Books marked with * were read by our book group.
Book Talks Scheduled for July 13, 2021
Lovely War by Julie Berry (Debra)
I Am Alfonso Jones written by Tony Medina, art by Stacey Robinson and John Jennings (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for June 29, 2021
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (Adrienne)
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (Heather)
People Like Us by Dana Mele (Misty)
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Steve)
Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette (Catie)
Apple Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth (Annmarie)
Malice by Heather Walter (Debra)
Book Talks Scheduled for June 15, 2021
The Girls by Emma Cline (Misty)
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Debra)
Indivisible by Daniel Aleman (Steve)
The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Page (Catie)
Twins (Graphic Novel) written by Varian Johnson, art by Shannon Wright (Steve)
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (Misty)
Book Talks Scheduled for June 1, 2021
Tamamo and the Fox Maiden and Other Asian Stories (A Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Book) edited by Kel McDonald (Catie)
Pride and Premeditation* by Tirzah Price (Heather)
Neverworld Awake by Marisha Pessl (Steve)
These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling (Adrienne)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Adrienne)
Book Talks Scheduled for May 6, 2021
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Misty)
Reckless (pulp fiction graphic novel) written by Ed Brubaker and art by Sean Phillips (Steve)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Debra)
The Court of Miracles* by Kester Grant (Catie)
The Duff by Kody Keplinger (Steve)
Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (Heather)
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry (Misty)
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky (Catie)
Book Talks Scheduled for April 22, 2021:
These Vengeful Hearts* by Katherine Laurin (Misty)
Just Like That by Gary Schmidt (Debra)
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (Steve)
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin (Catie)
The Similars by Rebecca Hanover (Misty)
Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for April 8, 2021:
Heartsick by Dia Reeves (Catie)
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (Adrienne)
The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman (Steve)
Blanca and Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore (Catie)
Blood Heir* by Amélie Wen Zhao (Adrienne)
The Great Gatsby (Graphic Novel) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Adapted by Fred Fordham and Art by Aya Morton (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for March 11, 2021:
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis (Misty)
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins (Adrienne)
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (Debra)
Concrete Rose* by Angie Thomas (Steve)
All the Bad Apples by Moira Fowley-Doyle (Adrienne)
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (Catie)
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Misty)
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for February 25, 2021:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Catie)
He Must Like You by Danielle Younge-Ullman (Steve)
Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez (Adrienne)
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Debra)
Rebel Girls by Elizabeth Keenan (Adrienne)
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim (Catie)
Crowded, vol. 1: Soft Apocalypse by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Triona Farrell, and Cardinal Rae (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for January 28, 2021:
Lore by Alexandra Bracken (Misty)
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer (Catie)
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (Steve)
Crush by Tracy Wolfe (Adrienne)
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Debra)
What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo (Misty)
Bionic (graphic novel) by Koren Shadmi (Steve)
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo (Adrienne)
Book Talks Scheduled for January 14, 2021:
Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera (Heather)
Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang
Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly by Meredith Tate
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Debra)
The Faraway Collection: Amazon Original Short Story Collection (Misty)
- “The Prince and the Troll” by Rainbow Rowell
- “Hazel and Gray” by Nic Stone
- “The Princess Game” by Soman Chainani
- “The Cleaners” by Ken Lui
- “The Wickeds” by Gayle Foreman
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston (Amanda)
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed (Steve)
For Better or Cursed by Kate Williams (Catie)
Book Talks Scheduled for December 17, 2020:
First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez (Daniel)
The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh (Debra)
Steve’s Top Five of All Time
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
All American Boys by Jason Alexander and Brendan Kiely
Sunshine is Forever by Kyle T. Cowan
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Catie’s Top Five of All Time
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
The Hibiscus Daughters series Wicked like a Wildfire and Fierce Like a Firestorm by Lana Popovic
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Adrienne’s Top Five of 2020
5–Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
4–Lobizona by Romina Gardner
3–Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
2–Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
1–Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Misty’s Top Five of All Time:
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
A Court of Thorns and Roses series AND A Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas (12 books total)
The Outsiders by S.E. HInton
A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Book Talks Scheduled for December 3, 2020:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Adrienne)
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera (Steve)
Catie’s Top Five:
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Debra’s Top Five:
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
My Grandmother Asked me to Tell You I’m Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Misty’s Top Five:
#NoEscape by Gretchen McNeil
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter
The Mortal Coil trilogy by Emily Suvada
Book Talks Scheduled for November 19, 2020:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Heather)
Rayne and Delilah’s Midnight Matinee by Jeff Zentner (Catie)
Scythe* by Neal Shusterman (Amanda)
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Avecedo (Steve)
Star Daugher by Shveta Thakrar (Adrienne)
Darius the Great Is not Okay and Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram (Debra)
The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle (Heather)
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Adrienne)
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for November 5, 2020:
Verify and Disclose by Joelle Charbonneau (Misty)
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (Adrienne)
Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns (Steve)
Among the Beast and Briars by Ashley Poston (Catie)
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (Adrienne)
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhoades (Steve)
Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card (Debra)
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco (Misty)
Book Talks Scheduled for October 22, 2020:
Rogue Princess by B. R. Myers (Catie)
Blossoms 666 by Cullen Bunn and Laura Braga (Adrienne)
Map for Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor (Heather)
Slaughterhouse Five (graphic novel) by Kurt Vonnegut and Ryan North (Steve)
Agony House* by Cherie Priest (Amanda)
Pay Attention by Carter Jones (Debra)
Today Tomorrow Tonight by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Adrienne)
Clown in a Cornfield* by Adam Cesare (Catie)
Dracula MotherF@cker by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for October 8, 2020:
Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne Maetani (Adrienne)
Horrid by Katrina Leno (Misty)
Sidekicked by John David Anderson (Amanda)
Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepard (Catie)
Mortal Coil Trilogy (This Mortal Coil, This Cruel Design, This Vicious Cure) by Emily Suvada (Misty)
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway (Heather)
Grim edited by Christine Johnson (Catie)
Crave by Tracy Wolff (Adrienne)
Book Talks Scheduled for September 24, 2020:
This is my America by Kim Johnson (Heather)
Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis (Misty)
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodwin (Misty)
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds (Steve)
The Babysitter’s Coven by Kate Williams (Catie)
Strange the Dreamer *by Laini Taylor (Amanda)
Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for September 10, 2020:
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (Catie)
Lobizona by Romina Garber (Adrienne)
all american boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (Steve)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Debra)
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Adrienne)
The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest (Heather)
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for July 30, 2020:
I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick (Misty)
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin (Catie)
Catherine’s War by Julia Billet and Claire Fauvel (Steve)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (Heather)
In Other Lands* by Sarah Rees Brennan (Adrienne)
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (Steve)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Debra)
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (Adrienne)
Book Talks Scheduled for July 16, 2020:
Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate by Rick Bowers (Misty)
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez (Steve)
The Courage Test by James Preller (Amanda)
Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi (Catie)
Moxie * by Jennifer Matheiu (Adrienne)
The Lightning Queen by Laura Resa (Amanda)
Truly Devious Series * by Maureen Johnson (Debra)
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki (Adrienne)
Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Peña (Misty)
Book Talks Scheduled for June 18, 2020:
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Steve)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (Amanda D.)
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (Catie)
Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (Steve)
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell (Amanda B.)
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater (Misty)
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (Debra)
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (Adrienne)
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper (Steve)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (Misty)
Book Talks Scheduled for June 4, 2020:
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (Heather)
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (Adrienne)
We Set the Dark on Fire * by Tehlor Kay Mejia (Catie)
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston (Amanda)
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera (Steve)
Book Talks Scheduled for May 21, 2020:
A night of series!
- Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead (Heather)
Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise, Spirit Bound, Last Sacrifice
2. Legacy of Orisha series by Toni Adeyemi (Steve)
Children of Blood and Bone and Children of Virtue and Vengeance
- The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club by Theodora Goss (Misty)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
- A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas (Catie)
A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of WIngs and Ruin, A Court of Frost and Starlight
- The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (Misty)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay
- The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Catie)
Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter, Fairest: Levana’s Story, Stars Above
7. The Fire and Thorns Trilogy by Rae Carson (Debra) Online
The Girl of Fire and Thorns, The Crown of Embers, The Bitter Kingdom
8. The One and Only Ivan and The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate (Daniel) Online
Book Talks, May 14, 2020:
- Dry by Neal Shusterman* (Amanda)
- Tasmin by Peter Beagle (Debra)
- New Kid by Jerry Craft (Steve)
- Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner (Heather)
- Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Adrienne)
- The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Adrienne)
- Cursed by Thomas Wheeler* (Catie)
- Once & Future and Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy (Misty)
- The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White (Misty)
Books Talks, May 7, 2020:
- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (Steve)
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (Debra)
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Bill)
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Heather)
- The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg* (Misty)
- Most Likely by Sarah Watson (Adrienne)
- The Dollmaker of Krakow by R. M. Romero* (Daniel)
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland* (Amanda)
- Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland* (Catie)
- White Bird by R. J. Palacio (Steve)
- Sadie by Courtney Summers (Misty)
Book Talks, April 30, 2020:
- A Blade so Black by L.L. McKinney (Adrienne)
- Girls Save the World in this One by Ash Parsons (Catie)
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds (Steve)
- Refugee by Alan Grantz* (Daniel)
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston* (Catie)
- Slayer by Kiersten White (Amanda)
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera* (Adrienne)
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Bill)
- Sunshine is Forever by Kyle T. Cowan (Steve)
- 19 Love Songs by David Levithan (Heather)
- Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco (Misty)
Book Talks, April 23, 2020:
- Bang by Barry Lyga* (Heather)
- Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman (Adrienne)
- Swim the Fly by Don Calame (Bill)
- Boy Toy by Barry Lyga* (Misty)
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan* (Catie)
- Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (Amanda)
- The Burning by Laura Bates (Misty)
- Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Heather)
- I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga (Catie)
Book Titles Read by our Book Club to date (most recent is listed first)
- Elysium Girls by Kate Pentecost
- Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
- Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
- Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
- The Hand in the Wall by Maureen Johnson
- Cursed by Thomas Wheeler
- Five Midnights by Ann Davila
- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Meija
- The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes
- The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg
- Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
- The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
- Agony House by Cherie Priest
- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
- The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Hold Me Like a Breath by Tiffany Schmidt
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- Far from You by Tess Sharpe
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- The Dollmaker of Krakow by R. M. Romero
- Renegades by Marissa Meyer
- Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
- Wonder Woman by Leigh Bardugo
- Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
- Boot Camp by Todd Strasser
- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
- The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
- Paper Girls, volumes 1 and 2
- Bang by Barry Lyga
- Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
- City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
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