What I read in April 2017

Somehow I only read five books in April and one was an audiobook.  Egads...

1.  The Tsarina's Daughter (Carolly Erickson)--a very fictionalized version of how one of the last Tsarinas (one of the older daughters) could have survived and lived a "normal" life outside of Russia.  It was a good story and would have been believable if the author hadn't written a long preface and a long epilogue telling that it couldn't possibly have happened.  I like my fiction to be fiction...
2. Belzhar (Meg Wolitzer)--So remember a couple months ago when "everyone" on Facebook was posting the fifth line of the 30th page (or whatever it was) of the book nearest to them?  A quote from this book was posted by one of my friends, and I googled the quote, then picked up the book at the library.  It is about a group of teens at a boarding school for kids suffering from grief and loss.  It was a good read--I enjoyed it, even though it was dark.  It had a little bit of science fiction/magic, which added to the story.
3.  The Very First Damned Things (Jodi Taylor)--A good short read while I wait for her new book to come out in a couple months.  This is the "pre-story" of how the organization that examines historical events in their historical context ("It's' not time travel!") began.
4. The Lost Tribe of Coney Island (Claire Prentice)--Nonfiction, set in the early 1900's about a group of Filipino tribespeople who came to the US to be exhibited at Coney Island and other places.  Their manager turned out to be corrupt and the book is about not only the exhibitions but about the subsequent court trials. An interesting read.
5.  Night Train to Memphis (Elizabeth Peters)--Always a classic--I downloaded it from the library and listened in the car.  If you're familiar with Elizabeth Peters, this is a "Vicky" book and is the one where she goes on a Nile cruise and a mystery occurs (as always).

Probably no top ten this month, but all worth the read!