For our final meeting of 2005, we each made book recommendations for vacation reading.

Amanda recommends:

Maine Squeeze by Catherine Clark

Colleen Templeton spends a romantic summer before starting college working at Bobb's Lobster, sorting out her feelings for two possible boyfriends, and sharing a house with friends on the tiny Maine island she calls home.

Spanish Holiday by Kate Cann

After months of planning a summer vacation in Spain with her friends Yaz and Ruth, Laura finds the "perfect getaway" marred by the presence of Ruth's obnoxious boyfriend who insists on sticking to the well-beaten tourist track.

Amber recommends:

In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhoades

Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will.

Brandon recommends:

Aura Reading for Beginners by Richard Webster

A guide to get you started in reading auras.

The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time Series, Book 1) by Robert Jordan

Relates a tale of the bestial Trollocs, the witch Moiraine, and three boys, one of whom is fated to become the Dragon--the World's only hope and the sure means of its destruction.

Zack recommends:

Benno's Bear by N. F. Zucker

After he and his father are arrested as pickpockets, Benno is separated from the bear he had raised and come to love when the bear is sent to a zoo and Benno is taken in by a kindly policeman and his wife.

Mrs. Gordon recommends:

Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs

Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan's plans for a long-overdue vacation are delayed by some mysterious bones, a plane crash, and her daughter's new relationship.