Miracle in East Harlem, and Inkheart

I recently finished the book The Miracle of East Harlem. The book discusses the education system in a school district of East Harlem. It had been the poorest performer in the area, and alot of people had just given up hope. The school district got some people on board who really believed they could turn the district around. They did so by making it a free market type of system. Teachers and administrators were encouraged to develop the type of curriculum they wanted and then were encouraged to actually apply it. Parents and students were encouraged to choose which ever school they wanted. The schools that got a lot of students stuck around, those that did not, went back to the drawing board. The system worked out beautifully. The book is written with some wonderful honesty and some great stories of success. I highly recommend it as a book and also as a system that I wish school districts would adopt.
I also recently finished Inkheart. It was a well written and enchanting book. The story does not so much take you into a different world as it brings a different world to you. I don't want to give much of it away. But, I did think that it was a fun read and look forward to reading the 2nd in the series.