Books to Give

Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger  

This book would be perfect for my husband, who is a big fan of the Cork O'Connor mysteries  I know that he would enjoy this very different, but very powerful story.

The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo: A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky
by Kent Nerburn

A friend who has read the first two stories in this trilogy is eager to read this book.

Lego Play Book
DK Publishing

My second grade students would be in heaven with this book full of ideas for amazing Lego creations.

Books I’d like to get

I have read and been touched by these authors' previous works and look forward to reading their new titles.

And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Mornings: Poems
by Mary Oliver

Books to Give

The Round House
by Louise Erdrich

This book has won so many prizes this year that it must be great—plus it’s by one of Sally’s favorite authors.

Books I’d like to get

Cartographer of No Man’s Land
by P.S. Duffy

The characters in this novel are affected by World War I—the father is away at war and the son he left at home is coming of age without him.

Books to Give

Doctor Who: The Vault
by Marcus Hearn

Doctor Who was the big topic at Thanksgiving so I know this would be a hit.

W is for Wasted
by Sue Grafton

I can't miss with this one for my sister!

Books to Give

An Otis Christmas
by Loren Long

This book and the rest of the Otis series are very playful and great for kids.

The Dogs of Christmas
by W. Bruce Cameron 

This looks like a great book for any dog lover!

Books I’d like to get

King and Maxwell
by David Baldacci

This title looks like an enjoyable mystery thriller.

The October List
by Jeffrey Deaver

Another espionage thriller, a genre I greatly enjoy.

Books to Give to the Kids on My List

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Extra Sweet Edition 
by Laura Numeroff

The Christmas Wish
by Lori Evert

What a beautiful book!

Books I’d like to get

The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes
by Amy Thielen 

This would also be a good book to give as a gift!

The Land of Dreams
by Vidar Sundstøl

This crime novel set on Lake Superior’s North Shore is by a Norwegian writer.

Vanished: The 60-year Wearch for the Missing Men of World War II
by Wil S. Hylton

An account of the search for eleven men whose plane went down in the Pacific in 1944.

My Life as a Silent Movie
by Jesse Lee Kercheval 

A novel that questions the relationship of art to life in an absorbing story.

BB is hoping to get May Finds Her Way by Betty Casey, the store of a little dog lost on the Iditarod Trail.

He’d like to give each of his dog loving friends a copy of Shake by Carli Davidson, a photo collection of adorable dogs in mid-shake.

Tripod would like Dog Songs by Mary Oliver. We didn’t realize that Tripod likes poetry!