Posted in Summer Reading on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here is my list of books I wanted to complete this summer:
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (saw the movie. Does that count?)
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strut
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (re-read)
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (re-read)
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor
The Hour [...]
Posted in Summer Reading, Young Adult Literature, teen book group on July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Summary: Colin Singleton only dates Katherines. Nineteen of them to be exact. When he is dumped by Katherine the XIX, he and his friend Hassan decide to take off on a road trip. Did I mention that Colin is also a former child prodigy? A borderline genius and an annagramming master, Colin Singleton must [...]
Posted in Summer Reading, Young Adult Literature, tagged teen book group on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I posted earlier about starting a teen book group at the book store. Well, I am happy to report the group is up and running. We had about ten or fifteen kids show up and we chose the following four books to read over the summer:
1. An Abundance of Katerines by John Green
2. Boy Proof [...]
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