Nevermore 8-13-24: Reported by Rita
The Hummingbird’s Gift by Sy
Montgomery
Hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest
birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying
backward, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than
sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable
when they first emerge from their eggs. That’s where Brenda Sherburn comes in.
I love
everything she writes! This is a quick read full of fascinating
information. –CD 5 stars
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters
and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades
later, three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in
California, find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the
darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact
and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
A very
good book. I listened to the audiobook and highly recommend enjoying it that
way. –MH 5 stars
Mr. Smith by Louis Bromfield
This is the story of an army major, a well-to-do Midwesterner
stationed on a small island in the Pacific. The story is told on two levels of
time: the main thread follows the life of Wolcott Ferris, growing up in a
Midwest town in the throes of becoming a city; the transitions tell of his
months of self-discovery on an isolated Pacific Island during the war and of
the other misfits who served under him.
I thought
the POV was negative – a rant. I’m glad I read it, but I am not sure I would
recommend it. –PP 4 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
How to Land on Your Feet: Life Lessons from My Cat by Jamie
Shelman
The Hawk's Done Gone by
Mildred Haun
Hanger by Vic Edwards
The Pawprints of History: Dogs and the Course of
Human Events by Stanley Coren
Ship of Theseus by V.M. Straka
The Haunting of Hill House by
Shirley Jackson
The Witches of New York: a Novel by Ami McKay
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Bear: a Novel by Julia Phillips
Troubled: a Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and
Social Class by Rob Kim Henderson
No Time Like the Future: an Optimist Considers
Mortality by Michael J. Fox
Servants' Stories: Life Below Stairs in Their Own
Words, 1800–1950 by Michelle Higgs
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder: a Novel by C. L.
Miller
The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a
North American Monster by John O'Connor
New Books
The Keeper of Stars by Buck
Turner
The Bright Sword: a Novel of King Arthur by Lev
Grossman
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