Kathy's 2010 Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections

January – The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells
Bonus - Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
What Difference Do It Make? By Ron Hall, Denver Moore, & Lynn Vincent
Splinters – The Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill S. Alexander
Pinecones – Poppy’s Pants by Melissa Conroy

February – The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Town that Raised Them
Bonus - Saving Cicadas by Nicole Seitz
Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson
The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
Splinters - The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
Pinecones: Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

March – The Lakota Way by Joseph Marshall III
Bonus – Do-Over by Robin Hemley
Splinters: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Pinecones: The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

April – The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Bonus - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kampkamba with Bryan Mealor
Splinters – Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Pinecones: The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass

May – Spoon: A Novel by Robert Greer
Bonus – Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Splinters – Shiver by Maggie Stiefvader
Pinecones – The of Nicodemus Annie by Angela Bates

June – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Bonus – Seeds: A Memoir by Sasha Vukelja, M.D.
Splinters – Eli the Good by Silas House
Pinecones – Jenny & the Cat Club by Jenny Linsky
Or Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen

July – The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel or Man of the House by Ad Hudler
Bonus – In Pursuit of Other Interests: A Novel by Jim Kokoris
29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker
Splinters - Outcasts United by Warren St. John
Pinecones – Piper Reed: The Great Gypsy by Kimberly Willis Holt

August – Zeitoun by Dave Eggers Discussion Questions
Bonus – The Year Before the Flood by Ned Sublette
Yazoo Blues by John Pritchard
Splinters – Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper or A Cat Named Squeeky by Vic Reskovic
Pinecones – Dewey: There’s a Cat in My Library by Vicki Myron

September – The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees Discussion Questions for The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
Bonus – Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Discussion Questions for Wench: A Novel
The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins
Splinters – The Water Seeker by Kimberly Willis Holt
Pinecones – Keeper by Kathi Appelt

October – Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
Bonus - My Name is Mary Sutter: A Novel by Robin Oliveira
A Separate Country by Robert Hicks
Pinecones – Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Splinters – 13 Words by Lemony Snicket

November – My Orange Duffel Bag by Sam Bracken with Echo Garrett
Bonus – The Pirate Queen – Patricia Hickman
Walking in the Deep End by Susan Parker
The Mailbox by Marybeth Whalen
Splinters – Chasing Lilacs – Carla Stewart
Pinecones – The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

December – The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
Bonus – The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove:A Novel by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Burning Bright by Ron Rash
Splinters – The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
Pinecones – Alabama Moon by Walt Key