Book & Breakfast CLUB 2010/11

BOOK & BREAKFAST CLUB Selections

Cardinal Ritter Prep LIBRARY 

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September 24

Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer   (Book 3 in the Twilight saga)  As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death.    But which is which?

 

October 29  

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher (2010 Gateway Readers Award winner)                                      Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Bakerahis classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier.  On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list.

November 19

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins    In a futuristic society, the United States is divided into 12 districts, each based on their area's natural product. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12, an area once known as Appalachia. District 12's product is coal. Almost everyone is a miner. It is not a wealthy area. Residents are forced to eat whatever they can find or pay with a chance on their child's life to obtain government surplus foods. Luckily Kat's father taught her how to hunt and gather before he was blown up in a mine explosion. After his death her family depends on her for survival, until the very worst thing happens to them: She is sent to the Hunger Games to represent District 12 in a fight to the death. 

 

 December 10

  The Giver by Lois Lowry                                                                                                                                Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community.     When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.   A Metro Theater production in January 2011

January 29

Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

Slave traders invade Armari's African village and she is dragged to a ship bound for the Carolinas. Bought by a plantation owner, Amari befriends a white indentured servant named Polly and struggles to hold on to her memories.

 

 

 February 26

 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

      Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "po whitetrash." At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age-and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her

own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors ("I met and fell in love with William

Shakespeare” will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.

March 26

Persepolis II by Marjane Satrapi

This is the sequel to Persepolis, the memoir of a girl's childhood in Iran. Persepolis ends when 14-year old Marjane left Iran; Persepolis 2 begins when she arrived in Austria. Unfortunately, Marjane experienced culture shock and found it difficult to fit in. Partying with those crazy young Europeans only made matters worse, as it introduced her to hard drugs. Eventually, Marjane ended up living on the street. She decided to go back to Iran, a totalitarian state where women are denied freedoms as basic as how to dress. There she went to art school, got married,

got divorced, and finally left Iran again.

 

 

May 7

The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson

 

Max and the flock take refuge in Antarctica and take on global warming--Earth's biggest threat--in this fourth installment of Patterson's #1 "New York Times" bestselling series.