February's Book: Ella Minnow Pea

Ella Minnow Pea

by Mark Dunn

Change in books: We'll be doing this for February, but still meeting at Rebecca's on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7pm
If you have questions you can call either Rebecca or Sarah W.

There will be at least 3 books circulating around so talk to either Rebecca or Sarah W for a copy. We only have 2 weeks to read it, so read quickly and get it passed on so everyone can have a chance to read it :)

Here's the link for a non-spoiler character list to help keep all the letter writers straight :)

Here's the link to the article about the Poles in Lithuania that aren't allowed to use the letter 'w'.

April's Book: Saving CeeCee Honycutt

Saving CeeCee Honycutt

by Beth Hoffman

This will be the book for April, so go ahead and read it, it's good!
Also, we'll be meeting Wednesday, April 4th, 7pm
at Sarah W's house.
(We're meeting the first Wednesday of the month because of Spring Break :) )

Book Recommendations list

Here are the books that I heard recommended at last night's book club. Just click on them to go to the book page. Thanks everyone that came and a big thank you to Kerri for hosting. It was a great night!!

Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (coming February 2012)

Sequel to Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (no link yet--coming in August 2012)

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Blood Red Road  by Moira Young

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Varient by Robison Wells

The List by Melanie Jacobson

East by Edith Pattou

The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle

Slumming by Kristen D. Randle

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
        This does have a "steamy" scene that needs "paperclipping" (aka--you can skip it without missing much)

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott

The Alchemist--Can anyone tell me who the author is on this?? There's too many to guess and I didn't hear the description of the book to guess which one.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

These weren't ones recommended last night, but my brother has been recommending them for a long time, so I thought I'd throw them out there for anyone that likes this style of book/author. Brandon Sanderson also wrote the Mistborn series that has been highly recommended at several previous book club nights:

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan 

                  The last 3 books in this series were actually written by Brandon Sanderson at Robert Jordan's request. Robert was dying of complications from a rare blood disorder and had all the notes and story prepared already and didn't want to leave his fans an unfinished story. So he asked Brandon to write the last book in the series. As Brandon was beginning to write that last book using Robert's notes, he quickly realized there was too much material for it to be one book, so he broke it up into 3 books and each book by itself is bigger by far than any of the previous books in the series.

Book Recommendation: Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time Series

by Robert Jordan

(and Brandon Sanderson)

The last 3 books in this series were actually written by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Series, Way of Kings) at Robert Jordan's request. Robert was dying of complications from a rare blood disorder and had all the notes and story prepared already and didn't want to leave his fans an unfinished story. So he asked Brandon to write the last book in the series. As Brandon was beginning to write that last book using Robert's notes, he quickly realized there was too much material for it to be one book, so he broke it up into 3 books and each book by itself is bigger than any of the previous books in the series.

Books in the Series

#1 The Eye of World

#2 The Great Hunt

#3 The Dragon Reborn

#4 The Shadow Rising

#5 The Fires of Heaven

#6 Lord of Chaos

#7 A Crown of Swords

#8 The Path of Daggers

#9 Winter's Heart

#10 Crossroads of Twilight

Prequel (to be read after #10) New Spring

#11 Knife of Dreams

#12 The Gathering Storm (Brandon Sanderson)

#13 Towers of Midnight (Brandon Sanderson)

#14 A Memory of Light (Brandon Sanderson)

Book Recommendation: Way of Kings

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

Book Recommendations: Ender's Game

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

This is an entire series of 11 novels and 10 short stories. For more info on all of the books in the series see the wikipedia article here.

Book Recommendation: Garden Spells

Garden Spells

by Sarah Addison Allen

Warning: This does have a "steamy" scene that needs "paperclipping" (aka--you can skip it without missing much)

Book Recommendation: The Alchemyst

The Alchemyst

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

by Michael Scott

Other books in the series:

#2 The Magician

#3 The Sorceress

#4 The Necromancer

#5 The Warlock

#6 The Enchantress (Coming May 22, 2012)

"Lost Stories" from the Series:

The Death of Joan of Arc: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel 
Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Book Recommendation: Slumming

Slumming

by Kristen D. Randle

Book Recommendation: Only Alien on the Planet

The Only Alien on the Planet

by Kristen D. Randle

Book Recommendation: East

East

by Edith Pattou

Book Recommendation: The List

The List

by Melanie Jacobson

Book Recommendation: Variant

Variant

by Robison Wells

Book Recommendation: Blood Red Road

Blood Red Road

by Moira Young

Book Recommendation: Divergent

Divergent

by Veronica Roth

Book Recommendation: Countess Below Stairs

A Countess Below Stairs

by Eva Ibbotson

Book Recommendation: Major Pettigrew

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

by Helen Simonson

Book Recommendation: Ranger's Apprentice Series

Ranger's Apprentice Series

by John Flanagan

 

Books in the Series:

1- The Ruins of Gorlan

2 The Burning Bridge

3 The Icebound Land

4 The Battle for Skandia

5 The Sorcerer of the North

6 The Siege of Macindaw

7 Erak's Ransom

8 The Kings of Clonmel

9 Halt's Peril

10 The Lost Stories

11 The Emperor of Nihon-Ja

Book Recommendation: The Alliance

The Alliance

by Gerald N. Lund

Book Recommendation: Crown Duel & Court Duel

Crown Duel

by Sherwood Smith

 

Also check out Court Duel by Sherwood Smith as well

Book Recommendation: Angry Housewives

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

by Lorna Landvik

Book Recommendation: Endurance

Endurance

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing

Book Recommendation: To the Rescue

To the Rescue:

The Biography of Thomas S. Monson

by Heidi S. Swinton

Book Recommendation: Okay for Now

Okay For Now

by Gary D. Schmidt

Book Recommendation: Matched & Crossed

Matched (Part of the Trilogy Series)

by Ally Condie

Also check out the sequel: Crossed

Book Recommendation: Mockingbird

Mockingbird

by Kathryn Erskine

Book Recommendation: Night

Night

by Elie Wiesel

Book Recommendation: Between Shades of Gray

Between Shades of Gray

 by Ruta Sepetys

Book Recommendation: Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs

by Jacqueline Winspear

Other books in the series:

#2 Birds of a Feather

#3 Pardonable Lies

#4 Messenger of Truth

#5 An Incomplete Revenge

#6 Among the Mad

#7 The Mapping of Love and Death

#8 A Lesson in Secrets

Elegy for Eddie out March 27, 2012

January's book: Kiss of a Stranger

The Kiss of a Stranger
by Sarah M. Eden


We'll be meeting January 19 to discuss this book and fill up the rest of our calendar.
Come have a treat, talk about the book and bring your book suggestions for future meetings or any recommendations for good reading in general.
7pm at Kerri's house.

Sarah M. Eden also wrote Seeking Persephone and Courting Miss Lancaster.

Book Recommendation: Moonraker's Bride

Moonraker's Bride

by Madeleine Brent

Also check out: The Long Masquerade by Madeleine Brent