Choices, choices, choices

Okay. So, the "add your book to the poll idea" didn't work. Sorry guys. I am new to blogspot -- can you tell? :) It locked the poll after the voting began. The books that have been suggested are listed below. Add your suggestions and then we'll do a for real poll. This is getting to be a little crazy, isn't it? It will get better!!

Lord of the Flies

Last of the Mohicans

Atlas Shrugged

Mansfield Park

Northanger Abbey

The Sun Also Rises

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

River Secrets by Shannon Hale

The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

p.s. A thought. My frustration with my book club (not you guys) is that I feel like I've lost my ability to choose a book for myself. I'm always reading what they choose for me. So my thought is that this Strong book club thing might not be monthly. Maybe we do the first book and see how it goes. Maybe it's so fabulous that we keep going next month. Maybe it will end up that we gather a couple times a year for a Strong ladies book reading -- say maybe in February, June, and October. Or maybe some of you will keep it going at all times. So many ways this could go. How do you see it?  

First things first I suppose. We just have to get started!

Great question Jan. We will take a poll about what book to read. Anyone who has responded on this blog has received an invitation to be an author. As an author, you can go in and add books to the poll. (Or, you can leave your suggestions in the comments area and I'll add them for you.) I've added Kristi's suggestions to the poll. Katie - I looked at the Newbery Winners but wasn't sure which one you were thinking of. Any thoughts? Let's have our suggestions up by Wednesday, okay? Then, we'll start the voting and be ready to go with our book by next week.

p.s. If you tried to add a book to the poll and it didn't work, try again. I gave everyone admin privileges so it should work now.