The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia

The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia - 64 pages

This book looks at the rumors and myths surrounding various royals throughout history.  It asks the reader to determine whether the stories are true or false.

I read this book in preparation for a homeschool program I was presenting. I  found the book to be a lot of fun to read.  While a lot of the stories were familiar, there were some new ones I hadn't heard of before.  It also gave a lot of information and trivia about the various royals.

Geography Club by Brent Hartinger

Geography Club by Brent Hartinger - 226 pages

Five kids meet and for the first time they are able to talk openly and honestly about their lives.  It's freeing.  It's so powerful they decide to start an afterschool club to meet regularly to discuss things in their lives.  The only problem -- they don't want anyone in the school to find out that they are all gay.  So the Geography Club is started . . .
While this was an interesting book to read, I thought the book relied too heavily on stereotypes.