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  Family Ties: Alex Gets The Business Joe Claro   Released: January 1st, 1986 My 10th book for 2026 was Joe Claro’s "Family Ties: Alex Gets The Business. Family Ties is one of my favorite shows of all time.  It's a toss-up between that and Full House.  Both are excellent shows. In this book, Alex has been accepted into the Nu Alpha Mu (NAM) fraturnity.  He get along well with the faculty advisor Professor Simons.  Simons suggests he dine with Keaton family, and Alex graciously sets it up.  During the dinner, Simon's date Marcie shares her vision of opening a hairdressing place.  Her only setback is that she is still short $10,000 to open it.  The Keaton parents express sympathy as they do not have the funds to help her.  Alex reveals that he has amassed $10,600 in the stock market.  He is willing to front the money for Marcie to start her business.  The business starts off well.  As time goes along, a woman name Nan is tak...

    Half His Age Jennette McCurdy   Released: January 20th, 2026 My 9th book for 2026 was Jennette McCurdy’s "Half His Age".   Interesting choice here.  I read Jennette’s previous book “I’m Glad My Mom Died”, and figured this would be a follow-up piece.  Judging by the title, it would have been something about the producers she was forced to endure for years. Instead, the book is her first fictional novel about a girl named Waldo who falls in love with her Creative Writing teacher Mr. Korgy. Waldo is a 17-year-old who lives a substandard trashy life with her mom.  They constantly struggled to get by.  Waldo has a shopping addiction and a very apathetic way of life.  When she meets her new Creative Writing teacher, both are taken aback.  Mr. Korgy is impressed with her writing, and she falls madly in love with him.  The only problem, she’s underage, and he’s a 40-year-old man who is married with children.  After dinner with...