Cute! I listened to the audio book and the narrator (Natalie Naudus) really grew on me. Overall a nice story, but a little slow in some parts.

Bully was being mean and not sharing.

Harlem Shuffle, by Colson Whitehead, explored themes of racism, classism and crime in 1960s New York City. It was told through the point of view of Ray Carney, furniture salesman, family man, and occasional fence for stolen goods. Carney’s dad was a crook, but Carney never wanted to follow in his footsteps. However, as the story progresses, he continued to get drawn into the “crooked” world. I’ve never read a book quite like this. It’s a crime novel written like literary fiction. At times the cool play-by-play reminded me of something like the Reacher books by Lee Child, while at other times the metaphors and imagery were like something that you’d read in a classic like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. In the end, I shelved it in my literary fiction area rather than my mystery area because the crime sections aren’t laid out like a mystery. The reader knows who is doing it and how they’re doing it from the get-go. What’s more murky is who the “bad guy” is in each scenario. Carney might be acting as a fence and might be a little bit “crooked”, but the people he’s up against are much more crooked than he is. It’s a world of bribery (run by “envelopes” with money to look the other way or grease the wheels going in a thousand different directions). Carney is also a Black man in 1960s America. The book does a good job of describing both the “little indignities” and outright racism of the time. It also does a good job of describing the circumstances that would drive a mostly straight man like Carney into the crooked world again and again.

I like this book because I used to play the game too.

It was about Mr. Snail running late to deliver all of the mail. It was good.

I like all of the silly jobs.

A truly inventive story about living with robots, this tells the story of a boy Whose mother is a genius inventor. But he gets worried when she sends a robot to school with him. The story is a heart- warming novel

this book taught me to love myself, despite what others may think

Teaches practical and necessary responsibility in preparation for getting a dog!

This book is about a girl named Strawberry Shortcake & and; her friends; Lemon Meringue, Blueberry Muffin, Orange Blossom, Raspberry Torte, Plum Pudding, and Cherry Jam.They find a broken down truck.Its driver, Hucklberry Pie and some pups up for adoption;Henna, Chiffon, Pitter patch, Scouty, Marmalade, and Chinapup.They help Hucklberry pup-sit until the truck is fixed.Lemon & Henna, Blueberry & Scouty, Orange & Marmalade,