Top Ten Tuesday: Books I've recently purchased on a whim.
Note: I don't often buy books for myself and I usually scrupulously research books I purchase for my library before add them to my orders. But for some reason the following books just caught my fancy and I purchased them without my usual regard.
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Dodgers by Bill Beverly---it is touted as a literary crime novel, which is probably why I bought it, but it is an adult book which makes me wonder what I was thinking as I don't usually buy adult books for the high school library without reading lots of reviews first. (Purchased May 2016)
2.
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson--- a nonfiction book about the justice system and defending those wrongly committed. I think I read a few reviews on blogs and thought it sounded good though it doesn't really sound like a book teenagers would be likely to read, (Purchased May 2016)
3.
The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henriquez---I don't even remember reading the review for this novel though I am always on the hunt for multicultural books. I hope it is good. (Purchased May 2016)
4.
Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke---talk about a whim of a purchase. I read one blogger's raving review and added to my next order. (Purchased May 2016)
5.
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heillig--- less of a whim purchase than the above four books, but only because it was on my order wishlist for several months before I purchased it. It doesn't mean I know really anything about it. I think I saw the cover on a lot of blogs and thought, "why not?" (Purchased May 2016)
6.
Lit Up: One Reporter, Three Schools, 24 Books That Can Change Lives by David Denby---I saw this on a blogger's Goodreads page (was it Nance at ReaderBuzz?) and I decided I had to have it without reading a single other review. I bought it for my library, for other teachers. I'm half way through it and loving it. (Purchased in April 2016)
7.
All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness by Sheila Hamilton---another blogger review caused me to buy this one on a total whim. I have finished it and recommend you buy it on a whim, too. (Purchased April 2016)
8.
Readers, I Married Him. Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre edited by Tracy Chevalier---I love reading short stories when I travel and I hope to travel this summer. Plus I am a fan of Jane Eyre. When I saw this, I bought it without much other thought. (April 2016)
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The Man in the High Castle audiobook by Philip K. Dick---my family and I watched the Amazon Prime series on TV and really got in to the story line. As the last episode ended I immediately went to the computer and ordered the audiobook for us to listen to in our cars. The book is not nearly as good as the TV series, which is quite altered from the original. (Purchased December 2015)
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Speaking With the Angel. Original Short Stories, edited by Nick Hornby.---this is whimiest buy of them all. I was waiting for someone at a grocery store. I glanced at the used book sale table which was set up for some benefit and saw this book. One of titles caught my eye, "Nipple Jesus". I bought the book. It cost a dollar. I actually read the whole book, not just the provocative story, on a trip to Europe. Ha! (May 2012)
