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message 1: by Diana S (last edited Jan 01, 2018 09:23PM) (new)

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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 | 319 comments Hello all!
Here are my 5:
Mort(e) (War with No Name, #1) by Robert Repino Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Skinny by Diana Spechler I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali Bright-Sided How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich


message 3: by Diana S (new)

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For Bethany I pick: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch & Skinny by Diana Spechler

Here are my 5 books:
Faithful by Alice Hoffman Wishin' and Hopin' A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian Hidden Figures The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly The Shed That Fed a Million Children The Extraordinary Story of Mary’s Meals by Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow


message 4: by Linda C (new)

Linda C (libladynylindac) | 981 comments For Diana I pick Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb and The Shed That Fed a Million Children The Extraordinary Story of Mary’s Meals by Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow

Here are my five
Through the Veil (Veil, #1) by Shiloh Walker Dead with the Wind (Southern Ladies Mystery, #2) by Miranda James Hidden (Northern Waste, #2) by Eve Kenin Dressed to Kill (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #4) by Lynn Cahoon Pretty Kitten (Age of Night, #2) by May Sage


Amber’s Bookish Journal (introverted22) | 40 comments Linda I pick for you:
Dressed to Kill (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #4) by Lynn Cahoon and Dead with the Wind (Southern Ladies Mystery, #2) by Miranda James

Here are my five:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) by Megan Whalen Turner Lone Star (An Edna Ferber Mystery #1) by Ed Ifkovic Wonder Woman, Volume 1 The Lies by Greg Rucka


message 6: by Book Concierge (last edited Dec 03, 2017 08:42AM) (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 728 comments Amberly, I pick for you
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley

Here are my five:
It's All In The Frijoles 100 Famous Latinos Share Real Life Stories Time-Tested Dichos, Favorite Folktales, and Inspiring Words of Wisdom by Yolanda Nava The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple, #2) by Carola Dunn Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper We Band of Angels The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan by Elizabeth M. Norman A Man of His Own by Susan Wilson


message 7: by Amber (new)

Amber (arboan) | 754 comments For Tessa I pick
The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple, #2) by Carola Dunn A Man of His Own by Susan Wilson

My 5 are
The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans Peach Cobbler Murder (Hannah Swensen, #7) by Joanne Fluke The Unprintable Big Clock Chronicle (A Big Clock Mystery #1) by Jill Winters Farm Fresh Murder (A Farmers' Market Mystery, #1) by Paige Shelton Candy for Christmas (Hannah Swensen) by Joanne Fluke


message 8: by Marilyn (last edited Dec 15, 2017 01:49PM) (new)

Marilyn Lott | 538 comments For Amber I pick:

The Unprintable Big Clock Chronicle (A Big Clock Mystery #1) by Jill Winters Candy for Christmas (Hannah Swensen) by Joanne Fluke

Here are my five:
Death in the Air The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson Born a Crime Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Excellent Women by Barbara Pym I See You by Clare Mackintosh Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Can someone choose 2 books for me? I'm stuck!


message 9: by Diana S (last edited Dec 16, 2017 02:18PM) (new)

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For Marilyn, I choose I See You by Clare Mackintosh and Death in the Air The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson


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