Reading List 2008-2009

• Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr - a teen wants a certain tatoo - not realizing it will lead her into faerie courts intrigue
• Devil in the Details by Jennifer Traig - what a hoot! Who knew OCD can be a hilarious accounting.
• All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard - two friends are in an accident and mistaken identity occurs with who lives, and who died
• Impossible by Nancy Werlin - a young Scarborough girl discovers she comes from a cursed line of women - when they become pregnant they must complete three impossible tasks or go mad when the child is born
• The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - Sprague Book Club May read - lace reading, yellow dogs, abuse, mental issues, and witches - a good read
• Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd - another wonderful story - Fergus and his Uncle discover a childs arm while stealing turf - a tale of Ireland, the Troubles and we hear Mel's story unearthed from his dreams - I was saddened to hear that Siobhan has died from cancer, what a loss.
• Valiant by Holly Black - didn't care for this one.
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Sprague Book Club read for April - a great read! I never noticed the islands between France and England before! A great tale of letters about the island and what people went through during their german occupation.
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - wonderful descriptions in here, glad to have read it
• Tithe - a modern faerie tale by Molly Black - nice edgy urban faerie tale, I will read the next one as well
• Peak by Roland Smith - enjoyed this immensely! A boy gets caught climbing skyscrappers and is sent off with his father who organizes Everest expeditions. I really enjoyed the mountaineering bits since I've done some of that.
• The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner - amazing book! Lots of grist for the mind mill and probably one of my faves for the year.
• Born Naked - Farley Mowat - his biography of his early years - did you know his dad was a librarian?
• Deja Demon by Julie Kenner - I love these - this demon hunting soccer mom is a hoot to read
• Cane River by Lalita Tademy - Sprague Book Club March Book - a good read of a 'Roots' variety
• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson - 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winner - an incredibly beautiful book about an elderly (78) minister leaving a memoir to his 7 year old son - a book to savor.
• The Shack by William Young - this author is coming to Oregon Christian Writers Winter Conference the end of February - thought I should give it a read before then - some parts very hard to swallow, others give assurance that wells up inside
• The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer - Sprague Book Club for February - quick read - I'm not sure I bought all of this, but we all like the Superman parts!
• Incident at Badamya by Dorothy Gilman - a girl in Burma finds unexpected companions and a twist of coincidence
• The True Meaning of Smek Day by Adam Rex - hilarious sci-fi!
• American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang - amazing graphic story that all comes together in a surprising way!
• Inkspell - Cornelia Funke - enjoyed this one more than Inkheart
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret—Brian Selznick - wonderful story and amazing pencil drawings
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - not quite what I thought it would be, but a good read - originally Tintenherz in German!
• Star Bright! by Andrew Greeley - a nice boy meets Russian Orthodox girl Christmas Story
• Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle - her thoughts on the writer's art and faith
• The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski - Sprague Book Club January read - great until the end - I rewrote the ending the way I thought it should have happened!
• The Humming of Numbers by Joni Sensel - enjoyed this one muchly! Thanks Mrs. H!
• The Illuminator by Brenda Vantrease - our Sprague Book Club December book - historical fiction, loved the Julian of Norwich parts
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - quite the intertwining plot
• Breath - Tim Winton - a coming of age story
• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara - for our Sprague Book Club for November - great civil war read
• Brisingr by Christopher Paolini "I own a book, he thought, delighted."
• A Fortune-Teller Told Me by Tiziano Terzani - a year without flying, an interesting journey in the life of an Asian reporter
• The Ivory and the Horn by Charles de Lint - classic de Lint urban myths
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson - chuckled all the way through this one