Monthly Book Review

It is time for my Monthly Book Review. I have read many books this month, but two in particular have captured my heart.

I am David by Anne Holm, is a brilliant story about a boy who escapes from a concetration camp. He travels to Denmark, after receiving a tip from a guard. He doesn't know why he is supposed to go there, or even what he'll find. He constantly worries that he will be caught, because he doesn't act like a regular child. And then, there's his eyes. Everyone he meets says that he has "knowing" eyes. It ends very nicely, although just a tad abrubtly.

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, tells about Dicey, age 13, and her 3 siblings (John, 10, Maybeth, 9, and Sammy, 6), as they travel to their aunt's house, after their mother's disappearence. Along the way, Dicey has to deal with not having enough money, finding a place to sleep, being inconspicious, and keeping her family together. After finding that their late aunt's house -now inhibited by a cousin learning to be a nun-leaves something to be desired, they make their way to their obscure grandmother's house. This story was suberb. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and it is the first series, since A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, that I wish to pursue.