College Students! discussion

Late again!
For January we are going to have a category 1 anything goes book and our category 2 is "Fantasy/Science Fiction".

-Only one nomination per person and you must choose one category. If all 12 spots in one category are not filled by December 10th, you can nominate a book for the other category.

-Please specify which category you are nominating for. (Cat 1 or Cat 2) Your post should look something like this:

Category 1: "This Book" by An Author

- Please make sure you have the book and author in your nomination

- Add a blurb of some sort to let us know what the book will be like.

-We will be taking the first 12 nominations for each category or we will close nominations on December 20th if not all categories are filled.

-Voting will begin soon after nominations are done and will be open for a week or so.

- If your book wins, please let us know whether or not you would like to lead the book discussion. It is not required by any means that you lead it.

late again. Please nominate for each category.

Category 2: The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment, overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC. His work introduces him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter’s teachings—his Bible is their “book of strange new things.” But Peter is rattled when Bea’s letters from home become increasingly desperate: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating whole countries, and governments are crumbling. Bea’s faith, once the guiding light of their lives, begins to falter.

Suddenly, a separation measured by an otherworldly distance, and defined both by one newly discovered world and another in a state of collapse, is threatened by an ever-widening gulf that is much less quantifiable. While Peter is reconciling the needs of his congregation with the desires of his strange employer, Bea is struggling for survival. Their trials lay bare a profound meditation on faith, love tested beyond endurance, and our responsibility to those closest to us.

December 12,20014

To whom may concern:
January If I stay by Gayle Forman

February Yankee stranger by Elswyth Thane
march The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott
April Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale by Donna Jo Napoli

May Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
June Layla and Majnun: The Classic Love Story of Persian Literature by Nizami Ganjavi, Colin Turner (Translator
july The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
august Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dunlap
September
October The Demon Lover Juliet Dark / Carol Goodman
November For Keeps Natasha Friend
December No Shame, No Fear (Quaker Trilogy #1)
by Ann Turnbull
best regard's

Koleen wrote: "December 12,20014

To whom may concern:
January If I stay by Gayle Forman

February Yankee stranger by Elswyth Thane
march The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott
April Hush: An Irish Princess' ..."

Koleen,
If I Stay was a group read in November. As for the other months, nominations aren't up yet. Would you like me to make Yankee Stranger your nomination for January? Or would you like to nominate a different book? If Yankee Stranger is okay, your post needs to be like this.

Category 1 Yankee Stranger by Elswyth Thane
On the eve of the Civil War, Eden Day encounters Cabot Murray on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg. As they shelter together from a passing thunderstorm, they fall in love. The obstacles to their future are instantly obvious. Hers is a prominent Virginia family, and he is a Yankee newspaperman. Their country is about to split apart, and they will be on opposite sides. Yet at the insistence of Tibby Day, the matriarch of the Day family who gets wind of the encounter, Cabot Murray is invited to Tibby's birthday party...

Category 1: The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare

Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus Bane like never before in this collection of New York Times bestselling tales, in print for the first time with an exclusive new story and illustrated material.

This collection of eleven short stories illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality, flamboyant style, and sharp wit populate the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.

Originally released one-by-one as e-only short stories by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan, this compilation presents all ten together in print for the first time and includes a never-before-seen eleventh tale, as well as new illustrated material.

***cover art is NOT what I expected him to look like***

Category 2: The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Not every gift is a blessing...

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class.

When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.


Not much to go on, but sounds intriguing.

Nominations will go until Monday, then polls will be posted.

Category 1: Girls Like Us by Gail Giles



"We understand stuff. We just learn it slow. And most of what we understand is that people what ain’t Speddies think we too stupid to get out our own way. And that makes me mad."

Quincy and Biddy are both graduates of their high school’s special ed program, but they couldn’t be more different: suspicious Quincy faces the world with her fists up, while gentle Biddy is frightened to step outside her front door. When they’re thrown together as roommates in their first "real world" apartment, it initially seems to be an uneasy fit. But as Biddy’s past resurfaces and Quincy faces a harrowing experience that no one should have to go through alone, the two of them realize that they might have more in common than they thought — and more important, that they might be able to help each other move on.

Polls are up for voting!