An unnamed narrator has a special gift. The ability to extract demons from people, to violently pull the being out of the host... There are only certain number (72,936) of demons in the entire world and they are immortal. And it is in the odds that our main character will run into a couple of... Continue Reading →
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
I first heard of Hank Green through his Crash Course YouTube videos. I had previewed a couple first and now use several in my classes. And after hearing about this book, his quirky personality was something I could see myself reading in novel form… Late one night April May is on the streets of Manhattan... Continue Reading →
Something is Killing the Children #1-4 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera
A monster in the woods. Children lost. Children slaughtered. One boy survives and is blamed because the public needs answers. And then the monster hunter comes to the town of Archer's Peak. Several young men get together for a slumber party and they start to play a game of Truth or Dare... They aren't the... Continue Reading →
Breakers by Doug Johnstone
First off, that to Dave at espresso coco for recommending this stellar book! Secondly, I have a friend who did a teacher exchange in Scotland several years ago. Immediately after finishing this book I sent her an email about it. The very next day she downloaded it and zipped through it in a matter of hours.... Continue Reading →
American Sherlock: Murder Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson
*An essential read for fans of true crime.* Kate Winkler Dawson does a masterful job telling the story of Edward Oscar Heinrich, a man who became one of the first expert witnesses in the courtroom. She has the utmost ability to weave together his biographic information, the research behind many crime scene techniques, and several... Continue Reading →