Best book you read all year?

Alexis Cuff October 31, 2010 at 5:14am

For Intermediate Elementary reader (and great read-aloud) Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. This is a beautiful fable with a message of the value of appreciating what you have instead of being miserable worrying about the things you do not.

Elisabeth LeBris October 11, 2010 at 9:07am

Hard to say but I'll go with "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Elisabeth LeBris June 23, 2009 at 2:09am

I read a bunch of great titles this year but one that jumps right out to the front is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I really liked her Gregor series as well. Part 2 of Hunger Games comes out in Sept. A local book store friend gave me the galley to read so I am eager to get that started. This one would fall under Best YA.
Best adult nonfiction would have to be Outliers by Gladwell. I really loved his other two (Blink and Tipping Point) so this just was a natural for me.
Rarely get to any adult fiction - enjoying the K-8 stuff too much and it keeps me pretty busy trying to keep up.

Marion Vose March 5, 2009 at 3:44am

YA--No Shame, No Fear (Ann Turnbull)
graphic novel/memoir--American Born Chinese (Gene Yang)/Born on a Blue Day (Daniel Tammet)
adult nonfiction--Kitchen Table Wisdom (Rachel Remen)
guilty pleasure--The Shapeshifter (Tony Hillerman)

Amy Stahura February 21, 2009 at 1:33pm

Professional- Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum has made a huge impact on my school and library program.

Guilty pleasure- Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen- what crazy characters!!!

Faithful Reader February 18, 2009 at 8:07am

Best adult fiction -- The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo Stieg Larsson
Best YA -- The Adoration of Jenna Fox Mary Pearson
Best adult nonfiction -- American Shaolin Matthew Polly
Guilty Pleasure -- Brimstone Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Pendergast series
Best Book on CD -- Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri

I've tried Library Thing, but prefer GoodReads.com. I can keep track of my books, list "to reads," and share with friends.

Jennifer Winstead November 25, 2008 at 8:23am

Joyce,
Maybe you can add these to your Christmas reading list. Here are some I really enjoyed:

Best children's- Schooled by Gordon Korman
Best YA- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas/Twilight series
Memoir, etc.- The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
Best adult fiction- 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Best adult nonfiction- I would like to read John Grogan's new book
Best guilty pleasure(!)- Queen of Babble series by Meg Cabot

Thanks for making this Ning! It's a great way to share ideas!
Jennifer

Nancy October 17, 2008 at 4:50am

Best YA: An Abundance of Katherines
Best Memiors: A Tale of Live and Darkness by Amos Oz
My Life in France by Julia Child
Best Fiction: Villette by Charlotte Bronte
Guilty Pleasure: Everything by Robert B. Parker: the Spenser novels, the Jesse Stone novels and theSunny Randall
novels

rarthur October 12, 2008 at 6:31pm

This is a nice book. I want to read this book.
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Richard Arthur

Susan E September 6, 2008 at 7:51am

For Kids: The Underneath by Kathi Appelt. If this doesn't win a Newbery, I'll cry.

For Adults: I really enjoyed Paula Deen's biography "It's Not all about the cookin''

"Water for Elephants" (fiction) by Sara Gruen was also fascinating.

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