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Favorite Books of 2006
January 17, 2007
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
-Jewish proverb
-Jewish proverb
Here are the favorite books that Bonnie and Roger Neugebauer read in 2006. Most of these books were published well before 2006 �" it just takes us a while to get to them. We are eager to hear from you about the good non-work-related books you read last year. We have reinstituted the Exchange Insta-Poll starting today and invite you to submit and vote for your favorite books at www.childcareexchange.com.
- 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
- All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe
- Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
- Carmello by Sandra Cisneros
- A Continent for the Taking by Howard W. French
- The Death of a Clown by A. C. Baantjier
- Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
- Heart of the World by Linda Barnes
- I See By My Outfit by Peter S. Beagle
- Japanese by Spring by Ishmael Reed
- Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs by Linda Olsson
- The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam - Maximum City by Suketu Mehta
- The Noodle Maker by Ma Jian
Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran
The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith - The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost
- Snow by Orhan Pamuk
- When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
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Comments (7)
Displaying All 7 CommentsSmart Start Colorado
Denver, CO, United States
I would also add Bill Bryson's "Thunderbolt Kid" to the list.
QAD
Missoula, MT, United States
I highly recommend The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is historical fiction with characters one cares about. The period is the holocaust from a rural German perspective. Lost, life, hope sure to offer lots of discussion for book clubs.
United States
The Time Traveler's Wife is a life changing, incredible read. Also recommend for stressed early childhood educators - "Women's Best Travel Writing" - 2006, 2005, any year - take yourself away!
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Love to have book lists! One more suggestion: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Millburn, NJ, United States
I'm amazed that I haven't read a single one on your list - and last year, I had read almost all of them. Adding another to the list - Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.
CA, United States
Hello and thank you for a wonderful list of books. I thought I might recommend another. The title of the book is The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. Here is a brief summary:
When Dr. David Henry's wife goes into labor during a paralyzing winter storm he is forced to deliver his child. His wife, Nora, is under heavy sedation and he is assisted by Caroline, his nurse. Henry's joy is boundless when he delivers a healthy son and also discovers that he is to be the father of twins. With the birth of his second child, a daughter, he makes an immediate and fateful decision. The child is born with Down's Syndrome so believing that he will spare his wife pain he tells Caroline to immediately take the child to an institution and never reveal what she has done. He tells Nora that their son's fraternal twin died at birth.
Caroline is far too kind hearted to obey Henry's orders, so she flees to another city where she raises the daughter, Phoebe.
We can never know whether some decisions we make are for good or ill or what effect they will have upon the future lives of those we love. Author Edwards traces the story of this particular family over 25 years as Nora mourns the loss of her baby girl, and a long kept secret is revealed.
LSU
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Thanks for doing this! I'm always looking for books to read and this is a great way to get recommendations.
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