Bee Season

I finally finished a book after reading Harry Potter. "Swapping Lives" was fun, yet very predictible. It could have been the inspiration for that TV show Wife Swap. Except one of the girls wasn't married so maybe not. I still think my favorite chick-lit books are Bridget Jones and "Good in Bed" by Jennifer Weiner.

I started reading "Animal, Vegetable Miracle: A Year in the Life of Food" by Barbara Kingsolver earlier this summer. I didn't finish it because it was due at the library. I finally got it back this weekend so I think I might read some more of that in between the Book Club book. It makes me want to eat fresh vegetables. You all can quote me on that as I'm not known for eating much of anything that's green besides lettuce and green beans.

I'm listening to "Bee Season" by Myla Goldberg. It's narrarated by the author--she kind of has a mousy squeeky voice, but now that I'm 5 CDs in, I'm used to it! The story is very interesting. It's about a girl, Eliza who wins the school school spelling bee much to her own surprise. She goes on to win the district bee too. As she heads to the National spelling bee her family starts to fall apart. Mom is a little out there and starts stealing, and brother is trying to find his religion. Dad is wrapped up in Eliza's success and ignoring son and wife. It's intriguing and because I'm listening to it I keep trying to spell some of the harder words she gets like gegenschein. Don't ask me for the origin or a definition!