Devourer of Books

Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal by Diana M. Raab
When Diana was ten years old, she entered her grandmother’s bedroom one morning to request permission to go and play with a friend. When she was unable to awaken her grandmother, she became very frightened and called her mother. It was later determined [...]

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” is the story of a naive 9-year old boy, Bruno, from Germany during WWII.  Bruno’s father is a Nazi and is made the commandant of Auschwitz (which Bruno believes is called “Out-With”) after Hitler (whose title Bruno believes is “The Fury”) [...]

Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank by Eda Shapiro and Rick Kardonne
Pretty much everyone and their mother knows the story of Anne Frank.  Many of us can even remember the names of some of the other people in the attic, or those who helped hide them.  If asked I would recall her father, [...]

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Oksuta
This was my second time reading “When the Emperor Was Divine,” and I found it just as moving as my first time.
“When the Emperor Was Divine” is the haunting story of a Japanese-American family from Berkeley during World War II. The father is taken from their house [...]

My April ER book arrived this morning (actually, our wonderful mailman Irving left it in our mail slot on Saturday, but I got it today).  The book is called “Two Brothers: One North, One South” and is historical fiction about the Civil War, the story is narrated by Walt Whitman by David H. Jones.  It [...]

Joseph Perico’s latest book is called Franklin and Lucy: “President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life.” This is an incredibly readable and engaging history of President Roosevelt as seen through the lens of his relationships with women. Unsurprisingly, the book deals primarily Eleanor and Lucy Rutherford.
Overall I thought this book [...]