Kathy's 2011 Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections

January Main Selection – My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
Bonus Selections - Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit Edited by Sonny Brewer
They Came to Nashville by Marshall Chapman
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) – If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids
Pinecones (Children's) – Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird by Mary McDonagh Murphy

February Main Selection – I Still Dream About You: A Novel by Fannie Flagg
Bonus Selections - The Miracle of Mercy Land: A Novel by River Jordan
The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
Cheap Cabernet by Cathie Beck
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) - Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Pinecones (Children's/adult crossover) - It's a Book by Lane Smith

March Main Selection - Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
Bonus Selections - Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
The Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White
As the sycamore grows by Jennie Helderman
Splinters (Teen/Adult crossover) - A Little House Traveler: Writings from Laura Ingalls
Wilder's Journeys Across America by Laura Ingalls
Pinecones - Art & Max by David Wiesner

April Main Selection - Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See
Bonus Selections - The Inheritance of Beauty by Nicole Seitz
Goodness Gracious Green by Judy Christie
Redefining Beauty by Texas Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton
Mothers & Other Liars by Amy Bourret
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) Mermaid - A Twist on a Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon
Pinecones - Madeline Goes to the White House by John Bemelmans Marciano

May Main Selection - Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney
Bonus Selections - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Royal Blood (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen
Mink River: A Novel by Brian Doyle
Larkspur's Cove by Lisa Wingate
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) - Janis Joplin; Rising Up and Singing by Ann Angel
Pinecones – The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon

June Main Selection - Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress
Bonus Selections - Nation Laid Bare: The Autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott
Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
Woof: Women Only Over Fifty by Diana Black and Mary Cunningham
Miss Hildreth Wore Brown: Anecdotes of a Southern Belle by Olivia deBelle Byrd
Splinters (Teen/Crossover) - The Rhinestone Sisterhood: A Journey Through Small Town America, One Tiara At A Time by David Valdes Greenwood
Pinecones – Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

July Main Selection - The Killing Storm by Kathryn Casey
Bonus Selections - Heart of Deception: A Novel by M.L. Malcolm
Murder at the Luther by Kathleen Kaska
Thunder Beach by Michael Lister
29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) -
Pinecones – A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead

August Main Selection - The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
Bonus Selections - Paper Children by Marcia Fine
A Cup of Friendship: A Novel by Debbie Rodriguez
Sue Ellen's Daughter Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy: The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and Not Losing Your Midlife Mind by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover) - Matched by Allie Condie
Pinecones – Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

September Main Selection - Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Bonus Selections - Snow Flower and Secret Fan by Lisa See
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover) - Wrecker by Summer Wood
Pinecones – Madlenka's Music by Peter Sis

October Main Selection - The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert
Bonus Selections - The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
Storm by Christopher Cook (note e-reader only)
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover) - A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde
Pinecones – Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

November Main Selection - The American Heiress: A Novel by Daisy Goodwin
Bonus Selections - The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton
The Four Ms. Bradwells by Meg Waite Clayton
Bent Road by Lori Roy
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover) - Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist
Pinecones – Westlandia by Paul Fleishman

December Main Selection - Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
Bonus Selections - So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree by Ann Weisgarber
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover) - The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
Pinecones – Man in the Moon by William Joyce

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