Wednesday, February 14, 2007

2006 MARRTY BEST BOOK AWARD

The 2006 MARRTY Best Book Award goes to Anne Tyler's DIGGING TO AMERICA. In a very close second was Sara Gruen's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. In third place was Cormac McCarthy's book THE ROAD. Thank you to all who partcipated in this years MARRTY award.

WHAT CHA BEEN READING? February 2007

Alicia Ahlvers-KCPL
HOUSE OF MEETINGS by Martin Amis
THE RHYTHM OF THE ROAD by Albyn Hall
THE ATTACK by Yasmina Khadra

Rita Miziorko- KCKPL
SNOW FLOWER & THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE by Louise Brown
THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck


Pat Wells- UMKC Pen/Faulkner
THE LEADWAY COTTAGE by ?
THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING by Laura Moriarty
SUCH SWEET THUNDER by Vincent Carter


Meredith Roberson- NKCPL
FAT KID RULES THE WORLD by K.L. Going
UGLIES by Scot Westerfeld
PRETTIES by Scot Westerfeld

Cindy Guyler- JCPL
FALSE MIRROR by Charles Todd
WHAT'S UP WITH HARD CORE JEWISH PEOPLE? by Margery, Isis Schwartz