Thanks, Lissi. Re the Sammy Keyes series, you and or Mayrie just told me you were doing the series. You never gave me specific titles--which is fine, but when and if you finish the entire series (I say "if" because I don't know how many books in it there are) please let me know and I'll delete it from the scan list. smile Also, Mayrie, when and/or if you finish the Sweep series. smile Cindy WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] 2 Christmas books finished off to be scanned list. > Dig in Everyone! > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 5:50 PM > Dear Grand Cindy, > > You can remove Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf and Kissing > Christmas Goodbye from the to being scanned list as I've > uploaded both. > > Sammy Keyes is such an involving series, amusing, > suspenseful and touching. She's 12 years old and lives > secretly with her grandmother in a senior high rise where > both of them will be kicked out if it's discovered that > Sammy lives there. Though middle school kids will love these > books, I'm betting many adults will find them pleasant, > satisfying reading. One page Sammy has me laughing and the > next I'm sniffling. There are many characters you'll > be glad or irritated to see again as they appear in book > after book. One woman loves her dog more than her daughter, > a cop can't decide whether to arrest Sammy or thank her, > a homeless girl finds a family with two energetic dog > groomers, one mom can't cook and another is off in > Hollywood starring as the Gas Woman in commercials for > digestive medication, and a woman wearing gypsy clothing, > and soleless sandals tries to teach Sammy to play pool. > Merry Christmasses aren't things a girl like Sammy can > take for granted, so we pull for her to prevail all the > more. > > Agatha Raisin, the heroine of Kissing Christmas Goodbye is > one of those people we either love or hate. She's got a > sharp tongue. She can dish it out, but she can't take > it. A slight reduces her to tears. She's trying to dodge > the onset of old age with layers of make-up and stylish > clothes. She desperately wants to be passionately in love. > Instead, as Christmas approaches, she's investigating > the death of a mean woman whose 4 children had many reasons > to want her dead. Since her detective business is > prospering, Agatha takes on a new employee, a quick learning > teenage girl whose brother batters her. Agatha generously > helps the pretty, young girl but has to fight off jealousy > when her protege attracts more male and press attention than > Agatha can. As she continues to investigate, more deaths > around the unhappy family occur and Agatha is also busy > preparing for a perfect Christmas party. Even though > she's never known a white Christmas, she even believes > this year it could snow just in time for her party and that > her gadabout lover will turn up and kiss her under the > mistletoe. Though this is a cozy mystery, the characters are > quite complex and the plot turns and resolutions aren't > as simple as you'd expect. > > Mayrie's taken on The second book called Christmas > Ghost the Horse Christmas book and, A Nancy Drew Notebooks > Christmas story and the Christmas mystery by Barbara > D'Omato. > > Due to the economy, money for Christmas presents might be > scarce this year, but there'll be an abundance of > Christmas reading at Bookshare thanks to this united effort > by some determined volunteers. I'm very grateful to be > among them. > > Always with love, > > Lissi > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the word > 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.