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message 1: by Diana S (last edited Sep 01, 2017 04:33AM) (new)

Diana S | 2177 comments Mod
Post your books here

Directions for this task

★ 1. List 5 books (use bookcovers) that you would like to read this month.
** (this is for the 1st person who post)

example...
Here are my 5 books: The Lake House by Kate Morton Christmas Caramel Murder (Hannah Swensen, #20) by Joanne Fluke The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown A Christmas Carol, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens

★ 2. The next person to post will choose the two books for you to read for this task.

example....
For (name) I pick: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Christmas Caramel Murder (Hannah Swensen, #20) by Joanne Fluke

★ 3. Then they will list their books:

example....
Here are my 5 books: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

.... step #2 and #3 in one post.

★ 4. and so on .......

★★ Just a reminder: the 1st person to post doesn't pick any books. You just list your 5 books.


message 2: by Bethany (new)

Bethany | 331 comments Here are my five:
The Wake (The Sandman #10) by Neil Gaiman A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab Thinking Out Loud on Paper by Lil Brannon Book Love Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers by Penny Kittle Seawitch (Greywalker, #7) by Kat Richardson


Amber’s Bookish Journal (introverted22) | 53 comments For Bethany I pick:

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab & Seawitch (Greywalker, #7) by Kat Richardson

Here are my five:
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway Heartless by Marissa Meyer The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner The Wonder by Emma Donoghue


message 4: by Marilyn (new)

Marilyn Lott | 547 comments For Amberly I pick:

The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie & The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

Here are my five:
The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe A Truck Full of Money by Tracy Kidder The War that Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Fact of a Body A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich


message 5: by Mickslibrarian (new)

Mickslibrarian | 456 comments For Marilyn I pick:

The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe and The War that Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Here are my five:

The Drunken Botanist The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart SuperBetter A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient - Powered by the Science of Games by Jane McGonigal Useless Bay by M.J. Beaufrand Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase


message 6: by Linda C (new)

Linda C (libladynylindac) | 991 comments For Mickslibrarian I pick:

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and Useless Bay by M.J. Beaufrand

Here are my five:
Gettysburg, 1913 The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion by Alan Simon A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay Mission to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #2) by Lynn Cahoon Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2) by Ilona Andrews


message 7: by Amber (new)

Amber (arboan) | 764 comments For Linda I choose

A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell Mission to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #2) by Lynn Cahoon

My five are

The Secret Wife by Gill Paul The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux Black Rain by Matthew B.J. Delaney Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse Mystery, #4) by Cleo Coyle The Unprintable Big Clock Chronicle (A Big Clock Mystery #1) by Jill Winters


message 8: by Book Concierge (last edited Aug 04, 2017 02:06PM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 736 comments For Amber I choose:
The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux and The Unprintable Big Clock Chronicle (A Big Clock Mystery #1) by Jill Winters


My five are:
Saint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy Unless by Carol Shields


message 9: by Sam F (new)

Sam F | 33 comments For Book Concierge I choose:

Unless by Carol Shields Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

My five are:

Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs The Color Purple by Alice Walker Turn Right at Machu Picchu Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Les Misérables by Victor Hugo The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver


message 10: by Diana S (new)

Diana S | 2177 comments Mod
For Sam, I choose:

Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs & The Color Purple by Alice Walker

My five are:
The Nix by Nathan Hill After You by Jojo Moyes Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena The Lake House by Kate Morton


message 11: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) For Diane, I choose:

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella and The Lake House by Kate Morton


Here are my five:

Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) by Kathy Reichs _ Natural Reaction (Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mystery #6) by Terri Reid _ The Little Teashop of Broken Hearts by Jennifer Joyce _ Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke _ A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray


message 12: by Diana S (new)

Diana S | 2177 comments Mod
For Wanda, I choose:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke & Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) by Kathy Reichs


message 13: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) Diana S wrote: "For Wanda, I choose:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke & Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) by Kathy Reichs


Thank You


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