Already Book Crossed Bookbox

of Cape Coral, Florida USA on 4/10/2010

43 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 201 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Friday, July 4, 2014

Just 2 for me this time (that's all I have AVL ready to swap!) I choose:

Attic Treasures by Wanda E Brunsteter, Tammy Shuttlesworth, Janet Spaeth, Pamela
Kay Tracy (mississippimom)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3766386

The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11147793/

and I'll replace them with:

The Poet by Michael Connelly (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10077980/

Deep Storm by Lincoln Child (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12177602/

Thanks!

Journal Entry 202 by

at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, July 7, 2014

Received the e-mail for this VBB a few days ago, but was having a hard time reading it and viewing books from my mobile phone. I have my PC back now, so I will look at the list tomorrow and decide what I am going to do. Sorry to hold things up.

Journal Entry 203 by

at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, July 7, 2014

Hi! I would like to choose:
- In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason (booklady331) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6127762
- The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy (love2cook) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10259201
and ...
-That Takes Ovaries edited by Rivka Solomon (minesayn) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1971651

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am adding:
- Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12744478/
-Poirot Loses a Client by Agatha Christie http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11801352
and ...
-Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10490333

Journal Entry 204 by Meekachu07 at Hugo, Minnesota USA on Tuesday, July 8, 2014

I will select Friday Night Lights and replace it with:

Back Home Again by Melody Carlson

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/918-7317696

Journal Entry 205 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Friday, July 11, 2014

I will select:

Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy (Dove-i-libri) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12744478/

and add:

The Nameless Dead by Paul Johnston (LoriPed) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9695136/

Journal Entry 206 by

at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Saturday, July 12, 2014

grace under pressure is being mailed to loriped on sat 7/12/14 - Happy Reading!

Journal Entry 207 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Saturday, July 12, 2014

Round 7 has made its completion. I will make my choices in the next couple of days. I will begin round 8 in August. Take time to look over what you have in the offering and let me know if you want to change anything. Also, if you do NOT want to be in round 8 let me know. Thanks for keeping this VBB going with lots of offerings.

Journal Entry 208 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, July 13, 2014

My choices for round 7 are:

The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted (Dove-i-libri)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11903430

Sleep Toward Heaven (Dove-i-libri)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3427092
False Premises by Leslie Caine (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11705932
Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben (lisabb2)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11227203/
The Conspiracy Club by Jonathan Kellerman
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7004524 love2cook

Sister Mine by Tawni O'Dell (mississippimom)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4980897/

Grave Robbers Wanted by Jeff Strand (mississippimom)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12113348/

I will replace them when I begin round 8 sometime in August.

Journal Entry 209 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Friday, August 8, 2014

Virtual ABC Bookbox is ready to begin again. PM me if you are interested in
joining round 8

Thanks,
Jan

Journal Entry 210 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, August 10, 2014

Round 8 ready to go. If your name is not on the list and you would like to be added, just PM me.

ROUND 8 List

1. Faramir10 -- DONE
2. Tabby-cat-owner -- DONE
3. Mississippimom -- DONE
4. Debbie4osu -- DONE
5. Bookstogive -- DONE
6. Debnance -- DONE
7. Lisabb2 -- DONE
8. Bookandmusic -- DONE
9. Loriped -- DONE
10. Meekachuo7 DONE
11. minesayn DONE
12. Dove-I-libri DONE
13. Erishkigal DONE
14. rhythmbiscuit DONE
15. Iwillrejoice DONE
16. NancyNova DONE
17. JennyC1230 DONE
18. Booklady331 DONE

Journal Entry 211 by debbie4osu at Lewisville, Texas USA on Monday, October 13, 2014

I've got it, and will make choices later this evening.

Journal Entry 212 by

at Springville, Tennessee USA on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

I will remove my books that have gone a round or two:

Rumors by Elizabeth Godbersen(bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11709970/

Snowfall at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11349389/

City Girl by Patricia Scanlan (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10490899/

The Duke by Catherine Coulter (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4980340/

Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8537587/

My Friend Leonard by James Frey (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8662529/

LuLu in Marrakech by Diane Johnson (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10376627/

I will replace them with these new offerings:

I Dreamed of Africa by Kuri Gallmann (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4372270/

Down Around Midnight by Robert Sabbag (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11540314/

Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5837308/

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7998057/

Poppy and Dingan by Ben Rice (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9984900/

Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities by Alexandra Robbins (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6127861/

Bleeding Hearts by Susan Wittig Albert (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8256668/

Indigo Dying by Susan Wittig Albert (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9968088/

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11115380/

Penelope & Prince Charming by Jennifer Ashley (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11246522/

Night Sins by Tami Hoag (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7278675/

Worth the Risk: Partners and The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10314476/

Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10010520/

Journal Entry 213 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, October 19, 2014

The VBB is moving nicely down the list. Just sent it out to a new person. Thank you for sharing your books.

Journal Entry 214 by lisabb2 at Grimes, Iowa USA on Tuesday, October 21, 2014

I'll take:
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating by Rachel Gibson (mississippimom)

I'll put in:
In a Class by Itself by Sandra Brown
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8568023/

Journal Entry 215 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Sunday, November 16, 2014

I am taking out my books that were not selected:
Before Women Had Wings
Smoky Joe's Café
The Tavern on Maple Street

I am selecting:
Vanishing Act
In a Class by Itself
Bleeding Hearts

I am putting in:
Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12081154/
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7757326/
Archangel by Robert Harris http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11126455/
House by Tracy Kidder http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11690968/
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7064985/

Journal Entry 216 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Friday, November 21, 2014

Replacing:

Left Bank by Kate Muir (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11294233/

Adding:

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8417273/

Journal Entry 217 by

at Huron, Ohio USA on Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Selected none from this round, but replaced all of my books with the following books:
Long Lost by David Morrell http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/3090089
A Killer Read by Erika Chase http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12250959
Dead Game by James Neal Harvey http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/1153134
Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11616431
Happy Are the Peacemakers by Andrew Greeley http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12454380
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/3138907

Taken out of the box are the following books:
Decent Exposure by Connie Marshner http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11945731
The Way of the Wolf by Martin Bell http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12057084
Hugs for the Holiday by John William Smith http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11009921
Anton--the Professor Never to Be by Armin Opherden http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10375689
My Date With Satan by Stacy Richter http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/6785628
The Devil's Larder by Jim Crace http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/7888576

Journal Entry 218 by

erishkigal

at Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Monday, December 8, 2014

I'm just selecting one book this time
Indigo Dying by Susan Wittig Albert (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9968088/

and I'm replacing it with
Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around: A Memoir of Floods, Fires, Parades, and Plywood
by Cheryl Wagner
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11460689

Thanks everyone, and Happy Holidays!!!!

Journal Entry 219 by rhythmbiscuit at Northglenn, Colorado USA on Friday, December 12, 2014

I am selecting these three:

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7662524

Poppy and Dingan by Ben Rice (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9984900/

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden (debnance)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12967545

And I am adding these three:

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2304260

Sister of My Heart (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3189302

The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/845411

Thanks for the opportunity!

Journal Entry 220 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Thanks for sending me the list!

I will remove these:

The Poet by Michael Connelly (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10077980/

Deep Storm by Lincoln Child (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12177602/

and replace them with:

The Case has Altered by Martha Grimes (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11648798/

Cows of Our Planet by Gary Larson (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12899911/

Thanks!

Journal Entry 221 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, December 17, 2014

So many to choose from:

Selecting:
Nothing to Declare (booklady331)
I Dreamed of Africa (bookstogive)
Krakatoa (rhythmbiscuit)

I'm putting in:
Blooming Murder (NancyNova)
The Scarlet Thread (NancyNova)
Light of the Moon (NancyNova)
Dark Angels (NancyNova)

Journal Entry 222 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Thursday, December 18, 2014

I'm not taking anyone else's book this time, I am replacing all my books with new ones, though.

Taking out:
Death in a Cold Hard Light by Francine Matthews (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11974542
Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10379398
Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7499243
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4441235
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9734784
The Works of John Leguizamo: Freak, Spic-o-rama, Mambo Mouth, and Sexaholix by John Leguizamo (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7786764

Replacing with these books:
Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2292025
Exclusive by Sandra Brown (JennyC1230) - Sending to Debbie4OSU
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1414728
Hot Pursuit by Christina Skye (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7295703
Candles Burning by Tabitha King & Michael McDowell (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8626496
The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7513579
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1193145

Journal Entry 223 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, January 11, 2015

Getting ready for the next round. If you are interested post here.

Journal Entry 224 by

at Springville, Tennessee USA on Sunday, January 11, 2015

I'm in next round

Journal Entry 225 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Sunday, January 11, 2015

I will stay in for next round

Journal Entry 226 by

love2cook

at Pearland, Texas USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

Thanks for the invite. But I'm going to sit this one out this year.

Journal Entry 227 by

heartthumper

at Hutchinson, Kansas USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

Count me in!

Journal Entry 228 by lisabb2 at Grimes, Iowa USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

I'm in for the next round.

Journal Entry 229 by Meekachu07 at Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

I'm in for another roound

Journal Entry 230 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

I'll play again. Got some books ready to go. :-)

Journal Entry 231 by

at Huron, Ohio USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

Add me in, again

Journal Entry 232 by faramir10 at Lubbock, Texas USA on Monday, January 12, 2015

Count me in, please.

I pm'ed you twice. Did you get them?

Journal Entry 233 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, January 13, 2015

count me in again

Journal Entry 234 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Wednesday, January 14, 2015

I'm in for the next round too, thanks for hosting this.

Journal Entry 235 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, January 19, 2015

Round 9 is beginning today January 19, 2015
When your turn comes and you need to be moved down the list, just PM me and the person who PMed you. Thank you for joining us.

Order is:

ROUND 9 List

Faramir10 -- DONE 1/19/15
Tabby-cat-owner -- DONE 1/20/15
Debbie4osu -- DONE 1/22/15
heartthumper -- SKIP
Bookstogive -- DONE1/25/15
Debnance -- DONE 2/16/15
lovesou -- DONE 2/17/15
Lisabb2 -- DONE 2/21/15
Bookandmusic -- DONE 3/7/15
JennyC1230 -- DONE 3/12/15
Loriped -- DONE 3/19/15
Meekachuo7 -- DONE
msjoanna -- DONE
NancyNova --DONE
Dove-i-libri --DONE
Minesayn -- DONE
Rhythmbiscuit --DONE
Iwillrejoice -- DONE
Booklady331 -- DONE

Journal Entry 236 by faramir10 at Lubbock, Texas USA on Monday, January 19, 2015

Thanks for including me.

I'm taking out The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy

and replacing it with A Restless Evil by Ann Granger

Journal Entry 237 by tabby-cat-owner at Phoenix, Arizona USA on Friday, January 23, 2015

I had a hard time narrowing my choices down to two books, but these are the two books that I am taking out of the VBB:
1. Cuba Diaries by Isadora Tattlin
2. Plenty Enough Suck To Go Around--A Memoir of Floods, Fire, Parades, and Plywood by Cheryl Wagner

These are the books that I am adding to the box:
1. Irish Girls are back in town by Cecelia Ahern, Patricia Scanlan, Gemma O'Connor, Sarah Webb and others
2. Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
3. Two Steps Backward--The Misadventures of an Englishwoman in France by Susie Kelly

Thanks again, booklady331, for organizing this VBB.

tabby-cat-owner
http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/tabby-cat-owner

Journal Entry 238 by debbie4osu at Lewisville, Texas USA on Saturday, January 24, 2015

Finished my selection and addition
Taking out
Excluslive by Sandra Brown (JennyC1230)

adding in
The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez

Thanks again!

Journal Entry 239 by

at Springville, Tennessee USA on Monday, January 26, 2015

I will remove my old books:

Down Around Midnight by Robert Sabbag (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11540314/

Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5837308/

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7998057/

Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities by Alexandra Robbins (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6127861/

Penelope & Prince Charming by Jennifer Ashley (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11246522/

Night Sins by Tami Hoag (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7278675/

Worth the Risk: Partners and The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10314476/

Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10010520/

And add these new offerings:

Travels with Myself and Another by Martha Gellhorn (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9989501/

Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12000621/

A Very Simple Crime by Grant Jerkins (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11644986/

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8121795/

The Dream Master by Roger Zelazny (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6302362/

Duty Free by Moni Mohsin (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10252671/

Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12878705/

Story's End by Marissa Burt (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10527495/

Trouble in Trinidad by William Manchee (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11479470/

Dire Wants: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan by Stephanie Tyler (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10527506/

Journal Entry 240 by debnance at Alvin, Texas USA on Tuesday, February 17, 2015

I would like to take The Professor and the Madman.

In its place, I'd like to add The Last Days of California.

Journal Entry 241 by rem_LovesOU at Carrollton, Texas USA on Friday, February 20, 2015

The Tavern on Maple Street by Sharon Owens (booksandmusic) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11340295/
This is the book I have picked.

I am adding into the VBB
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12747864/
A dog's journey by W. Bruce Cameron

Thank you for hosting the vbb.

Journal Entry 242 by lisabb2 at Grimes, Iowa USA on Sunday, February 22, 2015

I'll replace my book that has been in for awhile:
Stalemate by Iris Johansen

I'll put in:
White Hot by Sandra Brown
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11241652/

Journal Entry 243 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Sunday, March 8, 2015

Removing from the box as unselected:

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7064985/

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7761224/

House by Tracy Kidder http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11690968/

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7757326/

Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12081154/

Archangel by Robert Harris http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11126455/

Smoky Joe's Cafe by Bryce Courtenay http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3126647/

I am putting into the box:

Delusions of Grandma by Carrie Fisher http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4251079/

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2288276/

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8175419/

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9880896/

The Food of Love by Anthony Capella http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8281431/

The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12101383/

Holy Paws by Jeannine C. Fox http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11663171/

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12081157/

One for the Road by Tony Horowitz http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10165500/

The Tent, the Bucket and Me by Emma Kennedy http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12044086/

Summer by Edith Wharton http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11702819/

I am choosing from the box:

Living on the Wind Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7316568

Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2292025

Calico Joe by John Grisham (lovesou)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11803087

OK I think I have all that straight.

Journal Entry 244 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Friday, March 13, 2015

It's my turn! This is always difficult when there are so many good books offered.

Taking out this round:

What the Great Ate by Matthew Jacob & Mark Jacob (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12151654
One for the Road by Tony Horowitz (booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10165500
Dire Wants: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan by Stephanie Tyler (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10527506/
Story's End by Marissa Burt (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10527495/

Books I put in:

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10418233
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11351008
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12437226
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8068277

Journal Entry 245 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Tuesday, March 17, 2015

I will replace and take:
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8417273/

Bitsy’s Bait & BBQ by Pamela Morsi (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9739273

I will add;
Ice Land by Betsy Tobin (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8568619/

The Owl & Moon café by Jo-Ann Mapson (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10261253/

Thanks for hosting this.

Journal Entry 246 by Meekachu07 at Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Friday, March 20, 2015

I will select this book:

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad (lovesou)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4917696/

I will add:

"Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure" by Diane Kelly
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/912-12250968

Journal Entry 247 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Removing two of my old books:
Dark Angels by Karleen Koen (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6306068/

Light of the Moon by Luanne Rice (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6191145/

Replacing with:
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12106490
Jigs and Reels by Joanne Harris http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8159947

Taking out:
The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez (debbie4osu) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11122245/
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral (Dove-i-libri) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10490333

Putting in:
Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchanan http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6902638
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7181378

Journal Entry 248 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, April 12, 2015

I am getting ready to begin the next round. Let me know if you would like to stay in, be added, or be removed.

Thanks.

Journal Entry 249 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Sunday, April 12, 2015

The list never came to me. :-(

Journal Entry 250 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, April 12, 2015

Round 9 still finishing up. I was looking at the wrong list, but let me know if you are interested in round 10

Journal Entry 251 by rhythmbiscuit at Northglenn, Colorado USA on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Thank you!

I will claim the following:

The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir (booksandmusic) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12101383/

The Tent, the Bucket and Me by Emma Kennedy (booksandmusic) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12044086/

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11351008

The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8068277

I will put in the following books:

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1279542/

Violin by Anne Rice (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1013274/

Friday by Michel Tournier (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1145223/

Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1582515/

Journal Entry 252 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Thursday, April 16, 2015

Yay, my turn! I will choose:

The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers (NancyNova)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7944450/

I will replace:

Cows of Our Planet by Gary Larson (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12899911/

My replacements:

Worlds by Joe Haldeman
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13013941/

Destiny's Road by Larry Niven
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8304850/

Thanks!

Journal Entry 253 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, July 6, 2015

Round 10 starting today.

I am sorry for the delay. Too many things happening at one time.

Participants List 10
1. Lisabb2 DONE
2. JennyC1230 DONE
3. Debbie4osu DONE
4. erishkigal DONE
5. booksandmusic DONE
6. Meekachu07 DONE
7. Tabby-cat-owner -- DONE
8. NancyNova -- DONE
9. debnance - DONE
10. Rhythmbiscuit -DONE
11. Minesayn - DONE
12. Bookstogive - DONE
13. Loriped - DONE
14. Iwillrejoice - DONE
15. Dove-i-libri - DONE
16. Booklady331 - DONE

Journal Entry 254 by lisabb2 at Grimes, Iowa USA on Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Here is my move for this round:

I'll take:
Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman (erishkigal)

I'll put in:
The Wrong Man by John Katzenbach
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12051186/

I'll PM erishkigal that I selected her book.

Journal Entry 255 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Taking out this round:

Taking out 4 of mine that have been in for a couple of rounds:
Hot Pursuit by Christina Skye (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7295703
Candles Burning by Tabitha King & Michael McDowell (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8626496
The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7513579
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1193145

Taking out 3 for my turn:
11/23/63 by Stephen King (Booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12672855
Blooming Murder by Jean Hager (NancyNova)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8564903
Irish Girls are Back in Town by Cecilia Ahern & more (tabby-cat-owner)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11584301 - Already taken/Not Available

Adding 7 books:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13017775
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8515579
Beer Blast: The Inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money by Philip Van Munching (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11462157
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8174989
Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12140968
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4027889
Highland Fire by Elizabeth Thornton (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13125892

Journal Entry 256 by debbie4osu at Lewisville, Texas USA on Sunday, July 12, 2015

Hello booklady331,

Thanks so much for organizing another round. This VBB is such a good one

I am taking out two of my old ones:
Everlasting by Nancy Thayer (debbie4osu)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7967953/
Open House by Elizabeth Berg (debbie4osu)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1521545

and adding in three:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/771579 Lake News by Barbara Delinsky
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11124958 Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12921294/ The Black Box by Michael Connolley

I will be taking out two:
The Owl & Moon Café by Jo-Ann Mapson (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10261253/

The Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7978119/

Journal Entry 257 by

erishkigal

at Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Thursday, July 16, 2015

What a great and varied list !

I I've made my choices, I'm selecting:

The Dream Master by Roger Zelazny (bookstogive)
Mistletoe Man by Susan Wittig Albert (bookstogive)
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane (bookstogive)
Two Steps Backward--The Misadventures of an Englishwoman in France by Susie
Kelly (tabby-cat-owner)

and I'm replacing them with:

Once A Hero by Elizabeth Moon
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11341123/

Comanche Moon by Larry McMurty
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11703942/

The Eyre Affair
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10301005/

Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery
by Richard Stevenson
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7940748/

Thanks booklady :)

Journal Entry 258 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Thursday, July 16, 2015

Received the list and have made my choices:

I will remove my unselected book:

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (BooksandMusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12256762/

I select from the box:

Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure" by Diane Kelly (Meekachu07)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/912-12250968

Private by James Patterson (Meekachu07)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10389277

Beer Blast: The Inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money by Philip Van Munching (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11462157

The Vanderbilt Women: Dynasty of Wealth, Glamour and Tragedy by Clarice Stasz
(bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11712306/

I am putting into the box:

James Herriot's Dog Stories http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13142217

The Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8568444/

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10539855/

The Double Bind by Chris Bojhalian http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7551564/

Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12989009/

Thanks very much for running this box, it is an interesting selection.

Journal Entry 259 by Meekachu07 at Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Friday, July 17, 2015

I will select "The Wrong Man' By John Katzenback

I will replace with "Songs Without Words" by Ann Packer
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/220-11907898

Journal Entry 260 by Meekachu07 at Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Friday, July 17, 2015

I will select "The Wrong Man' By John Katzenback

I will replace with "Songs Without Words" by Ann Packer
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/220-11907898

Journal Entry 261 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, August 15, 2015

Got the PM. Now for the hard part - making choices!

Journal Entry 262 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, August 15, 2015

Choosing:
After You’d Gone by Maggie O’Farrell (booklady331)
Moses Supposes (Dove-i-libri)
A Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce Cameron (lovesou)
Union Street by Pat Barker (minesayn)
Back Home Again by Melody Carlson (Meekachu07)

Putting in:
A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo by Mary and Robert Schindler http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5669130/
Dark Angels by Karleen Koen http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6306068/
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alverez http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7295717/
Grand Avenue by Joy Fielding http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7926340/
Sarum by Edward Rutherford http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12891581/

Journal Entry 263 by

at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Sunday, August 16, 2015

Sending Moses Supposes to Nancy Nova on Monday Aug 17, 2015.

Journal Entry 264 by debnance at Alvin, Texas USA on Monday, August 17, 2015

It's the start of school for me and everything is wonky, so I'm going to pass this round. But I promise I'll be right back in next time.

Journal Entry 265 by rhythmbiscuit at Northglenn, Colorado USA on Saturday, August 22, 2015

I am removing my previous entries:

Sister of My Heart (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3189302

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1279542/

Friday by Michel Tournier (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1145223/

I am selecting the following books, and I’ll PM their current owners:

Another Scandal in Bohemia: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler by Carole Nelson Douglas (erishkigal)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7549837

Ice Land by Betsy Tobin (loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8568619/

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer (Meekachu07)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/452-11784077

I am putting in the following books:

Desperation by Stephen King (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/679020

The Regulators by Stephen King as Richard Bachman (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/679018

The Enigma of Energy: Where Science and Religion Converge (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/871661

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4696895

Us by Matthew McKay (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10389357

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6197027

Journal Entry 266 by

at Huron, Ohio USA on Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Removing My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11933218

Replacing it with Jinx by Jennifer Estep http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11411971

Choosing Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10412520

Replacing it with Secrets of a Wedding Night by Valerie Bowman http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12201936

Journal Entry 267 by

at Springville, Tennessee USA on Thursday, August 27, 2015

I will remove my books that have gone around:

Duty Free by Moni Mohsin (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10252671/

Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12000621/

Trouble in Trinidad by William Manchee (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11479470/

Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12878705/

Laguna Heat by T. Jefferson Parker (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11115377/

Coming Home by David Lewis (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4454137/

The Good German by Joseph Kanon (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7610109/

A Very Simple Crime by Grant Jerkins (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11644986/

And I will add these new choices:

The Observatory by Emily Grayson (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8290613/

Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8058130/

No Horizon So Far by Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9905117/

Exiled: Memoirs of a Camel by Kathleen Karr (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8448476/

Recipies from the Dump by Abigail Stone (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9691991/

Unveiling by Suzanne M. Wolfe (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6774550/

Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12256081/

Knights of the Black and White(The Templar Trilogy, Book 1)by Jack Whyte (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11513825/

Standard of Honor (The Templar Trilogy, Book Two) by Jack Whyte (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11513829/

Order in Chaos (The Templar Trilogy, Book 3)by Jack Whyte (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11513827/

Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6765859/

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks (bookstogive)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6939346/

Journal Entry 268 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Sorry it took me so long to respond. We were out of town for a few days and didn't get home until Monday.

I will take:

The Five Fingers by Gayle Rivers and James Hudson (booklady331)*
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7931616

The Double Bind by Chris Bojhalian (BooksandMusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7551564/

and I will add:

Grace by Shelley Shepard Gray (Loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6680890

A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women Edited by Elizabeth George (Loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3738233

Journal Entry 269 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Saturday, September 5, 2015

This time I will choose:

The Circumcision by Gyorgy Dalos (booklady331)*
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6213680

I will pull:

Worlds by Joe Haldeman (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13013941/

And I will replace them with:

What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13504584

The Gift of Stoppage Time by Mark Vincent Lincir (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10492083/

Thanks!

Journal Entry 270 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Sunday, September 6, 2015

I received this book in the mail yesterday. Thanks

The Double Bind by Chris Bojhalian (BooksandMusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7551564/

Journal Entry 271 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, September 7, 2015

VBB ABC has come to the end of this round. I have picked my books and I will replace them when the round begins again. Thank you for sharing with everyone. I will begin round 11 in about 6 weeks.

Half-Price Homicide? (Dove-i-libri)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12923930

"The Persian Pickle Club" (Dove-i-libri)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8552663

A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women Edited by Elizabeth George (Loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3738233

Sarum by Edward Rutherford (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12891581/

Journal Entry 272 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, September 7, 2015

Hmm... Did you change your mind about The Case Has Altered booklady331? It was in the PM I received, but now I don't see it in your journal entry. I was going to suggest you & Dove-i-libri & I all get together to exchange books. Well, you 2 can still. :-)

Let me know if you decide you want it.

Journal Entry 273 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Sunday, November 1, 2015

ROUND 11 starting 11/1/15

1. Debbie4osu – DONE
2. Tabby-cat-owner -- DONE
3. JennyC1230 - DONE
4. Erishkigal -DONE
5. Booksandmusic -DONE
6. Meekachu07 - DONE
7. Lisabb2 -- no response
8. Debnance -- DONE
9. NancyNova -- DONE
10. Rhythmbiscuit -- DONE
11. Dove-i-libri -- DONE
12. Loriped – DONE
13. Iwillrejoice -- DONE
14. Minesayn - DONE
15. Booklady331 == DONE

If you want to have your name added or remove any books, just PM me.

Journal Entry 274 by debbie4osu at Lewisville, Texas USA on Tuesday, November 3, 2015

I took only one book this time:
White Hot by Sandra Brown, thank you lisabb2 for offering this one to the list

I removed three:
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
The Black Box
Lake News

and replaced with

The Dogs Who Grew Me by Ann Pregosin
Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawks
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

Thanks again and hoping my books go to a good home! Enjoy Round 11 :)

Journal Entry 275 by tabby-cat-owner at Phoenix, Arizona USA on Saturday, November 28, 2015

I am choosing one book from the VBB. It is:
A Winter Book by Tove Jansson, http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8179963

I am removing the following book from the VBB:
The Consequences of Marriage by Isla Dewar

I am replacing them with the following two books:
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson, http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12045624/

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12880279

Journal Entry 276 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Monday, November 30, 2015

For my turn...

Taking out this round:

These 2 have not been chosen in two rounds:
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12437226
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10418233

Taking these for my turn:
Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawks (debbie4osu)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11757001
Half-Price Homicide by Elaine Viets (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12923930
Jinx by Jennifer Estep (minesayn)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11411971
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep (minesayn)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12235335

Books I'm adding:

Malled to Death by Laura Disilverio (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11814575
Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the 5 Books of Moses by Bruce Feller (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8096058
Flashpoint by Linda Barnes (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7556688
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by: Martha Beck (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11992667
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9745305
The Ghost Hunters: Chilling Tales of Real-Life Hauntings by: Hans Holzer (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6178622

Journal Entry 277 by

erishkigal

at Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Wednesday, December 9, 2015

I'm sooooo far behind, I'm going to resist temptation the only way I can.... by not even looking at the list ;)

I am though going to remove my four unchosen books, and replace them with

The Dogs of Riga: A Kurt Wallander Mystery
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10128490

A sharp rise in crime by John Creasey
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12115138/

Journey of a Thousand Miles: My Story
by Lang Lang, David Ritz |
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/162-12111194

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2921169

Journal Entry 278 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, January 17, 2016

I'm taking out this round:
Ambulance Girl by Jane Stern (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10538258

Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5411550

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human
Cadavers (rhythmbiscuit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4696895

And putting in:
the country ahead of us, the country behind by David Guterson
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6305999

The Wedding Caper by Janice A. Thompson
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6431118

The Island of the Colorblind by Oliver Sacks
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13062824

Journal Entry 279 by rhythmbiscuit at Northglenn, Colorado USA on Monday, January 18, 2016

I am selecting the following books:

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12141021

Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13709565

The Island of the Colorblind by Oliver Sacks (NancyNova)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13062824

I’m also taking out the following book of mine:

Violin by Anne Rice (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1013274

I’m offering the following titles:

The Soloist by Mark Salzman (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2238063

Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1084948

The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3898868

Pure Drivel by Steve Martin (rhythmbiscuit)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2388623

Journal Entry 280 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Sunday, January 24, 2016

I will take and remove:

Highland Fire by Elizabeth Thornton (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13125892

Grace by Shelley Shepard Gray (Loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6680890

I will add:

Murder Past Due by Miranda James (Loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8347687

Christmas Duty: Four Stories of Love in the Armed Forces by Jill Stengl et al (Loriped)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10293848

Journal Entry 281 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Saturday, January 30, 2016

OK, for my turn I will remove:

Destiny's Road by Larry Niven (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8304850/

and replace it with:

How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12606024

Thanks!

Journal Entry 282 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Thursday, March 31, 2016

I received Highland Fire from Jenny today. Thanks.

Journal Entry 283 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, April 4, 2016

Participants List 12

1. Debbie4osu – DONE
2. Tabby-cat-owner - DONE
3. JennyC1230 – DONE
4. Erishkigal – Did not respond after 2 tries; when she response I will resend list
5. Debnance -- DONE
6. Meekachu07 – DONE
7. Lisabb2 – DONE
8. Booksandmusic – DONE
9. NancyNova – DONE
10. Rhythmbiscuit – DONE
11. Dove-i-libri – DONE
12. Loriped – DONE
13. Iwillrejoice -- DONE
14. Minesayn -- DONE
15. Booklady331 – DONE

Note that the list may change a little if there is a need of someone on the list or someone joining. Thank you for understanding.

Journal Entry 284 by tabby-cat-owner at Phoenix, Arizona USA on Monday, April 18, 2016

I am choosing one book from the ABC vbb. It is "The Dogs Who Grew Me" by Ann Pregosin.

I am adding this book to the ABC vbb. It is "Unnatural Death" by Dorothy L. Sayers,
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11480404/

Thanks for organizing this, booklady331.

Journal Entry 285 by lisabb2 at Grimes, Iowa USA on Sunday, May 8, 2016

My pick:

True Blue by David Baldacci (Booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/13134219

I'm replacing with:
Fashionistas by Lynn Messina
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/929739/

Journal Entry 286 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Monday, May 9, 2016

List is back to me.
I will remove the five books that I have in the box:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11102509/

An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11948581/

Street Dreams by Faye Kellerman (booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8395156/

Much Ado in Maggody by Joan Hess (booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10245529/

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (booksandmusic)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12931256/

I will put into the box:

Rescuing Sprite by Mark R. Levin http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8488940/

The Irish Princess by Karen Harper http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12195094/

My French Whore by Gene Wilder http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12349647/

Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9903294/

Don Coyote by Dayton O. Hyde http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11481511/

Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11108106/

I am selecting from the box:

The Drop by Michael Connelly (booklady331)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13398805

Thanks very much!

Journal Entry 287 by

at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, May 14, 2016

So many choices!

I'm removing some of mine from a previous round:
Kindred
Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman
House of Sand and Fog
A Life That Matters
Dark Angels
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Grand Avenue
the country ahead of us, the country behind

Replacing with:
Soul Chasing by Gabriel McShane (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9782849
Riding with the Queen by Jennie Shortridge (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7060943
Learning to Hula by Lisa Childs (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6804879
Dave Barry turns 50 by Dave Barry (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11489996
Disobedience by Jane Hamilton (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8273741
Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7963255
The Perfect Summer by Luanne Rice (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7608125
Cordelia’s Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7608125

Claiming:
Journey of a Thousand Miles (erishkigal)
Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun (JennyC1230) - title was too good to pass up!
The Master Bedroom (tabby-cat-owner)
Christmas Duty (Loriped)
The Soloist (rhythmbiscuit)

Adding:
It’s All in the Frijoles by Yoloanda Nava (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5390899
Flint by Paul Eden (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13774572
Finishing Becca by Ann Rinaldi (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12719093
Death and Taxes by Susan Dunlap (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9759225
The White Marriage by Charlotte Bingham (NancyNova) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7593885

Journal Entry 288 by rhythmbiscuit at Northglenn, Colorado USA on Sunday, May 15, 2016

I will remove my titles that have been in for a while:

Desperation by Stephen King
The Regulators by Stephen King as Richard Bachman
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The Enigma of Energy: Where Science and Religion Converge

I will select:
Cuba Diaries by Isadora Tattlin (tabby-cat-owner)
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (booklady331)

I will offer:
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols
A Cry in the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language
Fall on Your Knees by Anne-Marie MacDonald

Journal Entry 289 by

at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, May 16, 2016

Hi, I received the list today, but asked to be skipped at this time as I won't have computer access for a while, and things are a little confused! Have fun, everyone, maybe you can try me again right before it gets back to you, BookLady!

Journal Entry 290 by loriped at Keizer, Oregon USA on Wednesday, May 18, 2016

I will select:

Malled to Death by Laura Disilverio (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11814575

and add:

Original Sin by Allison Brennan (LoriPed)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13663859

Journal Entry 291 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Got the list - Thanks!

I will remove:

The Case has Altered by Martha Grimes (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11648798/

and replace it with:

Almost French by Sarah Turnbull (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5754343/

Thanks!

Journal Entry 292 by

at Huron, Ohio USA on Saturday, May 21, 2016

Thanks booklady331 for keeping this going.
I have selected the following books:
The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff http://www.bookcrossing.com/12438705
Deep End of the Ocean by J. Mitchard http://www.bookcrossing.com/5262957
Flying Changes by Sara Gruen http://www.bookcrossing.com/7265110

and am replacing them with the following books:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/13127783
The Brethren by John Grisham http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/7243523
Key of Light by Nora Roberts http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10067960

Journal Entry 293 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, May 30, 2016

ROUND 12 DONE

I am going to pick:

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (minesayn)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/13127783

I will replace it with
Full Black by Brad Thor
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13132527

I'll wait about a month to begin again. Thank you, each one of you, for making this VBB successful.

Journal Entry 294 by tabby-cat-owner at Phoenix, Arizona USA on Thursday, July 7, 2016

I am choosing the following book from the vbb.

It is "Almost French" by Sarah Turnbull (iwillrejoice)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5754343/

I am adding this book to the vbb:
I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13677352/

Journal Entry 295 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Sunday, July 10, 2016

It's my turn. Taking out 4 of mine that have been in a couple of rounds:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13017775
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8515579
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8174989
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4027889

4 Replacement books:

206 Bones by Kathy Reichs (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7721093
The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13350505
The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7021496
Moody Gets the Blues by Steve Oliver (JennyC1230)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11027919

Journal Entry 296 by

at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Saturday, July 16, 2016

ROUND 13 Started 7/15/16

1. Tabby-cat-owner - DONE
2. JennyC1230 – DONE
3. NancyNova – DONE
4. Rhythmbiscuit- DONE
5. Erishkigal – DONE
6. Debnance -- DONE
7. Meekachu07 – DONE
8. Lisabb2 – DONE
9. Booksandmusic – DONE
10. Perryfran - DONE
11. Dove-i-libri – DONE
12. Loriped – DONE
13. Iwillrejoice -- DONE
14. Minesayn -- DONE
15. Booklady331 – DONE

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