Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

Hilarious.

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

I read this to the boys. They loved it because it was funny; I thought it was OK.

Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich

I really liked this, and not just because I am a curmudgeon. (Although I am.) But because she's absolutely right that a cultish devotion to "positive thinking" has taken over the country, to ill effect in a wide variety of fields. Recommended.

The Warmest Room in the House by Steven Gdula

If you had never read anything about the history of American cooking, this might be interesting. But if you have, there is nothing new here.

A More Perfect Constitution by Larry Sabato

Interesting.

The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Davidson

I read this to the boys. Very simplistic writing style, but a decent story.

Gray Matter by David Levy

An interesting book; I started off liking the author, but by the end, I thought he was unprofessional and creepy.

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

I've seen this book on best seller lists for years, but ignored it because I don't do zombies. But it isn't about zombies; it is hilarious social criticism. Highly recommended (if you can look past some vulgar language).

Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card

I really enjoyed this.

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Charming and clever.

A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

I read this out loud to the boys and really, really liked it. Highly recommended.

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? by Jean Fritz

I read this to the boys; interesting and funny.

How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely

Hilarious. (A little vulgar.)

Triple Town

This is what I have been doing on my Kindle instead of reading lately. Pathetic, I know.

I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Decent. I am unreasonably excited about the next one.

The Wright Brothers by Quentin Reynolds

I read this to the boys. The writing style is wooden and dated, but the story is great.

World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler

meh.

To Darkness and to Death by Julia Spencer-Fleming

I really enjoyed this.

Slavery By Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon

I don't think I've ever been as shocked, infuriated, and distressed by any other book.

Out of the Deep I Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming

This was absolutely superb--if you need a mystery, this is the one. It was even much better than _In the Bleak Midwinter_.

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Very, very good. Highly recommended.

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

I adored this book . . . except for one sentence. That sentence was completely wrong, wrong, wrong.

(But I don't want to spoil it for you.)

All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming

I really wanted to like this because I liked In the Bleak Midwinter so much, but it just fell apart at the end.

Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

I read this to the boys. It is now one of my all-time favorite read-alouds. Highly recommended and a good companion to the study of the World War I era.

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

A truly wonderful novel.