books

To say that I enjoyed the new hardback reprinting of "Blazing Combat" is an understatement. I didn't just read it -- I inhaled it like oxygen.

Kids often want to read a book that will make them laugh. They're not just looking for joke books; instead, they usually want a humorous novel.
Anything by Daniel Pinkwater is a good choice, as are many books by Dick King-Smith and Beverly Cleary.
Now, here's a trio of new novels that should spark laughter in young readers:

Kids often want to read a book that will make them laugh. They're not just looking for joke books; instead, they usually want a humorous novel.
Anything by Daniel Pinkwater is a good choice, as are many books by Dick King-Smith and Beverly Cleary.
Now, here's a trio of new novels that should spark laughter in young readers:

"Long Lost." By Harlan Coben. Dutton, $27.95.

Sports agents are powerful people, able to extract millions from well-heeled franchises to support their muscled clients in multimillion-dollar comfort.
But, they wield their power on BlackBerries from the backseat of a limo, not on the front lines of the war on terror, like the clumsily named Myron Bolitar.

"Long Lost." By Harlan Coben. Dutton, $27.95.

Sports agents are powerful people, able to extract millions from well-heeled franchises to support their muscled clients in multimillion-dollar comfort.
But, they wield their power on BlackBerries from the backseat of a limo, not on the front lines of the war on terror, like the clumsily named Myron Bolitar.

Thanks to the flood of reprints these days, the curtain is being pulled back on one of the strangest eras of comics: the 1950s.

They were true pioneers, 13 fearless women pilots who aspired to become astronauts.

They were true pioneers, 13 fearless women pilots who aspired to become astronauts.

Stephen King's novel "The Stand" starts with a man-made superflu that wipes out most of humanity before segueing into an even scarier story, about the Anti-Christ. It's terrified readers for years.

March is Women's History Month, and these days there are a number of good books for kids featuring strong female role models.
Here are two good new ones.