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I was also thinking of this one! Another to think about is The Terror by Dan Simmons, which sounds quite a bit like Death on the Ice.

Barbara Kingsolver is one of my faves, and she doesn't get much play! I remember discovering Pigs In Heaven and The Bean Trees on my mother's bookshelf when I was about 14. She reminds me of an earthier Alice Hoffman, kind of, or Elizabeth Berg. The Poisonwood Bible is absolutely amazing, as...

I love David Sedaris, he is absolutely hilarious! I think if I had to pick just ONE author that makes me laugh the most it would be him. I don't really agree that his stories about his adult life are any less funny than the stories about his childhood. There are just the funny ones and then the...

I haven't seen the Roots miniseries but I really want to. I have loved LeVar Burton ever since the Reading Rainbow days, do you guys remember that show? Did they do a good job on the miniseries? The book is so amazingly moving--I cry when I read but Roots has been the only one to actually cause...

Crazy- Benjamin Lebert (ok, sort of Catcher In the Rye but not nearly as profound) The Ice Queen- Alice Hoffman (ok, not NEARLY her best) The Snow Garden- Christopher Rice (pretty good, I kept it) Nature Girl- Carl Hiaasen (loved it but not his very best) Shelter- Monte Merrick (good...

Forgive me if you guys have done any of thse, I did check the list but may have missed something: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (a neat view of Nazi Germany from the "regular" Germans perspective, heartbreaking and beautiful) Boy's Life by Robert McCammon (a growing-up story that includes...

Also, check out: The Peter and the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson...they are a great take on the Peter Pan characters. The Great Brain Series by John D Fitzgerald Here Comes Charlie Moon by Shirley Hughes 13 Ways to Sink A Sub by Jamie Gilson The Famous Stanley...

I loved the Golden Compass series and Harry Potter is my favorite. I also love the Inkheart trilogy. In addition, I think you should try Swan Song by Robert McCammon, The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. Swan Song is an adult book...

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd Vanished by Mary McGarry Morris Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen (this one wasn't bad, but I will never read it again)

Wow, I had forgotten about the Adrian Mole books! I also loved the Judy Blume books when I was young. I TOTALLY agree with the Roald Dahl postings, what a brilliant man he was! Matilda is great, so is Danny Champion of the World, and all his others. I too love Carl Hiaasen...you should check out...

Smack by Melvin Burgess would probably be good. I DEFINITELY second the Basketball Diaries recommendation, and I also loved the movie. It is a true story and the author, Jim Carroll, was able to get it together...he is a writer, musician, and an AMAZING poet. I don't know how the book...

Read the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin, I LOVE him! His descriptions of the city are great and his characters are very lovable. I also really dig the Tales of the City movies/miniseries/whatever it was with Laura Linney. How how I would love to live on their Barbary Lane... Also...