"Sometimes the Wolf" by Urban Waite centers on a Father-Son Bond

Sometimes the Wolf by Urban Waite centers on a father-son relationship.  The father gets out of prison and is released into the custody of his son.  The bad guys are after him because there is money involved.  Does he have it?  Why was he in prison in the first place?  Was it justified or a mistake?  The bond between the son and father carries this novel very well.  There was just enough action to keep me turning pages.  Well worth your time!  

(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)

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"The SEARCH" by Suzanne Woods Fisher is abouth Family Secrets

There's a dog and cat in this one!

The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher is the third book in her Lancaster County Secrets series that is another good read!  It is about young love, forgiveness, grief, God’s sovereignty and new beginnings.  This is a story about an Amish man, Jonah and his daughter, Bess who believes her grandmother when she says “good things take time.”  Her grandmother, Bertha, has a rose farm and has a knack for knowing everyone’s business and getting her way.  She was my favorite character in this book.  Lainey is an Englisher, raised in the foster care system but who has returned to the community and decides she wants to join the Amish church.  Her and Bertha both have a big secret.  When Bess goes to live with her grandmother for the summer, she learns many things.  

I enjoyed this book with the humor, the big dog, the window into Amish living, the romance, the heartwarming plot and the fantastic ending!   The first two books in this series are The CHOICE and The WAITING.

(Karen's review, 4 stars)

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"The Boy Who Drew Monsters" by Keith Donohue is a Spooky Story

The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue is about Jack Peter Keenan, a boy with Aspergers who is afraid of going outside so does not, ever.  Jack draws pictures of monsters and then people begin to see them, or do they?  He has one friend, a boy about his age.   This is a really good spooky story!  I LOVED it a lot!  The ending is one of the best I have read in a while.  Give it a chance.
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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Teaser Tuesdays: 5 For You

Gerard's:
  
She planted her hands on his chest and started CPR.  Jake came running out of his liquor store, phone up against his ear, shouting, too.  Halfway down the block, another white guy stood frozen, watching. 

From page 17 of How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon. (Just finished this last week but it's so good, I wanted to do a teaser from it-- click link to see my review)

"Someday we will be rams and fight," Tuk said to Rim and Ovis, and they looked at one another with pride.

"Yes," said Balus behind them.  "And I will beat you."

From page 24 of Blue Mountain by Martine Leavitt.

She laid a manicured hand against his chest.  "Why you're as pale as an oyster, and your heart is just racing.

From page 27 of The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue.
Karen's: 

"Truth be told, I'm a little stunned.  Like I'm going to wake up any day now and realize it's all just been a bad dream."  

From page 61 of The Waiting (Lancaster County Secrets Book #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher.

You even woke me up one night by bringing one of your conquests into bed with me.  I screamed and tossed the covers--you and the mouse both went flying!.

From page 25 of A Letter to My Cat--Notes to Our Best Friends by Lisa Erspamer.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading.

Happy Reading!

"Blue Mountain" by Martine Leavitt

Blue Mountain by Martine Leavitt is told by Tuk, who is a Bighorn sheep!  At first, life is good--running, jumping and playing.  However, when Tuk becomes the leader of the herd, he must find a safe place for them or all will be lost.

This book was a National Book Award finalist.  So that should give you some idea of just how good this is.  The author wrote this book for her grandchildren, but I think young and old will enjoy it like I did!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

(Karen's review, 2 stars)  This is one my husband and I disagree on.  Blue Mountain by Martine Leavitt is a children’s book about how longhorn rams must find new mountains to live on when their habitat is destroyed.  The rams talk to each other as well as some of their predators who make appearances through the book.  I learned a bit about longhorns, such as they are peaceful animals, but I got bored about halfway through.

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A Letter to My Cat—Notes to Our Best Friends by Lisa Erspamer is full of Cuteness!

A Letter to My Cat—Notes to Our Best Friends by Lisa Erspamer had this cat lover saying “AWW” on practically every page!  The full-page color pictures of cats are beautiful and the letters by their owners are heartwarming.  It is a collection of notes from cat owners, including some celebrities, to their cats.  It is a quick read and very enjoyable.   This is a wonderful book for any cat lover! 

(Karen's review, 5 stars)

 Our cats like this book to and highly recommend it since there were several pictures of cats that looked like them.

Gerard and I (and Abby, or dog) also loved A Letter to My Dog.

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"The WAITING" by Suzanne Woods Fisher--A Beautiful Amish Romance

The WAITING by Suzanne Woods Fisher topped The CHOICE!  In The Waiting, Jorie King, the main character who helps her grandparents on their Amish horse farm and agrees to teach school finally finds love.  This is a great story that focuses on one particular Amish family, the Zooks.  The oldest, Cal is left with his young daughter, Maggie and his three brothers--Ben, Matthew, and Ephraim when his beloved wife dies of Cancer.  Cal stepped up to run the family farm when their parents died.  Issues in this book include life struggles, family issues, faith, education, judging others, relationships and coming of age.

I absolutely loved this book and look forward to reading more by this wonderful author.  The romance is clean, the Christian theme runs throughout without being preachy and it's thought provoking.  I cheered out loud at a couple parts--once when Cal through Ben's medications into the garbage and when the test results came back for Jorie's 8th graders.  Ephraim was my favorite character. 
(Karen's review, 5 stars)

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"How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon is a novel straight out of today's news!  A young black teen male is killed by a white man.  Did he have a gun and was he ready to use it?  Or did the white man act in haste and kill an unarmed boy?  This book focuses on how the community reacts and is spot on.  I loved this book because the characters were really interesting, realistic and it kept me turning pages to get to the good ending.
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)

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"Mother Teresa: A Life Inspired by Wyatt North is Informative, Brief, Inspiring!

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Before reading this Mother Teresa:  A Life Inspired by Wyatt North, I only had a general idea of the good this lady did.  The book made the point that she saw all human beings as her neighbor and sought to Love everybody as herself as Jesus commanded us to do regardless of race, religion and boundaries.  I learned a lot about her in the couple hours it took me to read this book.  To me, it felt as though I was reading a report on her life.  It met my expectations and inspired me to go and help as many people as I can.  This book showed me she truly was a great person by serving others as Jesus said we should do.   (I read this one on Kindle, sorry no cat pictured with it.)
(Karen's review, 4 stars)

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