What I'm Reading Over the Summer - 2012

Deathwatch by Robb White:  Adventure!  Danger!  Death! A teenage boy from a small desert town is hired by a rich city man who wants to bag a bighorn sheep.  The city dweller's madness and megalomania (look that one up) become frighteningly apparent.  You wouldn't want to be alone in the desert with an armed madman, especially after he disarms you.

Notes from the Cave by Gary Paulsen:   This book contains three novellas (very short novels or, more precisely, long short stories)  about kids who have it really tough and have to deal with drunk and abusive adults, poverty, trying to avoid drug-dealing thugs who rule the neighborhood, violence, loneliness, stark poverty, homelessness, etc.   This is the type of book that should be read first by a parent or guardian, or, better yet would be to read it and discuss it with a parent or guardian.  As usual with Paulsen's books that address serious issues, it's well-written and thought-provoking.

As of June 14 (Happy Flag Day!)  I'm reading The Hobbit and Everfound.