More good books

At the first book club meeting, I brought a list of books suggested by my Mom, who is also in a book club.  Here is what she suggested for books that lend themselves to great discussions:
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar, 
Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards, 
A thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, 
We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oaks.  
They've also done some other good ones like #1 Ladies Detective Agency, Glass Castles, Joy Luck Club, Midwive by Bojahlian, Plain Truth, Poisonwood Bible, Pope Joan (this month's book!), To Kill a Mockingbird, and Water for Elephants.  They've also done classics like Great Expectations, Pride and Prejudice, and The Screwtape Letters.  If you need more info on any of these (like, uh, the author's name on some of these), I can find that out.

Good Books

Emily asked if we would share some book recommendations on this blog as well. Here's my first one (and I've added the label of "good books" so that if anyone else posts books, they'll be easy to find). It came back to me as I was watching a news story tonight about Auschwitz. What a fascinating, horrible time period.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

I understand it is also a movie, but I have not seen it. The book is from a different perspective than other novels you will read about the Holocaust. It'll be in the teen or juvenile fiction section at the library.

Other good books I've read about the same period of history (all of these are teen fiction):
The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
Anne Frank and Me-Cherie Bennett
The Devil's Arithmatic-Jane Yolen (VERY VERY GOOD!)
Briar Rose-Jane Yolen

Have you read any good books about the Holocaust?

February Book Club

We'll be meeting February 2nd at my house (688 Sandhill Ct) at 8PM. We're reading Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross.
I have a copy and it is currently being passed around, so just leave a comment if you want it next!!