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Summer is here – blessedly cooler today than earlier this week – so the weather is perfectly perfect for diving into a good book. I\u2019ve been dipping into plenty, though you\u2019d never know it from the dearth of book reviews posts lately. To catch up, I\u2019d need to write a review a day for several weeks, and that\u2019s not gonna happen when the weather\u2019s this nice.<\/p>\n

Instead, today\u2019s post will be a summer book exchange. I share my list, with a pithy comment or two, and you share your list. Then we can feel warm and fuzzy about the fabulous reads we agree upon. Of course, we may also feel hopelessly overwhelmed by the books we don\u2019t have time to read. But I\u2019m not going to be a Debbie Downer and mention the thought because who needs a Debbie Downer on a cool. pleasant day like today?<\/p>\n

Anyway, here goes. Here are 10 of my recent reads – some still in progress:<\/p>\n

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  • One of Our Thursdays is Missing<\/em> by Jasper Fforde – I\u2019m 4\/5 of the way through the audio version of #6 in the Thursday Next Series. It is fabulous, as good as books 1 – 4, and much easier to follow than was #5.<\/li>\n
  • The Scared Child<\/em> by Barbara Brooks – Only read this book if you like to punish yourself or are researching a book on post-traumatic stress disorder in kids.<\/li>\n
  • Gentling: A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused Children<\/em> by William E. Krill – Ditto The Scared Child<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  • Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children<\/em> edited by Joy D. Osofsky – Ditto The Scared Child again, and this book proves that most social workers should not become writers.<\/li>\n
  • Catch 22<\/em> by Joseph Heller – My \u201clet\u2019s dip into a modern classics\u201d choice this summer. I\u2019m about 2\/3 through with it, not sure I have the fortitude to finish it, though it is funny in a MASH kind of way.<\/li>\n
  • The Ape House<\/em> by Sara Gruen – Not nearly as good as Water for Elephants. If you\u2019re short on time, don\u2019t read this one.<\/li>\n
  • House Rules<\/em> by Jodi Picoult – Awesome portrait of a teen with autism. Read it!<\/li>\n
  • Cider House Rules<\/em> by John Irving – Read it because A Prayer for Owen Meany is a fave of mine. This book has the same kind of compelling, quirky, complex characters and dilemmas. But the message isn\u2019t nearly as good.<\/li>\n
  • Doc<\/em> by Mary Doria Russell – A retelling of the Doc Holliday story that shows Doc and the gang in a kindly light. The audiobook performance is superb. The book is excellent until near the end, when the author seemed to run out of steam.<\/li>\n
  • Bossypants<\/em> by Tina Fey – She narrates the audio version, which made it worth my time. Not sure I would read the book otherwise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Now, leave a comment about what you\u2019re reading this summer and which books were worth your time. If you say it\u2019s good, I\u2019ll give it a whirl!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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