#20 -- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .

Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.

This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief

I really liked this book.  At first I was confused when I started the book because I didn't know where it was headed.  But as the pieces started to fall into place I really got into it and enjoyed it even more.  By the time I was finished I could hardly believe I was done....I guess I was just expecting a little more.

#19 -- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here—one of whom was his own grandfather— were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.  A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

http://www.wellreadwife.com/2011/06/09/book-review-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-by-ransom-riggs/

I absolutely loved this book and it kept me wondering and I couldn't put it down.  The only bad thing is now that I have to wait for book 2 to come out!!

#18 -- Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares

I had been waiting a long time to read this book.  This is the first book that I put on my nook and completed.  It went everywhere with me and I couldn't put it down.  This book was so incredible and I could hardly believe all that I was reading.  Below is a little summary:

Four friends, One sisterhood, Ten years later, the story continues
On the cusp of turning thirty, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget are now living separate lives, out on their own. Yet despite having jobs and men that they love, each knows that something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful actress in New York, engaged to be married, but misses her friends. Lena finds solace in her art, teaching in Rhode Island, but still thinks of Kostos and the road she didn’t take. Bridget lives with her longtime boyfriend, Eric, in San Francisco, and though a part of her wants to settle down, a bigger part can’t seem to shed her old restlessness. Then Tibby reaches out to bridge the distance, sending the others plane tickets for a reunion that they all breathlessly await. And indeed, it will change their lives forever—but in ways that none of them could ever have expected.
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/17701/sisterhood-everlasting-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants-by-ann-brashares