"You were born into a family that doesn't appreciate you, Matilda." Matilda is a fun, extremely smart, and kind girl. Ignored and told she was annoying by her family, Matilda's home life is pretty bad. But one day Matilda decides to walk over to the library by herself. Her mother, who is away and doesn't care that Matilda's gone, is at bingo. Matilda finds a cookbook which she checks out, along with other books. And oh, how her life changes just with the library! She can read in her room with hot chocolate- and isn't a problem to anyone. Now it is time for Matilda to go to school. She will be starting kindergarten and dearly hopes that it will be fun. Matilda's wish is half granted. She has friends and a wonderful teacher- Miss Honey. They only downside is that the principle: Ms. Trunchbull is horrible. She hurts kids and makes them cry. But after a very particular visit from Ms .Trunchbull, Matilda thinks she knows how to make Ms. Trunchbull pay for her foul ways, and her parents- with a little mind power. Such a good Roald Dahl classic! Happy reading!

Very educational book. I think it's important that we read this.

Enola is back with another mystery! Since her mum has disappeared, Mrs. Tupper, the old landlady who brings Enola food, feels like family. So when Mrs. Tupper gets an odd letter and asks Enola to help solve the mystery, Enola just has to help the old lady. But this is a hard mystery! It gets even challenging when Mrs. Tupper disappears! It seems that she was kidnapped. The lady's room is trashed, things are broken, and her drawers are smashed and on the floor. Enola has to do a through check through to see if the villains had left anything behind, but they are good! They didn't leave anything of themselves there. But when Enola spots an embroidered ribbon, she realizes that a message had been hidden- an undelivered message. And Florence Nightingale is involved a little more that Enola's liking. Now Enola must solve this mystery, meet Florence Nightingale, find Mrs. Tupper, AND still stay hidden from her brothers. Crazy right? Well this is just another case for Enola! Happy reading!

Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T Squad: Absolute Hero, was a pretty good book! Izzy and her friends are starting 6th grade aka, middle school. Izzy, also known as "Dizzy Izzy" for overthinking things, is very nervous. But making Izzy even nervouser is that her old best friend, Marie Curie is back. The school is FREEZING and Izzy and her friends are determined to find out why. But this mystery may need some new- and old friends. Friendship, middle school drama, and the S.M.A.R.T squad are going to rock this year! Happy reading!

First there's Harry Houdini, the all famous escape artist and magician who is famous for escaping death, until he tragically died in 1926. And then there's Harry Mancini, a twentieth century kid who wasn't named after Houdini. Harry Mancini was born in the house that Houdini lived in though, which probably explains why Harry knows everything there is to know about the former occupant of his house. But after an accident that involved a tunnel, a train, a quarter, a nickel, four pennies, and a really bad decision, Harry Mancini gets a mysterious gift from a stranger, an old flip phone that, to Harry's disappointment doesn't work. But soon Harry starts receiving text messages from someone who claims to be Houdini! Harry doesn't believe it at first, but when the evidence starts piling up, and Houdini wants Harry to switch places with him, he wonders.... could Harry Houdini being trying out his most famous escape of all, escaping from death itself? This book is a fantastic read and is filled with all sorts of true facts about Harry Houdini and his life, and its a great message about how friends stick up for each other, and how easy it is to face your fears.

2021 so far is turning out to be more or less the same. *shrug*. So much for the roaring 20's.

The lava glows like Fourth of July fireworks bursting into the summer night sky.

Gorillas can be very violent, make no mistake about it. Similar to human beings.

This is a great concept, however it still needs to be refined before it can be suitable for space voyage and exploration. :) Personally I don't think space tourists will be a huge thing. Space is largely uncharted territory and as a result the laws regarding which country owns what changes constantly.

Interesting conclusion.