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