May 2017 Book Report

Zac and the Dream Stealers (2012) by Ross MacKenzie

Zac and his Granny travel to the realm of Nocturne, where Dream Stealers are stealing the dreams of people in the human world. Granny is a very powerful wizard and it turns out that Zac has power as well in defeating the Stealers. Great kid’s book.

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Soulless (2009) by Gail Carriger

In Victorian England, Alexia battles vampires, falls in love with a werewolf, and gets to meet Queen Victoria herself. Great steampunk novel. First in a series. Can’t wait to read more.

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Amos Jackman (1957) by Daniel Doan

Amos lives on a barely functional farm with Pa, Gram and his brothers Mort and Wicher. Joan is from a wealthy family and is visiting their summer home when she meets Amos. She tries her best to be a farm wife, but has to admit defeat. Amos ends up selling the farm to get a “regular” job to support the wife he loves more than the land.

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44 Charles Street (2011) by Danielle Steel

I’ve never been a big fan of her books, but the premise of this one appealed to me. Francesca breaks up with the man she thought she’d be with forever. She buys out his half of the brownstone she absolutely loves, but has to take in renters to keep up the payments. The three people that come to live in the brownstone become family to her, and they share their lives and troubles with each other.

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After Long Silence (1987) by Sheri S. Tepper

The planet Jubal has “crystal presences” all over the surface that shatter unexpectedly. It takes the music from Tripsingers to lull the presences enough to be able to get past them safely. Some say the presences are sentient, which threatens the ability of humans to live there.

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Random Harvest (1941) by James Hilton

Charles Ranier loses his memory in WWI. He “awakens” in a park to discover 2 years have gone by. He remembers the start of the war, but that is all. He becomes a very successful business man, but always feel there is something missing from his life.