Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

This is our book club book for the month of January.  I will let you know what I thought

Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.

 

My mother recommended this book to me.  I had my husband read it first who said, "This was the best book he has read in a long time."

I was a slow read for me but I did enjoy it.  It was interesting reading a book about the Olympics right before WWII.  And it was amazing to read the true story about these boys and there fight for gold. 

A Train To Potevka by Mike Ramsdell

This book was going to be our book club book for January, but there were not enough copies, so I just read it on my own.  At first I was skeptical since it's about an American Spy, but I ended up loving the story line and couldn't put it down. 
This young spy is stuck in Russia after WWII.  HIs mission has been terminated and he is therefore trying to escape the city.  One things goes wrong after another and he finds himself in some very troubling situations.  It reminded me a lot of a James Bond book, only this one is true.    

Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren

I never meant to read this book.  I reserved it thinking it was a completely different book that my mother recommended.  But it was a short read and was a Honor Book so I thought I would give it a try. 
And it was well worth it.  It's a true story of a rich,12 year old, Polish boy who fights all odds and survives the consecrations camps.  He lied about his age and gained entrance into the camps, and then meets a friend who teaches him how to survive.  This is a very heart warming story that will make you cry.

Endenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson

My mother recommended this book to me.  My father gave it to her as a gift for Christmas last year.  I'm really not a fan of Romantic Novels, but I thought I would give it a try.  It is the story of twins sisters living in the early 1900's who go to live in a mansion in Endenbrooke.  These twins are completely different.  While there, one twins tries to fall in love and the other lets love find her.  I loved how proper and romantic these relationships were.  I found myself smiling ear to ear when the man "touched" her arm. It was a nice break from living in the 20th century.