Global Mom by Melissa Dalton-Bradford -- as I started this book and read through the first half or so, I thought "oh, yet another nothing-much-ever-goes-wrong, charming Mormon family life." It was very neat reading about this family's years in Norway and France. So interesting especially when the author contrasted the two - and had to get her second son's name approved when he was born in Norway. About two thirds of the way through the book, however, I was stunned and flipped back to the acknowledgements and "about the author" sections to see if what looked like was going to happen, really did. And it did. Ahhh, tear out my heart. I think I was teary-eyed or downright crying through much of the last third of the book. I first heard of this book from Bridget's blog.
Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene -- a book about a small town (North Platte, Nebraska) that set up a canteen to meet the soldiers during World War II as they were traveling across the country by train. The author talks to some of the soldiers who passed through, to women who were children or adults back then, and talks a bit about life in North Platte today (well, when he visited there researching for the book.)
Sword of God by Chris Kuzneski -- this is totally not my usual type of book. I saw it at a book exchange (it was free) so I decided to bring it home. And for some reason it was the book I chose to read earlier this week when I needed a new one. I'm trying to read some of the books I have at home before going back to the library. It was about a couple guys who were finding clues in a terrorist plot involving one of their former comrades. Parts of it take place in South Korea while other parts take place in Mecca. I occasionally felt like I was watching an episode of Hawaii Five-0 except there was no Steve, Danno or Hawaii.
