I liked when Gerald said "That is a big guy".

What a beautiful book! It's hard to believe it's a debut novel - the octopus is so tenderly rendered that my heart broke for him. The other characters in the book are richly rendered and endearing. Highly recommend!

The first and my favorite of her neopolitan stories, the inception of the friendship between two young women, brilliant in different ways

My favorite color is green. The parrot and beatle in the book are green.

This was a brutal portrayal of life in the Italian courts in the 1500's when daughters were groomed to be acceptable matches for other high-powered men. The main character is smart and wily but deeply hampered by her circumstances. There is redemption at the end of the book and, after reading, I was very grateful not to live in that era!

There is a lot of talking about pee, and it is very funny.

It's about Callie and Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of broadway on a middle-school budget.

Very sweet

Beep

I love Rex