Books Suggested by Mrs. Huffaker’s Book Club

Second Tuesday of each month

Upcoming Books
Tuesday, November 9: Heat Wave by Richard Castle	(Yes, it is the murder mystery book supposedly written by the fictitious central character of the new series "Castle".)
Tuesday, December 15 (the week after the Relief Society Homemaking Meeting) The #1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith	-"...artful, pleasing novel about Mma (aka Precious) Ramotswe, Botswana's one and only lady private detective. A series of vignettes [Notice - that means short stories so you can pick this up and put it down and even not finish it without missing the central plot.] linked to the establishment and growth of Mma Ramotswe's "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" serve not only to entertain but to explore conditions in Botswana in a way that is both penetrating and light thanks to Smith's deft touch." Amazon review
Tuesday, January 12- Elantris by Brandon Sanderson	Fantasy novel with a strong, intelligent, female central character, sweet romance, and really unique approach - not your usual dragons and wizards. Author is LDS and teaches creative writing at BYU.
Tuesday, February 9 The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown -	latest in the DaVinci Code series.
March (depends on the Relief Society Homemaking plans) The Host by Stephenie Meyer	much better than the Twilight series.

BOOKS ON OUR LIST TO CHOOSE FROM:

e-mail me more suggestions at bhuffak@hartdistrict.org

Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.

BOOKS WE HAVE READ

Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card (Begins a series) (July 2008) http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/memory.shtml

The Call of Earth

The Ships of Earth

Earthfall

Earthborn

Pictures of Hollis Woods (Newbery Honor Book) by Patricia Reilly Giff (Sept 2008)

Playing for Pizza by John Grisham (October 2008)

The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swenson Mysteries) by Joanne Fluke (Begins a series) (April 2008)

Link to full list: http://www.murdershebaked.com/books.htm

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (April 2009)

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X or (The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley by Attallah Shabazz, Alex Haley, and Malcolm X ) (July 2008)

Beauty and Rose Daughter ( rewritten version of Beauty) by Robin McKinley (June 2009)

The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax by Dorothy Gilman (May 2008) For those who fell in love with Mrs. Pollifax, the next books in the series are The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax, A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax and Mrs. Pollifax on Safari

Link to full series: http://www.mrspollifax.com/mrspollifax.html

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (May 2009)

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (November 2008)

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (December 2008)

Stone Tables by Orson Scott Card (2008)

Goodbye California by Alistair Maclean (March 2008)

Pictures of Hollis Woods (Newbery Honor Book) by Patricia Reilly Giff (September 2008)

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen (February 2009)

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (March 2009)