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Friday, December 19, 2008

Our Christmas Book Picks

Here's a look at what the Novel Journey staff is recommending as good books to give away as presents. (Might we also recommend them for your 2009 reading list as well.)

Gina Holmes:

Wounded, by Claudia Mair Burney





Jessica Dotta:

My Cousin Rachel, by Daphne du Maurier



Ane Mulligan:

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shafer and Annie Barrows




Elizabeth Ludwig:

Cozy in Kansas, by Nancy Mehl




Kelly Klepfer:

Havah: The Story of Eve, by Tosca Lee



Yvonne Anderson:


The City of Dreaming Books, by Albert Moers

Noel De Vries:

Middle Grade:

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, by Jeanne Birdsall


Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Masterpiece, by Elise Broach

Young Adult:

Trouble, by Gary Schmidt

Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta



Fantasy/Science Fiction:

The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary Pearson

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins


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