Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

So Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin is one of those books where perhaps not reviewing it in a timely manner ultimately creates the final judgment:  it’s a pretty forgettable book.  I hate to say that because I remember thinking that the book wasn’t that bad while I was reading it but when I picked it up [...]

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Unlike everybody else I know my age I made it through my childhood without reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, the 1963 Newbery Medal winner.  Because everybody seems to rave about this book, I thought it was about time I read it for myself.  To tell you the truth, I just didn’t get [...]