snippped from Shelf Awareness newsletter
Book Sense: May We Recommend
From last week’s Book Sense bestseller lists, available at BookSense.com, here are the recommended titles, which are also Book Sense Picks:
Hardcover
Ice Trap: A Novel of Suspense by Kitty Sewell (Touchstone, $24.95). “Meet Dafydd Woodruff, a successful doctor in Wales. Dafydd’s life is going along quite well until he receives a letter from a 13-year-old girl from northern Canada, where years ago he worked as a doctor in a small town. In the letter, she claims he is her father, and Dafydd returns to the town to try to discover the truth. The twist and turns–and final outcome–will keep you reading this suspenseful first novel well into the night.”–Sue Richardson, Maine Coast Book Shop, Damariscotta, Me.
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller (Dutton, $24.95). “This is a carefully documented and intelligently reasoned response to today’s skeptics. The Reason for God is remarkable in its breadth. It challenges the intellectual mind and satisfies the searching soul.”–Jan Owens, Millrace Books, Farmington, Conn.
Paperback
A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants by Jaed Coffin (Da Capo, $16). “This is a wonderful memoir from a young Thai-American about his choice to spend time being a monk in Thailand. Cultural details enhance this everyman’s story, which is more timely than ever in a world where more and more multiethnic people are trying to find their identities.”–Syrinda Sharpe, University Book Store, Seattle, Wash.
For Ages 9 to 12
Kiki Strike: The Empress’ Tomb by Kirsten Miller (Bloomsbury, $16.95). “This sequel to Inside the Shadow City features the original Irregulars–six teenage girls. Oona’s family conflict may break up the group, and art thieves, animal rescue, and humans appear in this novel, too. The Irregulars can handle any situation admirably . . . and kick butt as needed.”–Andrea Vuleta, Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Book Shop, La Verne, Calif.
[Many thanks to Book Sense and the ABA!]