| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Kite Runner (Paperback) Author: Khaled Hosseini Publisher: Riverhead Trade |
Adult |
3/1/2009 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: My 16 YO daughter insisted that I read this book so I'd know how to write a best seller; she gave it two thumbs up! It is a compelling book; giving you an inside view of what it was like living in Af...more | |||||
| 43,717 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Pact: A Love Story (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Jodi Picoult Publisher: Avon |
Adult |
3/1/2009 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: Good, but I enjoyed 'My Sister's Keeper' better. | |||||
| 5,733 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity (Paperback) Author: William P. Young Publisher: Windblown Media |
Adult |
1/5/2009 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: A powerful book about preconceived notions of God that helps to answer the question that many of us have asked "Why did God allow this to happen?" A compelling book and at times a real page-turner. | |||||
| 36,663 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Trigger (Paperback) Author: Susan Vaught Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books |
Young Adults |
12/10/2008 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: Seventeen-year-old Jersey Hatch has just been released from Carter, long-term care facility, where he spent the last year recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. It IS harder on the outside, esp...more | |||||
| 197 Reviews | |||||
| 5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback) Author: Mark Haddon Publisher: Vintage |
Young Adults |
11/27/2008 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: A murder mystery that takes a 15-year-old Autistic boy down a road the reader doesn't anticipate going. Mark Haddon does an excellent job getting inside young Christopher's head and an even better jo...more | |||||
| 49,662 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Private (Paperback) Author: Kate Brian Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books |
Young Adults |
8/8/2008 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: I'm interested in writing young adult literature so I am reading works by different authors to see what's in the market now. "Private" was okay but not a page turner. | |||||
| 1,058 Reviews | |||||
| 7. My Sister's Keeper: A Novel (Paperback) Author: Jodi Picoult Publisher: Washington Square Press |
Adult |
8/7/2008 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: A book I couldn't put down. I loved the way the same story was told through multiple points of view. A definite twist in the story -- I never saw it coming. Highly recommended reading. | |||||
| 37,656 Reviews | |||||
| 8. The Battle of Jericho (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Sharon M. Draper Publisher: Simon Pulse |
Young Adults |
8/7/2008 Add | |||
| Marilyn said: This is the first book I've read written by Sharon Draper and I enjoyed it a lot. It is the compelling story of sixteen-year-old Jericho who desires to be a member of an elite community service grou...more | |||||
| 456 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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Marilyn Grant - Occupation: Writer
- Company: Freelance
- Locale: Boston, MA, United States of America
- Member Since: 8/2/2008
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