Here at the Ladysmith branch, we are now publishing our calendar of events a full month in advance, so I had to make an executive decision on the book we'll be reading for October (and yes, I know I chose the books for the summer. Sorry). But its one I think everyone will like:
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
(From Goodreads): "It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement."
This book has won over hundreds of critics and will even be a movie in the coming months. It seems right up our alley, so I hope everyone enjoys it.
At our September meeting, we'll decide which book to read for the month of November and maybe even settle on a choosing order, rather than trying to remember whose turn it is to pick each month. :)
