beekeepers primarily for pollination, and that crops such as almonds depend upon that.  Very interesting and well-written by Hannah Nordhaus - need to read her American Ghost.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - I couldn't finish this audiobook.  An advice book on "tidying up," it was written by a then-single twenty-something with no kids.  I'm a married member of the sandwich generation.  Need I say more?

© Amanda Pape - 2018