Mysteries of History, by historian Robert Stewart,explains some of the greatest mysteries of the world's past. The book starts with mysteries from prehistory and ends with modern times. A few examples include Stonehenge, Marco Polo, El Dorado, and J.F.K.'s assassination. Stewart goes into great detail and includes vivid, interesting pictures in each chapter. If you are particularly interested in a certain chapter, there are recommendations of good history books at the end.
I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it for anyone who is curious about the unexplained or anyone who is interested in history.
Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska, is the story of Manolo Olivar, the son of the famous bullfighter, Juan Olivar. The entire Spanish town of Arcangel is waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his destiny and enter the ring. But Manolo has a secret he can't risk sharing with anyone: he is a coward and dreads the day he must start his bullfighting career. When the fateful day finally comes, Manolo must decide whether he wants to follow in his father's footsteps or live the life he truly wants.
This book was the sad and moving story of a boy coming of age and pursuing his destiny. If you are interested in Spanish culture or bullfighting, I highly recommend this book to you. The characters were interesting and you could easily believe they were real people.
Also read in the last two weeks:
*Flyte by Angie Sage (9 stars)
*Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Hatchling by Kathryn Lasky (8 stars)
*Ida B by Katherine Hannigan (8 stars)
*The Children of the Lamp: The Cobra King of Kathmandu by P.B. Kerr (8 stars)
*Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (9 stars)
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (10 stars)
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Deathly Hallows ... yea!! I was number 3 out of more than 1000 people at my local Barnes and Noble to pick this up at 12:01. Sons Don and Steve got in line for my number at 5:20 in the morning; the first people got there at 5:00. The store started giving numbers out at 9:00 and, I guess, gave them out pretty much all day long. Don and Steve read it overnight (I picked up an extra copy to give as a gift), and I read it the next day. What did you think besides the 10 stars? Did it live up to your expectations? What did you think of the Snape story line? E-mail me if you want to so that we don't ruin it for anyone else here. :-)
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