The Kid Who Only Hit Homers

 

Title: The Kid Who Only Hit Homers

Author: Matt Christopher

Publisher: Little, Brown

 
ISBN: 9781501126222

Thoughts: Probably a good choice for a baseball fan who is a reluctant reader, but it is so dated.

Rating: 2/5

Lily and the Octopus

 

Title: Lily and the Octopus

Author: Steven Rowley

Publisher: Simon Schuster

 
ISBN: 9781501126222

Thoughts:  I usually shy away from books where the dog dies, but this one has a lot of heart and humor, and you know what the outcome will be from the start.

Rating: 5/5

Anya's Ghost

 

Title: Anya's Ghost

Author: Vera Brosgol

Publisher: First Second

 
ISBN: 9781596435520

Thoughts:  A good ghost story and so much more.

Rating: 4/5

This Book is Anti-Racist

 

Title: This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

Author: Tiffany Jewell

Publisher: Francis Lincoln

 
ISBN: n/a

Thoughts:  A very approachable look at racism and work that everyone can do to become anti-racist.

Rating: 4/5

Fates and Furies

 

Title: Fates and Furies

Author: Lauren Groff

Publisher: Penguin Random House

 
ISBN: 9781101923856

Thoughts:  It takes a lot to get to the end, but it is stunning once it does.

Rating: 3/5

The Little Prince

 

Title: The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Publisher: Harcourt

 
ISBN: 9780152023980

Thoughts:  I still do not fully understand this beautiful but melancholy novella, but I feel it is definitely a modern morality tale.

Rating: 3/5

This Is Big

 

Title: This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World (and Me)

Author: Marisa Meltzer

Publisher: Little, Brown

 
ISBN: 9780316414005

Thoughts:  Part biography, part memoir, this book is an engaging look at the diet industry.

Rating: 4/5