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VOTING: What are we going to read together in June?

May 24, 2015 Heather Ratliff
 

It's that time again! Here is the list for our June Book Club! Voting ends on May 30th so get your vote in for June's book club!

 

Here are the contenders:

1. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Odd Thomas can communicate with the dead.  He is a talented short order cook at the Pico Mundo Grill and is passionately in love with Stormy Llewellyn.  His gift sometimes allows him to solve crimes and sometimes he is able to prevent them, but when an ominous sign points to an impending massacre, Odd Thomas has 24 hours to save the people of Pico Mundo.

Book to Movie Status:  Available on Netflix.

 

2. Paper Towns by John Green

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In the middle of the night Margo Roth Spiegelman develops an intricate plan of revenge and invites Quentin Jacobsen in on it for the first time.  But when Margo disappears the next day, Q is left with a mystery and clues that Margo made especially for him.

Book to Movie Status: Release Date July 24, 2015

 

3. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

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Don Tillman, a social awkward professor of genetics decides it is time he found a wife, so he develops a test of sorts to narrow the possibilities of his perfect match.  Rosie Jarman, a bar maid, is easily excluded as a potential match, but Don is intrigued by her quest to find her biological father.

Book to Movie Status: Currently in Pre-Production with no release date.

 

4. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

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As an IT guy, Lincoln O'Neill is assigned to monitoring company emails.  The whole company knows emails are being monitored, but two girls, Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder, don't take it seriously.  They send hilarious and personal emails back and forth, every one of which is Lincoln is privy to.  Lincoln gradually realizes he is falling for Beth because of the emails, and he hasn't even met her yet.

Book to Movie Status: No movie deal yet.

 

Don't forget, if you don't like the selections you can always add your own!

In Literature Tags June Book Club, Attachments, Rainbow Rowell, Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas, John Green, Paper Towns, The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion, Voting
← BOOK CLUB: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks and Our Visit to HiCaliber Horse RescueREVIEW: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell →

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