Running Girl and The Major would like to introduce you to some of the books that they like so much that they have read them on more than one occasion.
(TM) Portofino by Frank Shaeffer. Calvin Becker is a teenaged boy who lives with his whacky, missionary family in Switzerland. Each year they take a vacation in Portofino on the Italian riviera. Calvin’s misadventures are so funny that you will be reading through tears of laughter at times. The octopus story is one of the most humorous things I have ever read. There are two further books that chronicle Calvin’s attempts to survive his dysfunctional family while trying to land the beautiful Jennifer. Continue reading