This will be a bookbox that contain books with some form of water on the cover. Ocean, lake, river, rain, glass of water..etc. I will also accept books that have a water word in the title(ocean,lake,river,rain etc.)

I am going to try this as an invite only bookbox..inviting people that I have had good experiences with in the past.

*Please make a journal entry saying that you've received the box and one when you mail it to the next person. You may list what books you are taking and what you are putting into the box bit you don't have to.

*Please make journal entries for the individual books that you take out of the box also.

*This box is US ONLY, NO romance novels,NO children's books,NO series(unless it's the 1st in a series), NO cookbooks,No religious books, NO self help books & NO westerns. Please limit the mysteries and chick lit. Please don't use this bookbox as a place to release your books that are badly damaged or really old and worn.Please put in books that you think other people will enjoy.

*Replace at least the same amount of books that you take.(If you want to put in more,that's fine as long as they fit in the box.)

*Please do not keep the box longer than 2 weeks.

*If the box is damaged/worn and needs to be replaced please do so if you can. Don't forget to write the BCID # for the box on the inside flap.

IF YOU CAN'T FOLLOW THE RULES....DON'T JOIN!!!
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Books starting in box(so far):

*Manic-Terry Cheney(X)
*Sammy's Hill-Kristine Gore(X)
*Waterland-Graham Swift(X)
*While I was gone-Sue Miller
*Transmission-Hari Kunzru(X)
*The deep end of the ocean-Jacquelyn Mitchard
*The vision of Emma Blau-Ursula Hegi(X)
*The Yacoubian building- Alaa Al Aswany(X)
*Imagining Atlantis-Richard Ellis(X)
*Divining rod-Michael Knight(X)
*The mushroom man-Sophie Powell(X)
*She's come undone-Wally Lamb(X)
*The weight of water-Anita Shreve
*Sea glass-Anita Shreve(X)
*Blue water-A. Manette Ansay(X)
*The river king- Alice Hoffman(X)
*Sunrise on Kusatsu harbor-Dan Maloney(X)
*Daylight-Elizabeth Knox(X)
*Holidays on Ice-David Sedaris(X)
*Before you know kindness-Chris Bohjalian(X)

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Participants:

*indygo88(Indiana)
*lginder(California)
*ladybug74(Alabama)
*waterfalling(North Carolina)
*jnpert(Kentucky)
*300dogs(NJ)
*time-traveler(NY)--box is here--
*mrsjones(Ohio)

Sent to Indygo88 on tuesday 12/30
confirmation #03081400000025076952

Arrived today. I've been eagerly checking the mail everyday, waiting for this (*big*) box! It finally found its way here. I haven't even begun perusing yet, but I'm off to do that now. Will update shortly.

I love being first for a bookbox.... :')
Great variety in here, sweetsangria.

REMOVING:
Manic (Terri Cheney)
Divining Rod (Michael Knight)
Daylight (Elizabeth Knox)
Waterland (Graham Swift)
Sunrise on Kusatsu Harbor (Dan Maloney)

PUTTING IN:
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming (Joshilyn Jackson)
Once Upon a Day (Lisa Tucker)
Rain Song (Alice J. Wisler)
Through a Glass, Darkly (Donna Leon)
The Venetian Mask (Rosalind Laker)
Gardens of Water (Alan Drew)

I've put the books in a smaller box & will be wrapping it up later today to send on. I will update exactly when it goes out in the mail, but it should be within just the next couple of days. Thanks for another great box, sweetsangria! And good luck with that new baby on its way. Be sure to give us an update! :')


1/17/09 -- Mailed today. DC# 0308 0730 0001 2692 5822

Book box arrived safely in the mail today. I'll make my selections and get it back out quickly.

Wonderful selection of books, hard to make choices but I did.

Removing:
Before You Know Kindness (Chris Bohjalian)
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming (Joshilyn Jackson)
The Yocoubian Building (Alaa al Aswany)
Transmission (Hari Kunzru)
The Mushroom Man (Sophie Powell)
The River King (Alice Hoffman)

Putting In:
Without A Backward Glance (Kate Vetch)
Pilgrim At Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Thunderstruck (Erik Larson)
The Thirteenth Apostle (Gloria Gonzalez)
The Lake Of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
A Northern Light (Jennifer Donnelly)

Box was mailed today. Delivery confirmation #0307 1790 0003 4685 8191

This box arrived today. I already have some books set aside for it, so I should be able to get it back in the mail tomorrow. The blue box is pretty, but I'm going to have to find a replacement for it. When it arrived here, one side was split and it is also tearing apart in other places. It does appear that all of the books are still in the box.

I have made my choices and sent a PM to waterfalling to request a mailing address. I usually put in an extra book or two, but this box is so heavy already that I only replaced the number that I took out.

I took out:
The Venetian Mask by Rosalind Laker
Without A Backward Glance by Kate Veitch
Once Upon A Day by Lisa Tucker
Rain Song by Alice J. Wisler
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi

I put in:
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Charley's Web by Joy Fielding
Good Harbor by Anita Diamant

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

mailed to waterfalling

Box arrived at post office this am. Will pm the next in line & make selections.

Mailed out this afternoon to jnpert (DC 0308 2040 0001 0380 1031).

I took out:
Sea Glass - Anita Shreve
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - Annie Dillard
Sammy's Hill - Kristin Gore
Imagining Atlantis - Richard Ellis


I put in:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (hope 'snow' counts; I had an extra copy)
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - Paulo Coelho
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
These Granite Islands - Sarah Stonich
Jesus Out to Sea - James Lee Burke

I do appreciate the opportunity to participate in this bookbox.

Hello! I received this bookbox a few days ago and only just noticed the BCID.

There are some great books in here! Alas, a couple I had reserved for the box are already in there, so I need to go to Plan B. I will figure it all out and send off next week.

Thanks!

Sorry I've held on to this bookbox for so long. I've had a rather crazy period at work and finally will have time to run it to the post office tomorrow.

I've removed:
Amsterdam by Ian MacEwan
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason

I've added:
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
Looking for Peyton Place by Barbara Delinsky

Will update journal entry with a delivery tracking number once I've mailed this off.
Delivery confirmation:0307 0020 0004 8536 5247

Thank you!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!

The "water" bookbox arrived yesterday. The box was damaged and just about split open on the side. It can't be repaired so I will search for a new box.

It's always so much fun going thru a bookbox. There are many great books that I've already read and so many good ones to choose from too! I am currently reading a book that I had set aside specifically for this bookbox. Once I finish it, I will mail this out.

Removing:
Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
These Granite Islands by Sarah Stonich

Adding:
Sail by James Patterson
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
At The Scent of Water by Linda Nichols

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

The "water" bookbox is on it's way to time-traveler in New York. Enjoy! Thanks sweetsangria-this was fun!

Another sweetsangria bookbox is here with me. How sweet it is indeed!

Removed:
She's Come Undone
Lighthousekeeping
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Sail

Added:
Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura
True Colors Kristin Hannah
The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carroll

I have mrsjones' address and will mail this out shortly.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I sent this to mrsjones in OH today. DC # 0308 2040 0002 0366 6486. Thanks again for hosting this, sweetsangria!

The bookbox arrived at my house on Saturday. I wasn't sure what to expect with such a broad theme, but I was very pleasantly surpised by the variety of books in the box. My husband and I are making our picks and looking for water covers to add. Then we'll send it home to sweetsangria. :)

The box has made it safely home! Thanks to everyone who participated and made it another successful bookbox. The box left with 20 books and returned with 23. Only 3 of the original books returned home, I have read 2 and am putting 6 on my tbr pile.