Showing posts with label The Book Thief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Book Thief. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2009

We're off and running...


Hi gals,

Today's been an exciting day in the Mainely Girls office. Our first clubs have ordered books! We have one group reading The Book Thief, a 2005 bestseller by Mark Zusak, about a young girl using books to cope with the horrors of Nazi Germany. Another group just asked for Looking for Alaska, a coming-of-age story about a boy and his entanglements with a girl named Alaska. Two great books to start the year!


Check out this site, which has the author discussing The Book Thief: Check it out!



Also, cruise over to Looking for Alaska on Amazon.

The other news is that Maine author Megan Frazer sent us a copy of her book, Secrets of Truth and Beauty. I cracked it open today at lunch, while I soaked up sunlight on a bench outside of the Rockport Library. (What a beautiful thing.) Anyway, I'll let you know what we think about the book. Thanks, Megan, for your generosity!