Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer by Amanda Lucidon, 222 pages

"Chasing Light" is a collection of photographs taken by Amanda Lucidon while she was the White House photographer assigned to Mrs. Obama.

It is a wonderful glimpse into the public life of an American First Lady.  It not only contains lots of photographs, but also some behind-the-scenes stories from Ms. Lucidon.

Aah, those were the days!

Curveball : the year I lost my grip by Jordan Sonnenblick 285 pages

This was a solid book by Jordan Sonnenblick.  Sonnenblick is no stranger to having his books nominated for young reader awards and there's good reason for it.  This book follows Peter Friedman, an amazing pitcher on his baseball team, after he injures his elbow and discovers he'll never play again.  He discovers that he has more to offer the world than just baseball, but it's a tough lesson to learn.  Peter begins his freshman year of high school adrift.  No sports.  His best friend still convinced that he'll recover and play again, and a girl who throws him completely off balance.  Add to that odd changes appearing in his beloved grandfather's behavior and you can guess it will be a rough year for Peter.  This was handled well and believably.  I thought this was a very good book.

Stay Close by Harlen Coben 387 pages

I spent the weekend with Harlen and what a wonderful time I had. I started with Stay Close and finished with Six Years.

Stay Close has three main characters. Ray a photographer who drinks too much because he can’t let go of the past, Meagan a stay at home mom with a husband, two kids, picket fence and a secret past and Broome  a detective haunted by his failure to solve a missing person’s case seventeen years ago. When another man goes missing mirroring the same circumstances as the first all three lives intersect. Stay Close has lots of twists and turns, a fast paced plot, coincidences that just keep piling up, and just when you think you have things figured out everything changes again. Where has Harlen been all my life?