Friday, March 27, 2009

Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections 2009
January

The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan


Bonus Book Club Selection

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robinson


Splinters (Teen Selection) Twilight by Stephanie Meyers


Pinecones (Pre-teen Selection Twilight by Stephanie Meyers


February

The Wonder Singer by George Rabasa

Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman


Bonus Book Club Selection

Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Words, Letters, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts,….With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory by Roy Blount, Jr.


Splinters (Teen Selection) New Moon by Stephanie Meyers


Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection) New Moon by Stephanie Meyers


March

The Cracker Kitchen: A Cookbook Celebration of Cornbred Fed, Down Home Family Stories and Cuisine by Janis Owens


Bonus Book Club Selection

The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism by Geoff Nicholson


Splinters (Teen Selection) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers


Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers


April

Oscar Season by Mary McNamara


Bonus Book Club Selection

Serendipity by Louise Shaffer

Note to Self by Andrea Buchanan (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)

Dorothy on the Rocks by Barbara Suter


Splinters (Teen Selection) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers


Pine Cones (Pre-Teen Selection) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers


May

Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon


Bonus Book Club Selection

The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)

The Big Skinny by Carol Lay (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)

Elegance of a the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life by Lauretta Hannon


Splinters (Teen Selection) Harper Lee (Up Close) by Kerry Madden


Pine Cones (Pre-Teen Selection) Harper Lee (Up Close) by Kerry Madden


June

Saints in Limbo by River Jordan


Bonus Book Club Selection

Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry


July

On the Divinity of Second Chances by Kaya McLaren


Bonus Book Club Selection

Wife Goes On by Leslie Lehr

Janeology by Karen Harrington


August

South of Broad by Pat Conroy


Bonus Book Club Selection

Secret Keepers by Mindy Friddle

Welcome to the Departure Lounge
by Meg Federico

Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires who are Saving our Planet by Edward Humes


Splinters (Teen Selection)

A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion by Anthony Bourke, John Rendall, and George Adamson


Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection)

Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen