I loved this book.

It was a simple, easy breezy summer time kind of read. The main character is named Capricorn Anderson and he is an enigma.

He lives in a commune with his grandmother. She has home schooled him his entire life and when she falls picking plums and breaks her hip he is thrown into modern day middle school. To say he is a little overwhelmed would be a complete understatement.

The best part of this book is that the point of view changes with every chapter. Different characters continue the story from their own unique perspective.

I read it in two days and for me that is saying a lot.

Five stars. Definitely worth the read.

**Warning** I plan on patting myself on the back a lot with this post. I have read more than 12 books so far this year! That is a record for me. Seriously. I always say that I'm going to read more but this year I have actually followed through. So I'm patting my back, clapping my hands and giving myself a standing ovation.

That being said, I'm continuing to work my way through the Take a Chance Challenge over at Jenners and for this month's challenge I decided to participate in "Phoning the Author". The random last name I picked out of the phone book was Werling, but when I searched my library catalog the prompt said, "Did you mean Werlin?"

I figured that was close enough. Hopefully Jenners will agree.

Werlin, as in Nancy Werlin, has quite a few novels, some of which are critically acclaimed. The one I chose, "Rules of Survival" was about an out of control mother told through the eyes of her 15 year old son.

The book was okay. Not fantastic and not terrible. I didn't care for the ending and I had trouble relating to the mother in the book.

I did like the way it was written, which was in the form of a letter from the oldest child to the youngest child so as she would not forget what the all survived.

What are you reading?