JANUARY 2020

HELLO BOOK LOVERS!

Here is a list of books that were discussed at our last Bookshare gathering held at the home of Nancy Nay.  

KRISTINE  ABBOTT

I AM #4  - The Lorian Legacy Pittacus Lore

THE POWER OF SIX

Written well, edited well. Science fiction.

THE LOST FILES, 11 books altogether.

JESUS THE CHRIST, THE NEW TESTAMENT

MARYANN STEVENS

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows  4 stars

THE INVISIBLE  BRIDGE  by Julie Ohringer Hungarian Jews 1935-1956  Really good. 4.5 stars

PALM OF FIRE by  Ken Follett 4.5 stars if you enjoy historical intrigue.

BIG LITTLE LIES  by Lianne Moriarty 4 stars. About an abusive situation that lasted a long time.

AVENGER by Frederick Forsythe a real thriller.

A PLACE OF HIDING  by Elizabeth George. So much more than a murder mystery

THE FORGOTTEN MAN  Radicalization during the 1910s and 20s. 

BECOMING  by Michelle Obama

GERI CHRISTENSEN

A PLACE OF HIDING by Elizabeth George 4 stars

TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE by Alexander McCall Smith   

MARLENE MATHESON

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS by Quinten Reynolds 

FINDING DOROTHY- Elizabeth Letz Is about Frank Baum who wrote Wizard of Oz.

RARE OBJECTS by  Kathleen Tessaro

The LATE HOMECOMER by Kao Kalia Yang. The story of the Yang Hmong family coming to America.

ROUGH STONE ROLLING by Richard Lyman Bushman 

JOSEPH SMITH'S HISTORY  by his mother Lucy Mack Smith

A LION AND A LAMB  by Rand H. Packer

JO ANN ABEGGLEN

THE SILENT PATIENT by Alec Machaeladeas

BETH HEDENGREN

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING by Max Lucado  Acronym Phillipians 4:4-8 Rejoice in the Lord Always, etc. 

CALM

C=Celebrate God’s Goodness  A=Ask. Let your desires be made known to God. L=Leave your concerns with him. M=Meditate on good things. 5 stars

THE POWER OF BAD, How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and We Can Rule It. Research on how we are influenced by bad things. It rules us and we can rule it. 4.5 Stars

THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES by Tim Slover, a charming Christmas story about the origin of Santa Claus.

SUE DE MARTINI

INSIGHTS FROM THE PROPHET by Sherry Dew about President Nelson. 5 stars

THE HEAVENS ARE OPEN by Wendy Nelson 4 stars

THE PIONEERS by David McCullough 5 stars

MAGPIE MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz Strange book. 3.5 stars A murder within a murder mystery.

NANCY NAY

AM I OVERTHINKING THIS? Overanswering Life’s Questions in 101 charts.

THE PEPPERMINT TEA CHRONICLES (#13 IN THE 44 SCOTLAND STREET SERIES)  Alexander McCall Smith