The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling 🔖🔖

Great for 3rd grade level. Fun way to send message about not eating so much chocolate! :)

Most Likely to Die by Lisa Jackson 🔖🔖

Suspense thriller mixed with bad romance novel. Terrible writing, repetitive dialogues, annoying woman-has-to-have-man, ridiculous themes of falling in love with people from high school, and every one is beautiful, handsome, and rich. Ridiculous read. Only gets two stars cuz I finished it, wanting to see how they finally get the killer. Not worth it.

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg 🔖🔖

I finished and there were parts I really enjoyed, all related to the WASPs and the Wisconsin family. But I found the main character, Sookie, so very annoying, I almost couldn't get through. She was a grown up, ungrateful, sniveling brat. And while I know Lenore was to be painted as a narcissist, this was also a bit over the top. Then there were people and topics introduced that had potential to be meaningful, but left me wondering why it was even the story: the therapist, the gay topic in the last 4 pages, the patented business. Most importantly missing for me was more about the other sisters. I think the quick representation and ever so brief discussion of them was a disservice to the story line.

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 🔖🔖🔖

This book has a resume! 

A graphic novel describing how it was like growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

This book was fascinating. I'm not a graphic novel fan, but I'm glad I made the exception here. I do, however, feel again the stark reality that I am completely ignorant and privileged. And I don't know what to do about it, other than learn more. This book was a good start in that direction.