*Major Spoilers* I recently finished reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. I enjoyed the book. It was fairly easy to read, short, and even though I already knew what was happening with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I found it entertaining. What I found... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – The Hanging Stranger
*Major Spoilers* I recently read The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. Dick. It is a sci-fi short story written in 1953. The story is about a man named Ed Loyce. One day while driving to his store, Ed notices something hanging from a lamppost. He gets closer and realizes it's a dead body! Shocked, Ed... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – Tuck Everlasting
*Spoilers* I recently read Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Yes, I know, another children's book, but I only got around to it now. The book is about a young girl named Winnie Foster who tries to run away from home but ends up getting kidnapped by the Tuck family. She was kidnapped because she discovered... Continue Reading →
What I’m Reading – From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
*Spoilers* I recently read From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. The book is about Claudia, a fastidious and thoughtful girl of 11, and her frugal, cunning younger brother Jamie. They run away from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The main character,... Continue Reading →