By Alicia Laser
Friends!
Spring is coming, It’s my favorite season. Winter is soon over and warmer weather is coming. It’s that way in Kansas, anyway!
Here’s a book that will educate you and entertain you. The title is “Across the Blue”, and the author is Carrie Turansky. The year is 1909. The Wright Brothers have demonstrated their marvelous flying machine in England, and James Drake and Professor Sneed are working hard to perfect their model. They really want James to be the first to fly across the English Channel. Of course, there is the beautiful rich young lady, Bella, who is fascinated with flying and in being a journalist. It’s educational because of the development of the flying industry, and entertaining because – how will James win the approval of Bella’s father?
And if you want pure entertainment and humor, pick up three books by Juneau Black—the pen name of authors Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel. The titles are “Shady Hollow”, “Cold Clay”, and “Mirror Lake”. A few of the characters are Vera Vixen, the cunning foxy reporter, BW Stone, the every-thing-in-black-and-white editor of the local newspaper and Reginald von Beaverpelt, the owner and operator of the sawmill. What is so fascinating about the entire cast of characters is they are all animals. You may guess—Vera, a fox, BW, a skunk, Reginald a beaver, and so on. There is always a murder involved, and Vera is the investigative reporter who assists Deputy Orville Braun (can you guess? A large brown bear) in solving the mystery. Her best friend, Lenore Lee, the raven who owns and operates Nevermore Books, always has amazing insight. Her love for mystery thrillers is definitely an asset. The cleverness and creativity of these two ladies is just amazing. You will enjoy a few giggles as you read these three books.
Go on a reading spree in 2023!
Angel Love to all,
Alicia