
This year at The Book Connection I read close to one hundred titles in a variety of genres. Here is a list of some of my favorites from this year:
Fiction*
Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia by Jessica James**
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The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
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The Santa Letters by Stacy Gooch-Anderson
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Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman
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The Devil Can Wait by Marta Stephens
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The Ultimate Passage by Jean Hackensmith and Kathe Birch
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Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delores
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The Lost Diary of Don Juan by Douglas Carlton Abrams
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Season of Sacrifice by Tristi Pinkston
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Up the Devil's Belly by Rhett DeVane
Nonfiction*
Beyond Me: Living a You-First Life in a Me-First World by Kathi Macias
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Don't Know Much About Anything Else by Kenneth C. Davis
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CULLOTTA: The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster and Government Witness by Dennis Griffin
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Born Liberal Raised Right by Reb Bradley
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The Fine Print of Self-Publishing, Third Edition by Mark Levine
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The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards
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The Well-Fed Self-Publisher by Peter Bowerman
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The Dancer Returns by Susan Lee Titus
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The Dog Walked Down the Street by Sal Glynn
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The Sky's Not Falling: Why It's Ok to Chill About Global Warming by Professor Holly Fretwell (children's nonfiction)
Children's fiction*
The Rabbit and the Snowman by Sally O. Lee
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The State of Wilderness by Elysabeth Eldering
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Zooprise Party by Rebekah Delgado
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Rainbow Sheep by Kim Chatel
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Scarecrow Finds A Friend by Blume J. Rifken
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Sam's Quest Book 2: The Royal Trident by Ben Furman
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The Tutu Ballet by Sally O. Lee
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The Giant Leaf by Davy Liu
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You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt
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The Truth (I'm a girl, I'm Smart and I Know Everything!) by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
These books are available at
Amazon.com.
** My favorite book across all genres for 2008!