aired the week of January 16, 2023

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr was published in 1977 but still is popular today.  It tells the story of 11-year-old Sadako who finds out that she has leukemia from the radiation of the atomic bomb that was dropped on her home city of Hiroshima.  If she can fold 1,000 paper cranes she will live for 1,000 years.  This legend gives her hope in the hospital as she folds and folds as many paper cranes as she can. 

 aired the week of January 9, 2023

Making Numbers Count: the Art and Science of Communicating Numbers by Chip Heath & Karla Starr is a clear practical guide to turning cold, clinical data into a story that will be remembered by your audience. A great book to look at if you have a presentation coming up and you want to make sure your listeners get the point and remember your words.

 aired the week of January 2, 2023

Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara follows Aki Ito after she and her family are relocated from the Manzanar Relocation Camp in California to Chicago.  When Aki and her parents arrive in Chicago they find out that Aki's older sister Rose is dead.  Aki decides to investigate to find out what happened to her sister.

 Carrie's Top 10 for 2022

These are listed in the order I read them.

1. The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts - nonfiction / historical

2. Deep into the Dark by P.J. Tracy - mystery / thriller (first in a series of 2)

3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - fiction

4. My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni - mystery / thriller (first in a series of 10)

5. Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig - historical fiction

6. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles - historical fiction

7. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - mystery /thriller (first in a series of 3)

8. The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood - mystery / thriller (first in a series of 2)

9. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb - mystery / thriller

10. The Maid by Nita Prose -fiction

 aired the week of December 19, 2022

Mr. Nicholas: a Magical Christmas Tale by Christopher De Vinck.  There is something strange about Mr. Nicholas who owns the town hardware store but Jim who is a reporter doesn't realize the story that is right under his nose until his 10-year-old son with Down Syndrome points it out to him.  A feel good Christmas story.

 aired the week of December 12, 2022

The Christmas Swap by Melody Carlson is a Christmas novella about a young woman who finds the love of her life when she joins a friend's family on a Christmas house swap.  But, there is a lot of lies and half truths to negotiate on the way to happily ever after.