Welcome!

Welcome to the Books for Book Lovers blog. As librarians working with the young women who attend Harpeth Hall, we regularly recommend books to them for their reading enjoyment. So why not do the same for our students' parents and for our alumnae? We hope you will check in regularly to see what we are reading and what we think you might enjoy too.

Let me get things started by telling you about the book I sponsored for Upper School summer reading last summer. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult is a real page turner! It is about a young man, Peter Houghton, who turns on his classmates after being bullied and tormented for years. In the brief time span of nineteen minutes, he changes the lives of everyone in his town. Considering the tragic events at Columbine High School and Virginia Tech, I understand why our students find this to be a timely and relevant book. As in all of Picoult's books, you'll find lots of twists and turns and a surprise at the end. The paperback version of Nineteen Minutes is scheduled to be released today.

Jodi Picoult is a favorite of mine and also of many of our students. All of her books are fast reads, which make them great for lazy weekends and vacations. One warning - don't start to read one unless you are going to have plenty of time to finish it. They are all hard to put down!

If you enjoy this book, you might also enjoy other books written by Jodi Picoult. Among my favorites are My Sister's Keeper and Plain Truth. She has a new book, A Change of Heart, coming out next month. The film version of My Sister's Keeper, starring Cameron Diaz and Dakota and Elle Fanning, is scheduled to begin production in March.

For more information about Jodi Picoult, visit her official web site at http://www.jodipicoult.com/

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Read and enjoy! Karen