IT's a Birthday~~~~ Book Suggestions Please

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Al's having her birthday today. We bought her a NOOK!!! A nook for a book . Please, titles .....books she should read. She reads all kinds of books......ALL kinds. TEll us a favorite.
Tell us one you want to read. One you read and read over and over again.

Some of her favorite books of all time:

EXPECTING ADAM by Martha Beck

STITCHES...a graphic novel not a knit book!!

The Red Tent

THe Bean Trees

And the Band Played On (aids epidemic)

Ella Enchanted

Knittng Nature

Magazine: Real Simple
Bon Appetite

The Hunger Games

AN Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination

(and the cupcake is Strawberry White Chocolate)

(THe sock is next to the nook for your vote: Frog it or not? Im not too happy with the stripes....)

Love AL's mom

Comments

Nancy said…
I enjoy reading books by Alice Hoffman, Rosemunde Pilcher, James Patterson, and C.J. Box.
5:26 PM
Judy S. said…
Our bookclub just read My Name is Mary Sutter about a young midwife who wants to be a surgeon during the time of the Civil War. Everyone liked it! Happy B'day to Al! I'm not one for frogging anything, especially a sock that far along!
6:27 PM
Katherine said…
I'm going to vote to keep the sock! I love wonky stripes--in fact, the wonkier the better. I love it when yarn does it's own thing!

As for books, I'm a devoted fan of James Patterson and Michael Connelly. I just downloaded The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan because I've heard good things about it.
6:28 PM
Katherine said…
OH!!! Happy birthday Al. Hope it is a good one and you enjoy your Nook!
6:30 PM
Anonymous said…
Happy birthday, Al!
7:20 PM
Anonymous said…
The Help was really good.
7:20 PM
Beverly said…
Happy Birthday to Al!
7:39 PM
Meredith said…
Lucky Al, I love my Nook. How about The Help, My Name is Mary Sutter is a great book,love all knitting fiction books like Friday Night Knitting Club. Etc. Al should be able to download a ton of classics for free, check out Barnes and Noble website. You are such a great Mom.
Hugs to you,
Meredith
7:49 PM
SissySees said…
Let me skim my "free Nook" book blogs. I have a host of free books on my Nook, and several with a Lend Me feature. I love a quick "cozy" mystery, historical fiction, and whatever all the cool kids are reading in their book clubs.
8:25 PM
Tracy Batchelder said…
I loved Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I would recommend it to everyone.
6:37 AM
Grace said…
Barbara Bretton, Maggie sefton, Anne Canadeo, Sally Goldenbaum all write the best knitting fiction, that I enjoy reading,
1:37 PM
fancystitching said…
Happy birthday, Al! And I would NOT frog the sock. I have stopped stressing over "non-perfect" socks. After all, they are on my feet, in my shoes, and covered by the leg of my jeans. Who really knows that they are a tiny bit less than perfect? I will wear them, wash them, and they will wear out. So, knit on! They are cute.

Book suggestions... I really enjoyed "The Help". I am not sure if you can find it for Nook, but the Mitford series by Jan Karron are my absolutely favorite books of all time.
5:36 PM
Anonymous said…
I loved both of these books, Brooklyn and The Hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet. Excellent books that all I know have loved and passed on to others.

Lynn
9:41 AM
Dorothy said…
If she has a subscription to Bon Appetit, she can get it for free on her Nook! There's a code to put in after you pay for it, and you get a refund. I'm sure it's on the customer service page of BA.
7:25 AM
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