There's a book that all Nebraskans are supposed to read this year called "A lantern in her hands" about a pioneer that travels and settles in what is now Nebraska.
You can read about it here.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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What's Coming Up
2026
Oct. 6: The Borrowed Life of Fredrick Fife, at Nancy's house
Nov. 3: Forget Me Not, at Kristil's house
Dec. 1: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, at Jodi L.'s house
2027
Jan. 5: The Secret Life of Sunflowers, at Kristi's house
Feb. 2: A Solitary Blue, at Jenny's house
Mar. 2: Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat, at Brenda's house
Apr. 6: Daring Greatly, at Ashley's house
May 4: The Running Dream, and Present New Books, at Jodi T.'s house
Oct. 6: The Borrowed Life of Fredrick Fife, at Nancy's house
Nov. 3: Forget Me Not, at Kristil's house
Dec. 1: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, at Jodi L.'s house
2027
Jan. 5: The Secret Life of Sunflowers, at Kristi's house
Feb. 2: A Solitary Blue, at Jenny's house
Mar. 2: Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat, at Brenda's house
Apr. 6: Daring Greatly, at Ashley's house
May 4: The Running Dream, and Present New Books, at Jodi T.'s house
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Books We've Read
2008:
Fahrenheit 451
The Mansion
A Christmas Carol
2009:
The Good Earth
Little Heathens
The Secret Life of Bees
The Red Tent
Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly
A Lantern in Her Hand
His Excellency: George Washington
Life As We Knew It
In the Time of the Butterflies
Christmas Jars
2010:
The Screwtape Letters
The Ladies Auxiliary
These Is My Words
Letters for Emily
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Gift From the Sea
Three Weeks With My Brother
The Magician's Nephew
The City of Ember
Endurance
The Help
The Survivors Club
The Last Lecture
2011:
Three Cups of Tea
The Wednesday Wars
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Book of a Thousand Days
The Killer Angels
Ender's Game
Cannery Row
Inkheart
The Wonder of Girls
The Wonder of Boys
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Beauty
2012:
Room
Still Alice
Escape
Daddy-Long-Legs
Falling Leaves
A Town Like Alice
This I Believe
Unbroken
The Enchanted April
Spring Came On Forever
2013:
Mrs. Mike
Flipped
365 Thank Yous
Unwind
Emma
Danny the Champion of the World
Nation
Walk Two Moons
The Westing Game
Heaven is Here
Half Broke Horses
2014:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
That Quail, Robert
The Fault in Our Stars
Bruiser
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Captains Courageous
Winterdance
Wonder
Code Name Verity
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
2015:
The Hiding Place
The Future of Us
Secret Daughter
The Curtain
The Book Thief
The Great Divorce
The Invention of Wings
Dreamers and Deceivers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
David Copperfield
Once Upon a Town
2016:
The Remains of the Day
The Day We Met/The Memory Book
North and South
Soul Surfer
And Ladies of the Club
Bonds that Make Us Free
Seabiscuit
The Mountain Between Us
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
The Education of Little Tree
2017:
84 Charing Cross Road
The Unhappening of Genesis Lee
A Night Divided
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
The Boys in the Boat
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Cold Sassy Tree
I Will Always Write Back
A Pocket Full of Rye
Crossing to Safety
2018:
When Breath Becomes Air
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Wright Brothers
2020:
The Book of Lost Friends
News of the World
Where the Wind Leads
The Mysterious Benedict Society
2022
These Is My Words
All Thirteen
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
The Scavenger's Daughters
The True Bride and the Shoemaker
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
Little Women
The House of the Scorpion
The Power of Stillness
2023
The Bronze Bow
Landing It
Destiny of the Republic
We Die Alone
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
Anxious People
The Sun Does Shine
All Creatures Great and Small
2024
A Town Like Alice
A Long Way from Chicago & A Year Down Yonder
The Pioneers
The Reading List
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Elizabeth is Missing
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
2025:
His Excellency
Newton and Polly
The Phantom Tollbooth
Charming Artemis
Wish You Well
Surprised by Joy
West With Giraffes
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Book Woman's Daughter
2026:
Once Upon a Wardrobe
Eddie Winston is Looking for Love
The Girl in His Shadow
The Last Time I Saw You
Lifeboat 12 & Lifeboat 5
Heidi
Fahrenheit 451
The Mansion
A Christmas Carol
2009:
The Good Earth
Little Heathens
The Secret Life of Bees
The Red Tent
Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly
A Lantern in Her Hand
His Excellency: George Washington
Life As We Knew It
In the Time of the Butterflies
Christmas Jars
2010:
The Screwtape Letters
The Ladies Auxiliary
These Is My Words
Letters for Emily
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Gift From the Sea
Three Weeks With My Brother
The Magician's Nephew
The City of Ember
Endurance
The Help
The Survivors Club
The Last Lecture
2011:
Three Cups of Tea
The Wednesday Wars
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Book of a Thousand Days
The Killer Angels
Ender's Game
Cannery Row
Inkheart
The Wonder of Girls
The Wonder of Boys
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Beauty
2012:
Room
Still Alice
Escape
Daddy-Long-Legs
Falling Leaves
A Town Like Alice
This I Believe
Unbroken
The Enchanted April
Spring Came On Forever
2013:
Mrs. Mike
Flipped
365 Thank Yous
Unwind
Emma
Danny the Champion of the World
Nation
Walk Two Moons
The Westing Game
Heaven is Here
Half Broke Horses
2014:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
That Quail, Robert
The Fault in Our Stars
Bruiser
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Captains Courageous
Winterdance
Wonder
Code Name Verity
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
2015:
The Hiding Place
The Future of Us
Secret Daughter
The Curtain
The Book Thief
The Great Divorce
The Invention of Wings
Dreamers and Deceivers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
David Copperfield
Once Upon a Town
2016:
The Remains of the Day
The Day We Met/The Memory Book
North and South
Soul Surfer
And Ladies of the Club
Bonds that Make Us Free
Seabiscuit
The Mountain Between Us
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
The Education of Little Tree
2017:
84 Charing Cross Road
The Unhappening of Genesis Lee
A Night Divided
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
The Boys in the Boat
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Cold Sassy Tree
I Will Always Write Back
A Pocket Full of Rye
Crossing to Safety
2018:
When Breath Becomes Air
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Wright Brothers
Winter Garden
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
My Antonia
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers
Under the Tuscan Sun
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
On Two Feet and Wings
2019:
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Edenbrooke
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Elantris
Refugee
We Were The Lucky Ones
Educated
The Rent Collector
2020:
Sarah's Key
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Before We Were Yours
Up a Road Slowly
The Vow
I Am Malala
I Am Malala
Three Weeks With My Brother
Gilead
Lovely War
The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
2021:
Into the Arms of Strangers
Maisie Dobbs
The Storyteller’s Secret
Olive Kitteridge
Mao's Last DancerMaisie Dobbs
The Storyteller’s Secret
Olive Kitteridge
The Book of Lost Friends
News of the World
Where the Wind Leads
The Mysterious Benedict Society
2022
These Is My Words
All Thirteen
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
The Scavenger's Daughters
The True Bride and the Shoemaker
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
Little Women
The House of the Scorpion
The Power of Stillness
2023
The Bronze Bow
Landing It
Destiny of the Republic
We Die Alone
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
Anxious People
The Sun Does Shine
All Creatures Great and Small
2024
A Town Like Alice
A Long Way from Chicago & A Year Down Yonder
The Pioneers
The Reading List
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Elizabeth is Missing
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
2025:
His Excellency
Newton and Polly
The Phantom Tollbooth
Charming Artemis
Wish You Well
Surprised by Joy
West With Giraffes
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Book Woman's Daughter
2026:
Once Upon a Wardrobe
Eddie Winston is Looking for Love
The Girl in His Shadow
The Last Time I Saw You
Lifeboat 12 & Lifeboat 5
Heidi