Book Recommendations Newsletter - August 2011

Update your summer reading list with these new recommendations that are perfect for the lazy, hot days of August. Browse our subscriptions for couples and families to find fun and unique summer hostess gifts.



August Book Recommendations

Children’s Book Recommendations

For Ages 2 to 5
Edwin Speaks Up by April Stevens

Part of our Great New Picture Books Age 2-5 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 2-5.


For Ages 5 to 8
A Place to Call Home by Alexis Deacon

Part of our Laugh Out Loud Age 5-8 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 5-8.


For Ages 8 to 10
The Rescuers by Margery Sharp

Part of our Great New Releases Age 8-10 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 8-10.


For Ages 10 to 12
The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen by Geraldine McCaughrean

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 10-12 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 10-12.


For Ages 12 to 14
Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor

Part of our Favorites for Girls Age 12-14 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 12-14.



Teen Book Recommendations

For Teen Girls
Spoiled by Heather Cocks

Part of our Fiction for Teen Girls collection.
See more recommendations for teens.



For Teen Boys
Empire State: A Love Story (or Not) by Jason Shiga

Part of our Graphic Novels for Teens collection.
See more recommendations for teens.



Adult Book Recommendations

For Women
Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill

Part of our Fiction for Women collection.
See more recommendations for women.


For Men
Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us about Being Human by Grant Morrison

Part of our Favorites for Men collection.
See more recommendations for men.


For Fiction Fans
Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante

Part of our Great New Hardcover Fiction collection.
See more fiction recommendations.


For Nonfiction Fans
Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives by Dean Buonomano

Part of our Great New Hardcover Nonfiction collection.
See more nonfiction recommendations.


For Couples
Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America by Richard White

Part of our History collection.
See more recommendations for couples.


For Mystery Fans
Adrenaline by Jeff Abbott

Part of our Mysteries & Thrillers collection.
See more mystery and thriller recommendations.


Family Book Recommendations

Family Activities
Postcards from Camp by Simms Taback

Part of our Read Aloud Ages 4-8 collection.
See more recommendations for family activities.


Family Reads
Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath

Part of our Parent & Teen Hardcover Fiction collection.
See more recommendations for family reads.



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