Theodore Roosevlet and the Rise of Modern America by Albert Marrin

The youngest man to ever be president, he was the last person many Republicans wanted to be president that is why he was put in the job of vice president to kill his political career. But when Mckinley was fell by an assassin's bullet, he became president. Larger than life, he used his new job to change the way many Americans lived, worked, and even vacationed. From a sickly childhood, to the wild west time, and travels all over the world, he didn't let anything or anyone stand in his way. If you have half the life, he had and even enjoy it half as much, you will die happy. Just don't try some of the things at school and you will be fine.

Weird Michigan, Weird Ohio, Weird Indiana

If you like short stories about weird, interesting, and may be scary people, place, or things, this is the series for you. I have been to, lived near, or have seen something in every book. In Weird Ohio, I have even met a person who use to drive the most famous dead guy in Sabina around when he was in college. (I went to the same college years afterward.) If you don't like one story, just go to the next and I know you will find something you will enjoy.

Inside Monster Garage by Ken Vose

When some of my students told me that they didn't know we had this book, I knew I had to add this to the blog. While the show has gone off the air, it might come back with new episodes or even in reruns. This is a behind the scene look at many of the great episodes. Loaded with pictures and Jesse wisdom, it is a fan's dream. I always wanted Jesse to build a book mobile for teenagers out a a "beverage" truck, but never got the nerve to email the suggestion. If you are reading this Jesse, if you build it , they will come and check books out of it. I know they will if you let me stock with what they want to read.

Purple Death; The Mysterious Flu of 1918 by David Getz

You need to remember that modern medicine has come a long way since 1918 and this was the last of the true great epidemics that hit the world. Growing up my late grandmother told me of this flu, but none of the history books had anything about it. Everyone wanted to forget about it, but the medical community worried about what if it returns. If you want to understand why the adults seem be going off the deep end these days, just read this book.