The Last Olympian

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian By: Rick Riordan

This was such a great book. Rick Riordan did an excellent job wrapping up all the loose ends but left a little something in case he wanted to do another series. I always have a hard time coming to a series end and hate saying goodbye to all these characters. But he did wrote it so well that it didn't leave me wondering and thinking "wait that's it". Again another book full of twists and turns and surprises. I really loved reading this book.

A horrible monster in unleashed, one that will help Kronos full regenerate and become his full Titan self again. With the gods fighting the monster in the west, mount Olympus is defenseless and could easily fall to Kronos's army. Percy Jackson cant let that happen. He rally's all the forces he can and heads into Manhattan to try and save Mt Olympus, which seems rather hopeless.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

This months book club book is the secret garden. I loved this movie as a child and have hard this on my "Classics To Read" list for a long time. I am glad I finally got to read it. This took me back to my childhood and my love for the movie. The book was different from the movie, but not by much and...as usually happens better than the movie. I had so much fun reading this. I really hope this is one that I can one day share with my daughter.

"When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.

The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in—and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life." Review from Amazon

The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz

The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz By: Denis Avey

This is a true story about British soldier Denis Avey who fought in the deserts around Egypt during WW2. He was captured as a POW and was able to find a few times to escape his captors, only to be caught again. Eventually he was sent to a POW camp right by Auschwitz called E715. Him and his fellow POW's were sent to work on a factory with the Jewish prisoners from Auschwitz. The POW's tried to help the prisoners whenever they could without either of them getting into trouble. Denis made friends with two of these Jewish prisoners one called Hans and another called Ernst. Denis Avey talks about his remarkable and very disturbing time as a POW. He talks about the terrors he had seen and how he felt he was able to survive. Through Hans, Denis was able to plan a truly terrifying ordeal for the two to switch places so that Hans could have a "break" from prisoner life; and so Denis could see what it was like inside Auscwitz.

I really enjoy reading about WW2 especially the personal experiences from the survivors of all areas of the war. World War Two has always fascinated me since I was first told about it in 8th grade. From my first time reading The Diary of Anne Frank and being told about the holocaust and WW2. I have been enraptured ever since. If you are like me and enjoy stories from WW2, then this is a definite must read.