Bet you can't tell how I spent my long weekend!
Three books that could not have been more different, but I enjoyed them all.
First up, "Ride the Devil's Herd" by John Boessenecker, about Wyatt Earp and his posse who took on the worst outlaw gang the West had ever seen: a group of anywhere from 100-220+ (accounts differ as to the numbers) men who murdered and robbed their way through the Wild West. The official law was so ineffectual nothing could be done to stop these desperadoes, until Wyatt and his brothers came to town. The Earp boys weren't saints by any means, but they did the job the lawmakers couldn't do.
Cousins Lana and Ricki used to be best friends, but since Lana has started her online blog about makeup tips and Ricki has been working hard to keep the local drive-in theater from going under, the two girls haven't spent that much time together. Their Aunt May gifts them a vintage pink convertible to share, in the hopes it will bring the girls closer together. Lana wants the car for a big Digifest in L.A., the same night Ricki wants it for the Skylark's grand re-opening. While fighting over the car in the parking lot of the drive-in, something...freaky...happens. The girls wake up the next morning in each other's bodies. They have to work together to figure out a way to switch back in order to make their respective big events. It was super fun and silly, but also quite charming.
David Ben-Gurion was the first Prime Minister of the newly created Israel. He moved to Palestine as a young man and was instrumental in helping create the country. It was an interesting look at a very complex man.
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