BOOK REVIEWS (two parts) – Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II (and) Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion)

both by Adam Gidwitz (Author), Euan Morton (Narrator), Listening Library (Publisher) Audiobooks  In Adam Gidwitz‘s MAX AND THE HOUSE OF SPIES, Max Bretzfeld is a Jewish boy living in Germany with his parents during the rise of Hitler’s Third Reich. It is very dangerous for Jews, and as a last resort while the atrocities escalate higher, they send their son…

BOOK REVIEW – Driving Mister Crazy

by Stella Perrott (Author) a Book review by Jackie Houchin   DRIVING MISTER CRAZY (a takeoff on the movie, Driving Miss Daisy) is a story about a English widow with nursing skills and patience beyond that of Job’s, who is on her way to live with her children in Australia, but must spend a year in England…

Book Review: The Baker Street Letters

by Michael Robertson A mini book review by Jackie Houchin The Baker Street Letters, by Michael Robertson. What a fun, imaginative audiobook I’ve just finished! (6 hours, 19 minutes, Audible.com) A century later, and Sherlock Holmes still “seems” alive to quite a few people, who write to him about their unsolvable problems. Because the Heath…