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JENNIFER
- Kyle’s school is reading The Lemonade War, and this week I downloaded the sequel that Jacqueline Davies has written, The Lemonade Crime, from NetGalley. It doesn’t publish until May 2011, but the timing was good for us.
- Don’t Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers is a foray into narrative nonfiction by popular novelist Adriana Trigiani.
- Falling Home (come back on 11/3 for a review and giveaway)
NANCY
Just when I thought my mailbox would remain empty this week – save for bills and endless catalogs – I received You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know, which I won in a GoodReads giveaway. I’m not a huge memoir reader but the story of a woman who doesn’t reliably recognize people’s faces sounds fascinating.
DAWN
- Halloween is right around the corner, so DK’s Supernatural was much welcomed by my oldest child. I’ve begun to read through it myself, and I’ll admit to getting a little spooked the other night!
Short, fable-like stories with a twist, like only David Sedaris can write, make up Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, which I’m excited to begin!- In a renewed attempt to connect with my “tween” son, I’m looking forward to focusing on some positivity by using the i like book with him, designed to function as a journal of sorts to record the things that parents appreciate about their children.
- When I first read about The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide, I was curious so I’m happy to report that it is now sitting in place on my TBR shelf. Maybe I’ll get an idea… hmmmmm….
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I’m curious about Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk! I’ve loved Sedaris’s other books.
Yes, although the reviews are pretty evenly mixed on Amazon between love and hate… it’s a bit different so far, but I’m falling more on the positive side than the negative.
Nice selection!
Word Made Flesh sounds interesting – literary tattoos? I’ll enjoy them from afar 🙂
Yes, that’s how I’m feeling right now… but who knows, maybe this book will be inspirational! 🙂
I’m really excited about Don’t Sing at the Table! I hope you love it and the rest of your books.
Hope you all enjoy the new books! My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.
The Squirrel and Chipmunk book looks so sweet! I concur nothng but bills in my mailbox.. but when I get a book I smile for the rest of the day 🙂
Here’s my mailbox on Aisle B
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Well, I’m thinking that might not be the most appropriate way to describe this one… I’ve read a couple of the stories, and they’re quite dark… I’m looking forward to writing up the review!
I am looking forward to seeing reviews for Falling home. I loved Karen White’s Tradd Street. I hope you all enjoy your books!
Lots of good books there! David Sedaris totally rocks and this new book is high on my to buy list!
Julie @ Knitting and Sundries
I’ve only read a few stories so far, but they’ve got a fair share of Sedaris’ off-beat sense of humor!
You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know sounds particularly good! Thanks for linking your post on my blog. I hope you all enjoy your books!
Thanks for all of your book recommendations! I pick the ones my kids will like, and then we read them before bed. I found a website that buys back books for cash. When we’re finished reading them, we sell them back to http://www.mybookcart.com.