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Another book review...

Yes, I have had a lot of time on my hands lately to sit around and read!  In keeping with the Halloween spirit, I decided to read a scary book that Kindle was offering for $2.99.  

The Book:  Shaken

Author: J.A. Konrath

THIS BOOK WAS SCARY!  It was a very quick read and I could hardly put it down.  You really need to read it when you can read it in a short amount of time because of the sequence of events.  He writes the chapters out of order, but I really liked reading it that way! (On Kindle you have the option to read it chronologically). (Also, there are a bunch of books that came before this one...but I didn't read those and this one was still great!)

Anyway, I was very excited about how interested I really got in this book.  The characters are easy to get to know, and the scenes are so descriptive.  I again don't want to give away any of the details, but it is about a serial killer and the people trying to catch him!  I hope they make it into a scary movie one day!  He has a new one that follows this one called "Stirred," but it's not coming out until next year! I can't wait to read it already!

Hope you have had a Happy Halloween!! Let me know what you did!

I dressed up as Pocahontas and Little Man was a monkey!  We had fun passing out candy.  I will post pics as soon as I find my camera cord...I don't know where it is!

Book Review!

So, I know I haven't been blogging lately... but I have had a lot going on!  So yeah, that's my excuse! :)

Anyway, in the past few days (even with my "lots going on") I have had time to do lots of reading as well. Between yesterday and today, I read one of the best books I have ever read.  I love to read non-fiction narrative novels, and this one will really get to you!

The Book- Slave: My True Story

Author(s)- Mende Nazer and Damien Lewis

The title really says a lot.  Many people don't know that slavery still exists all over this world.  Yes today! As we speak, many people (mainly in Africa and Asia) are being captured as slaves: domestic slaves, labor slaves, sex slaves... Being a world history teacher for the past six years, I taught my students about slavery and I would ask every year if they thought slavery was over...and of course they said yes.  Then I would challenge them to find current events about slavery...and they were always shocked.

Mende's story will truly capture your heart as she takes you on her detailed journey from her village in Africa through her life as a slave.  I could put so much more in here about the book, but I don't want to give any of the story away.  It is amazing and inspiring.  I will definitely be doing more research on this issue, and seeing what I can do to help (however small that may be).

I would highly recommend this book to anyone!