Babe Ruth (Before They Were Famous) by Vito Delsante. Andres Vera Martinez, illustrator. Aladdin, 2009. 128 pages

Very basic graphic story of Babe Ruth's early life. Tough neighborhood, Babe ran wild in the streets with other boys-- truant, petty crime, etc. Parents sent him away to catholic priest run reform school where he learned to play baseball. No Borstal Boy though. Very basic, not a lot here. Even the illustrations are mediocre. I would not read another.

Dark Tide; The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo. Beacon Press, 2003. 273 pages.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor; A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster. Harper, 2003. 296 pages.

Literary Criticism for the rest of us! Every journey is a quest. Every meal is communion. Vampires are highly sexual. Fairy Tales still rule---Cinderella story anyone? And who know so many storylines are adaptations from either the Bible or Shakespeare. Or both. I especially liked the well annotated recommended reading list for adults at the back.