New Leaf Nominations for December 2019 • The End of the Road: Finales - Page 3

Bookworm_Girl · 11-05-2019, 01:10 AM

I nominate The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood. It is a story about legacies, moving on after grief, and how we face life as we grow old and approach death (including building new friendships and reconciling our regrets).

From Amazon US:

Quote:

The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school?

So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades.

One Saturday, the boy doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that the world can surprise us at any age, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find ourselves again.

issybird · 11-06-2019, 07:09 AM

Bumping to say there's a day to go for nominations.

Catlady · 11-06-2019, 09:45 AM

I third Curtain.

Dazrin · 11-06-2019, 08:47 PM

I will third The Stone Angel and The Remorseful Day.

I would love to see The Calculating Stars get a third too. It is a really great book that deals with sexism, racism, and the survival of humanity.

issybird · 11-06-2019, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

I would love to see The Calculating Stars get a third too. It is a really great book that deals with sexism, racism, and the survival of humanity.

I'm afraid we're mostly tapped out. It would have to be someone who hasn't participated in the thread yet.

CRussel · 11-06-2019, 10:57 PM

It’s a shame, I would have liked to see it get through, Dazrin. But I have no tickets left.

gmw · 11-07-2019, 12:42 AM

Dazrin, look on the bright side: by not being fully nominated you get to put it forward again ... March? (Yes, I have Monty Python music rattling around in my head as I type this.)

(The book won't actually get my vote, but given my response to the book, it's sure to spark a lot of conversation

.)

issybird · 11-07-2019, 10:27 AM

Poll's up.

gmw · 11-08-2019, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gmw

Bookpossum, does The Last Policeman look like it would be available at your library? It's cheap in US and CA - but ridiculously expensive here and in the UK. I bought it back in April when it was cheap here, but I still haven't read it, and it would fit this theme.

Fantasyfan, same question. (Having just checked to see who was around lately from the UK

)

Well, someone must have been watching this forum, the price of all three books in this trilogy have dropped dramatically (AU and GB). From almost AUD$19 down to just over AUD$3! So I could have nominated it after all

... still I'm not unhappy with the books that were nominated.

CRussel · 11-09-2019, 12:41 AM

All three are $1.99 (USD or CDN) right now, listed as a limited time price.

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11-06-2019, 07:09 AM	#32
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,112 Karma: 234185759 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, Glo HD, H2O, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Bumping to say there's a day to go for nominations.

11-06-2019, 09:45 AM	#33
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,406 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I third Curtain.

11-06-2019, 08:47 PM	#34
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,720 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I will third The Stone Angel and The Remorseful Day. I would love to see The Calculating Stars get a third too. It is a really great book that deals with sexism, racism, and the survival of humanity.

11-06-2019, 10:57 PM	#36
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,282 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	It’s a shame, I would have liked to see it get through, Dazrin. But I have no tickets left.

11-07-2019, 12:42 AM	#37
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	Dazrin, look on the bright side: by not being fully nominated you get to put it forward again ... March? (Yes, I have Monty Python music rattling around in my head as I type this.) (The book won't actually get my vote, but given my response to the book, it's sure to spark a lot of conversation .)

11-07-2019, 10:27 AM	#38
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,112 Karma: 234185759 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, Glo HD, H2O, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Poll's up.

11-09-2019, 12:41 AM	#40
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,282 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	All three are $1.99 (USD or CDN) right now, listed as a limited time price.

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