The Summer Reading program has kicked off at the local library, and I signed myself and my daughters up. I figured since I was going to be in the library basically every day for the entire month of June, I should at least try to find some books that are on my to read list that I do not own. I actually had this one on my wish list to purchase, but ran across it yesterday morning, so I picked it up. I could hardly put it down, and just finished it! It was just about three hundred pages, so it didn't really take much time to finish, and it was so engaging that I didn't even notice time passing.

Alex Trebek was the host of Jeopardy! from 1984 to 2020. He was the host of that show as long as I have been alive. I used to watch the show all the time with my grandparents. My Mom also watched it while cooking dinner. I love the show and have learned some good information from it over the years. I cannot imagine there ever being any other host besides Alex, and I have not watched the show since his death. He passed away in 2020, at age 80, from pancreatic cancer. This book had some interesting anecdotes from his life, and I really enjoyed reading them. I never realized he was a Canadian citizen, who became a naturalized American citizen. I liked hearing all these little aspects of his life, but what really stood out to me was his outlook on his illness and helping people. I am sure that he struggled with feeling sick and doing the treatments, but he really tried to stay positive. It was really moving to see. I didn't realize he died three months after this book was published. I'm glad that he finally decided to put down some words before his death.

I really enjoyed this book a lot, and if you are a Jeopardy! fan, you should certainly give this one a shot