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Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg
5 copies

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
6 copies

Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions from Oprah.com
The Reader by Bernard Schlink
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
2 copies

Discussion Questions
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Reconsidering Happiness by Sherrie Flick Reconsidering Happiness by Sherrie Flick
5 copies

Amazon.com
Review from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Indicates a Nebraska author and/or setting
U5002 T043 .0010 -2009 Reconsidering happiness : a novel / Flick, Sherrie
Rescue Josh McGuire by Ben Mikaelsen
11 copies

Book Review
Nebraska Golden Sower Award - 1995
2007 One Book for Nebraska Kids
Reading Level: Grades 4-6

Rescue Josh McGuire by Ben Mikaelsen
Restoring the Burnt Child A Primer by William Kloefkorn Restoring the Burnt Child A Primer
by William Kloefkorn
39 copies

2008 One Book One Nebraska
Nebraska loses State Poet
These books were provided by Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Library Association, Nebraska Library Commission, and University of Nebraska Press.
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U5001 T967 -2008 Restoring the burnt child : a primer / Kloefkorn, William.
Resurrecting Virgil by Dorie LaRue
6 copies

Excerpt
LaRue named Writer in Residence
Resurrecting Virgil by Dorie LaRue
Rights in the Balance: Free Press, Fair Trade and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart by Mark R. Scherer Rights in the Balance: Free Press, Fair Trade and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
by Mark R. Scherer
4 copies

Amazon.com
Journal of American History Book Review
Western Historical Quarterly Book Review
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River by Lowen Clausen
5 copies

Amazon.com
Goodreads information
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River by Lowen Clausen
River of Doubt by Candace Millard River of Doubt by Candace Millard
12 copies / 1 audio CD

Interview with Candace Millard
Reading Group Guide
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
by Peter Hessler
9 copies

Information from Harper Collins
Talking with Peter Hessler
A New York Times Notable Book
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler
The River Wife by Jonis Agee The River Wife by Jonis Agee
3 copies

Book Reviews
A Conversation With Jonis Agee
Review and Excerpt
UNL Faculty
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
10 copies

Amazon.com
Discussion Questions
Oprah's Reader's Guide to The Road
Reading Group Guide
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Rodzina by Karen Cushman
3 copies 

Author Interview
Awards and Photo
Amazon.com
Grade 4-7
Rodzina by Karen Cushman 
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
22 copies

Discussion Guide
Discussion Questions
Reading Guide (64 pages)
Student Activity Page
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs
by Patrick F. McManus
10 copies

Amazon.com
Pat's Biography
Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs by Patrick F. McManus
Rustling Cottonwoods by Maxine Isackson Rustling Cottonwoods by Maxine Isackson
3 copies

Generic Questions for Fiction

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Safer by Sean Doolittle Safer by Sean Doolittle
3 copies

Amazon.com
Bookguide from Lincoln City Libraries
Mystery fiction review: 'Safer' by Sean Doolittle
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The Saintly Buccaneer by Gilbert Morris
11 copies
The Saintly Buccaneer by Gilbert Morris
Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall or Denver Moore
11 copies

Discussion Questions
Sandhills Ballad by Ladette Randolph
4 copies

Amazon.com
Discussion Questions
Lincoln Journal Star Review
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Sandhills Ballad by Ladette Randolph 
Santee Sorrow by Dennis Vossberg  Santee Sorrow by Dennis Vossberg
3 copies

Sioux City Journal Article
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Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
14 copies

Discussion questions at the end of the book
Discussion Questions
Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
Satan's Silence by Alex Matthews
10 copies

#2 in the Cassidy McCabe Mystery Series
Characters in the series

The book club kit was generously donated by the author.
Satan's Silence by Alex Matthews
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
4 copies

Discussion Questions
Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow
4 copies


Reading Comprehension Questions
Reading level: Ages 9 and up
Savvy by Ingrid Law
8 copies

Newbery Honor Book
Reading level: Ages 8 and up
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Say Good-Bye by Laurie Halse Anderson
11 copies

#5 (Vet Volunteers) American Girl
Amazon.com
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Say Good-Bye by Laurie Halse Anderson
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
12 copies

Awards
Discussion Questions
Oprah's 2009 Book Club Selection
Oprah's Discussion Questions
The Scent of Rain and Lightning
by Nancy Pickard
10 copies

Questions and Topics for Discussion in the back of each book
Discussion Questions
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Scratchin' on the Eight Ball Volume 1
by Tom Frye
6 copies

Amazon.com
List of Works by Tom Frye
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Scratchin' on the Eight Ball Volume 1 by Tom Frye
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
20 copies

Discussion Questions
Interview with Laura Hillenbrand
Reading Group Guide
Winner, William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2001
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
17 copies

Book Reviews
Reading Group Guide
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Secret's Shadow by Alex Matthews Secret's Shadow by Alex Matthews
10 copies

#1 in the Cassidy McCabe Mystery Series
Characters in the series

The book club kit was generously donated by the author.
Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the Word by Mary Pipher Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the Word by Mary Pipher
3 copies

Lincoln Journal Star Article
Amazon.com
Video of Mary Pipher discussing Seeking Peace
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Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains by Patrick Dobson
3 copies

Amazon.com
Book Reviews
University of Nebraska Press Release
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U5002 T337 -2009 Seldom seen : a journey into the Great Plains / Dobson, Patrick
 
Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains by Patrick Dobson
Seven Sisters by Earlene Fowler Seven Sisters by Earlene Fowler
11 copies

Amazon.com
Earlene Fowler's website
Synoposis from the Mystery Reader
The Shack by William P. Young The Shack by William P. Young
6 Copies

Discussion Questions
Shadow of a Doubt by S. L. Rottman
9 copies


Reading level: Ages 14 and up
Shadow of a Doubt by S. L. Rottman
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
10 copies / 1 audio CD

Book Review
Discussion Questions
Reading Group Guide
Reading Guide
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies by Roger Welsch Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies by Roger Welsch
23 copies

Roger Welsch's Facebook
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Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos
2 copies

Amazon.com
Reading Guide Questions
Summary and Book Reviews
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The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God
by Timothy Schaffert
3 copies

Reading Group Guide|
Summary and Reviews
What the Critics Say About Timothy Schaffert
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The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God by Timothy Schaffer
Sisterchicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn Sisterchicks on the Loose!
by Robin Jones Gunn
14 copies

#1 in the Sisterchicks Series
Amazon.com
Discussion Questions
 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares
7 copies

#1 in the Traveling Pants Series
Book Reviews
Wikipedia entry
Reading level: Young Adult
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
The Sky Always Hears Me by Kirstin Cronn-Mills The Sky Always Hears Me and the Hills Don't Mind by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
3 copies

Book Review from Queer YA
Children's Literature Network
YouTube Book Trailer
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
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Slam by Nick Hornby Slam by Nick Hornby
10 copies

Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions

Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Slipping Backward:
A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court

by James W. Hewitt
3 copies

Reader Reviews from Google Books
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U5001 T165 .0008 -2007 Slipping backward : a history of the Nebraska Supreme Court / Hewitt, James W.
 
Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court by James W. Hewitt
Slow Boat to China: The Personal Diaries and Letters of Pegge Parker, 1942-1951
by Pegge Parker
3 copies

Amazon.com
Slow Boat to China by Pegge Parker
The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli
9 copies

Amazon.com
Review from Teenreads.com
Reading level: Young Adult
Smokescreen by Amy Goldman Koss Smokescreen by Amy Goldman Koss
10 copies

American Girl Fiction
Amy's most autobiographical book

Reading level: Ages 10 and up
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog
by Elizabeth Peters
12 copies

Amazon.com
#7 in the The Amelia Peabody Series
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
12 copies

Book Review
Reading Group Guide
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
12 copies

Amazon.com
Conversation with Lisa See and Her Mother 
Reading Group Guide
Teaching Guide for Teachers
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Sojourner Truth by Nell Irvin Painter Sojourner Truth by Nell Irvin Painter
10 copies

General Questions for Non Fiction
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
4 copies

#1 in the Chicagoland Vampire Series
Amazon.com
Book Review from Love and Vampires
Lincoln Journal Star Article
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Someday by Jackie French Koller
13 copies

Reading Level: 12 - 14 Years
Someday by Jackie French Koller

Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
4 copies

Discussion Questions
Synopsis and Review
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U5000 T178 -1978 The song of the lark / Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
 
Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
8 copies

Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions from Oprah.com
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
9 copies

Cliffs Notes and Synopsis
Reading Group Guide
Summer 2005 Selection Oprah's Book Club
Sounder by William H Armstrong
9 copies

Discussion Questions

Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Sounder by William H Armstrong
Spy Killer by L. Ron Hubbard Spy Killer by L. Ron Hubbard
10 copies / 1 audio cd

Editorial and Reader Reviews
Stories from the Golden Age
Wikipedia Entry for L. Ron Hubbard
indicates a Nebraska author and/or setting
A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction by Ron Hansen
4 copies

A Conversation with Ron Hansen
What the Critics Say About Ron Hansen
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A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction by Ron Hansen
Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert
14 copies

Amazon.com
Discussion Questions
Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered by Ruth Kluger Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered by Ruth Kluger
3 copies

Amazon.com
Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
3 copies

Discussion Questions
Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski
9 copies
 
An Interview with David Wroblewski
Oprah's 2008 Book Club Selection
Reading Group Guide
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Storyteller's Ghost Stories Book 4 by Duane Hutchinson Storyteller's Ghost Stories Book 4
by Duane Hutchinson
3 copies

Artist of the Year in the 1998 Governor's Arts Awards
Other Books about Nebraska Ghosts
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Street Magic by Tamora Pierce Street Magic by Tamora Pierce
10 copies

#2 in the Circle Opens Series
Circle Opens Wiki Article
Reading level: Young Adult
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
8 copies / 1 audio CD

Book Reviews
Discussion Questions
Women of Letters Exhibit on Irene Nemirovsky
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Sula by Toni Morrison Sula by Toni Morrison
2 copies

Discussion Questions
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
6 copies


Teacher's Guide

Reading level: Ages 10 and up
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Sweet Eyes by Jonis Agee  Sweet Eyes by Jonis Agee
3 copies 

Amazon.com
UNL Faculty
What the Critics Say About Jonis Agee
indicates a Nebraska author and/or setting
U5001 T970 -2003 Sweet eyes / Agee, Jonis
The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love
by Jill Conner Browne
2 copies
The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne

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