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Book Club Selection Titles D-G
indicates a Nebraska author or setting
A Date You Can't Refuse
by
Harley Jane Kozak
3 copies
#4 in the Wollie Shelley Mystery Series
Amazon.com
Mystery Lover's Review
Daughter of Fortune
by
Isabel Allende
6 copies
Discussion Questions
The Daybreakers
by
Louis L'Amour
13 copies
#6 in the Sackett Series
L'Amour's Biography
The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder and Other True Stories from the Nebraska-Pine Ridge Border Town
by
Stew Magnuson
4 copies
Amazon.com
Book Review from Indian Country Today
Nebraska Book Award Winner in 2009 for non fiction and Cover/Design/Illustration Honor
Death's Domain
by
Alex Matthews
10 copies
#6 in the Cassidy McCabe Mystery Series
Characters in the series
The book club kit was generously donated by the author.
Demon: A Memoir
by
Tosca Lee
(Tosca is a former Mrs. Nebraska-America)
5 copies
American Christian Fiction Writers
Second Place, Speculative Fiction 2008
Christy Award
Finalist 2008
Interview with Tosca Lee
The Devil in the White City
by
Erik Larson
13 copies
Chicago World's Fair of 1893
National Book Award Finalist for NF 2003
One Book One Lincoln selection 2006
Reading Group Guide
Devils in the Sugar Shop
by
Timothy Schaffert
3 copies
Excerpt from the book
MySpace Page for this book
What the Critics Say About Timothy Schaffert
The Diary of an American Au Pair
by
Marjorie Leet Ford
12 copies
Information about Marjorie Leet Ford
Reading Group Guide
A Dirty Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha
by
David L. Bristow
2 copies
Amazon.com
Information and Reviews from Google Books
What Critics Say about David L. Bristow
Disobedience
by
Jane Hamilton
13 copies
Book Review
Reading Group Guide
WINNER - School Library Journal Adult Books for Young Adults
The Dive from Clausen's Pier
by
Ann Packer
3 copies
Discussion Questions
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by
Rebecca Wells
21 copies / 1 book on cassette
Reading Group Guide
Synopsis and Reviews
Ya-Ya.com
The Double Bind
by
Chris Bohjalian
16 copies
Amazon.com
BKMT Reading Guide
Book Reviews
Discussion Questions
The Earthborn
by
Paul Collins
5 copies
Information from Goodreads
Macmillan Review
Paul Collin's Wikipedia entry
Reading level: Young Adult
East of Eden
by
John Steinbeck
14 copies
Oprah's Book Club Information
Reading Group Guide
Eat Pray Love
by
Elizabeth Gilbert
11 copies
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by
Muriel Barbery
19 copies
Interview with the Author
Reading Guide Questions
Reading Guide with Discussion Questions
Time Magazine Article about the Author
Empire Falls
by
Richard Russo
11 copies / 1 book on cassette
Book Review
Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction, 2002
Reading Group Guide
Enemy Women
by Paulette Giles
10 copies
Discussion Questions
Enslaved by Ducks
by
Bob Tarte
12 copies
Amazon.com
Book Review from All Readers.com
Comments from Other Writers
Evan's Voice
by
Sallie Lowenstein
12 copies
Reading Level: Age 11-adult
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
by
Tom Robbins
12 copies
Eventide
by
Kent Haruf
(a sequel to
Plainsong
)
2 copies
Discussion Questions
Everything I Know About Women I Learned From My Tractor
by
Roger Welsch
3 copies
Roger's webpage
Everywhere That Mary Went
by
Lisa Scottoline
11 copies
Author's website
#1in the
Rosato and Associates Series
Lisa's Questions for Book Clubs
(scroll down)
Exodusters: Black Migration to Kansas after Reconstruction
by
Nell Irvin Painter
8 copies
Fahrenheit 451
by
Ray Bradbury
25 copies
Big Read Book Club Guide
Book Notes Summary
Omaha Reads 2004
Reading Group Guide
A gift from the Omaha Public Library
Faith Under Fire: Stories of Hope and Courage From WWII
by
Steve Rabey
2 copies
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble
Fall on Your Knees
by
Ann-Marie MacDonald
15 copies
Discussion Questions
Oprah Book Club Information
WINNER 1996 - Canadian Authors Association Literary Award
WINNER 1998 - Canadian Booksellers Association
A Family Trait
by Terri L. Martin
12 copies
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Father Joe: the Man Who Saved My Soul
by
Tony Hendra
13 copies
Amazon.com
NPR Author Interview
Reading Group Questions in each book
Fault Line
by
Janet Tashjian
12 copies
ALA Best book for Young Adults
Discussion Questions
New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
Reading level: Ages 14 and up
Finding Buck McHenry
by
Alfred Slote
10 copies
Movie Information from IMDB (2000)
Amazon.com
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Finding Nouf
by
Zoe Ferraris
10 copies
Amazon.com
Author Interview
Reading Guide Questions
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
by
Mitch Albom
10 copies
Amazon.com
Discussion Questions
Five Quarters of the Orange
by
Joanne Harris
8 copies
Book Reviews
Reading Group Guide
Fools Crow
by
James Welch
10 copies
Discussion Questions
Freedom
by
Jonathan Franzen
14 copies
Jonathan Franzen's Biography
Oprah's 2010 Book Club Selection
Reading Group Guide
Reading Questions
Friday Night Bites
by
Chloe Neill
3 copies
#2 in the Chicago Land Vampire Series
Amazon.com
Lincoln Journal Star Article
The Friday Night Knitting Club
by
Kate Jacobs
13 copies
#1 in The Friday Night Knitting Series
Discussion Questions at the end of the book
Reading Group Guide
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by
Fannie Flagg
10 copies
Book Review
Fried Green Tomato Recipe
Reading Group Guide
Frindle
by
Andrew Clements
12 copies
Amazon.com
Book Summary
Discussion Guide and Summary
Reading level: Ages 9-12
From Tinkering to Torquing: A Beginner's Guide to Tractors and Tools
by
Roger Welsch
2 copies
Roger's webpage
Giants in the Earth
by
O. E. Rolvaag
8 copies
Discussion Questions
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
by
Stieg Larsson
1 copy
#3 in the
Millennium Trilogy
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by
Stieg Larsson
6 copies
#2 in the
Millennium Trilogy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by
Stieg Larsson
11 copies
#1 in the
Millennium Trilogy
Amazon.com
Discussion Questions
Girl With a Pearl Earring
by
Tracy Chevalier
15 copies
Book Review
Catalogue of Johannes Vermeer's Paintings
Reading Group Guide
The Giver
by
Lois Lowry
8 copies
Discussion Questions
Reading The Giver as an Adult
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Giving Birth to My Parents
by
Lorrie Caplan-Shern
9 copies
The Glass Castle
by
Jeanette Walls
12 copies / 1 audio CD
Book Summary and Reviews
Conversation with Jeanette Walls
Jeannette Walls Answers Your Questions
Reading Group Guide
The Good Earth
by
Pearl S. Buck
1 copy
Discussion Questions
Goodnight Nebraska
by
Tom McNeal
2 copies
Amazon.com
Reading Group Guide
Gravestone Marker
by
Mary Vesta Nickerson
4 copies
Amazon.com
Review from Author House
Gravity
by
Tess Gerritsen
20 copies
Amazon.com
First (#1) in the
Medical Thriller Series
Tess Gerritsen's website
T
Great Expectations
and
A Tale of Two Cities
by
Charles Dickens
10 copies
2010 Selection Oprah's Book Club
Reading Questions for A Tale of Two Cities
Reading Questions for Great Expectations
The Great Secre
t
by
L. Ron Hubbard
10 copies / 1 audio cd
Editorial and Reader Reviews
Stories from the Golden Age
Wikipedia Entry for L. Ron Hubbard
The Green Glass Sea
by
Ellen Klages
32 copies
Discussion questions, puzzles, and background information
One Book for Nebraska Kids 2009
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Guardian of the Horizon
by
Elizabeth Peters
14 copies
#16 in the
The Amelia Peabody Series
Amazon.com
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by
Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
15 copies
Questions and Topics for Discussions in the back of each book
Titles H-L
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