Winner of the Carnegie Medal
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

From the back cover: "Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown asks her to burn a bundle of secret letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers the letters reveal the grim truth behind a murder. Set in 1906 in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An Americna Tragedy, the astonishing novel weaves romanc, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, real, and wholly original."

This coming-of-age-story was hyped for the teenage set, but after reading it, I think it is a story for all ages. It is beautifully written and the characters really come to life.

This book will start its journey on Feb 1.

I have decided to make this a bookring. The following people have joined. When you receive the book please journal to let us know that the book made it to its destination. Read the book and journal your thoughts. If you find that you may need more than a month to do so please let us know. We will understand that life sometimes throws curve balls that we have no control over! When you are ready to send it on its way, please include delivery confirmation to let us know that it made it to its intended destination.

Enjoy the book and spread the news that this is a great book!!

The order in which the book will be traveling is:

mnewman---Oregon, US confirmation #0305 0830 6762 5387

This bookray is being started again by jig. Thank you so much.

stellertony---Alaska, US
dospescados---NY, US
momx3lovesbooks---Nebraska, US
mamikaem---Missouri, US
zenita---Denmark
blaisezabini12---Romania (note that the last two digits are numbers)
sadogs---U.K.
anglersrest---U.K.
kennie2775---Canada
back to me---LoriPed

If you are interested in being added to this bookring, please let me know. It is open to new additions.


7/4/06
Post script:
Another bookcrosser (Jig) has started this bookring going again. Please check out her bookshelf.

LoriPed

Received in the mail today!! I have one other ring to read ahead of this one, but I will go ahead and PM stellertony now so when I'm done I can get it in the mail and not have to wait on an address.

Thank you for including me in this ring, and also for making it possible for me to mail to a state I havn't mailed to yet(Alaska)!!

I finished reading this book last night!! It was excellent. I thought Mattie was a wonderful character and I think she made the right decision in the end.

I will mail this out to StellerTony on Payday. The tracking # is 9102805213907205937878

Thank you for allowing me to participate in this ring!!

putting in the mail to stellertony in the morning.

The confirmation # is 9102805213907205937878

was in a box of books bought at a yard sale

RELEASE NOTES:

mailing to Edicott, NY via PBS

Sent to me in trade on paperbackswap.com

RELEASE NOTES:

Mailing to Lebanon, OR via Paperbackswap.com