Good Morning America's Read This!

Monthly selections of books for the Read This! book club.

	Harriet Scott Chessman. Someone Not Really Her Mother
	Pearl Cleage. Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do Depending on the time of day, Regina Burns is a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown or an overdue breakthrough. Regina has just finished six months of rehab and is moving to Atlanta for a consulting job.  She's not sure she can trust her new boss and her Aunt has told her to be on the lookout for a handsome stranger with "the ocean in his eyes" who has a bone to pick and a promise to keep.
	Ann Brashares. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the sisterhood that wears them--Bridget, Lena, Carmen, and Tibby--embark on their 16th summer in this sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
	Lionel Shriver. We Need to Talk About Kevin Two years before the opening of the novel, Eva Khatchadourian's son, Kevin, murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and the much-beloved teacher who had tried to befriend him. Because his sixteenth birthday arrived two days after the killings, he received a lenient sentence and is currently in a prison for young offenders in upstate New York."
	Yann Martel. Life of Pi Pi, the son of a zookeeper, is marooned aboard a lifeboat with a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan, and a tiger.
	Philip R. Craig. The Vineyard Killing It's March on Martha's Vineyard. Too early for bluefish, but not too early for trouble. Former Olympic fencing champion turned millionaire real estate developer Donald Fox has targeted the island for his newest moneymaking scheme. Along with other residents, full-time fisherman and part-time investigator J.W. Jackson and wife, Zee, have been approached to sell their house to Fox. Given the escalating tensions, J.W.'s not particularly surprised when Donald Fox's brother, Paul, is shot down on a Vineyard street. But was Donald really the intended victim?
	Richard Price. Samaritan From the author of the bestselling "Clockers" and "Freedomland" comes a brilliant new novel of literary suspense--a story of crime, punishment, and the impulse to do good. "Samaritan" explores what happens when, caught up in the drama of one's own generosity, too little is given, too little is understood, and the result turns both tragic and potentially deadly.
	Po Bronson. What Should I Do with My Life? The bestselling author of "Bombardiers" and "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest" traveled the world in search of people who had found meaningful answers to one of life's greatest questions: What should I do with my life?" Along the way, his own life was changed by conversations with these individuals, who, by daring to be honest with themselves, have found new direction and understanding in their lives.
	Lee Smith. The Last Girls Revered for her powerful female characters, Smith tells a brilliant story of how college pals who grew up in an era when they were still called "girls" have negotiated life as "women."
	Noelle Howey. Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods - My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine Could becoming a woman make Noelle Howey's father a completely different person? With edgy humor, courage, and remarkable sensitivity, the author challenges beliefs in what constitutes gender and a "normal" family.
	Sue Monk Kidd. Secret Life of Bees A stunning debut, "The Secret Life of Bees" follows a young girl who is taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters. As she enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, she discovers a place where she can find the single thing her heart longs for most.
	Julia Glass. Three Junes Told in three intertwined novellas, "Three Junes" spans Greece, Scotland, and New York to bring the reader into the fold of one memorable Scottish family. National Book Award Winner.
	Alice Sebold. The Lovely Bones From the author of the stunning memoir, "Lucky, " comes a fiction debut narrated from heaven. Starting with the first chapter, 14-year-old Susie Salmon recounts her rape and murder and watches her family as they cope with their grief.
	Paulette Jiles. Enemy Women The Colley family are modest farmers in the Missouri Ozarks. The Colleys try to remain neutral, a fact ignored by the Union militia who confiscate their livestock, burn their farm, and arrest their daughter on charges of "enemy collaboration." Yet as this innocent young woman soon discovers, fate can have a double edge. In unsentimental yet elegant prose, Jiles reveals the universal horrors of war and its irreparable damage, and introduces a wonderful new character in a memorable story.
	Ann Packer. The Dive from Clausen's Pier A suspenseful, richly layered first novel that asks: How much do people owe the people they love? "The Dive from Clausen's Pier" will speak to all those who have ever thought about leaving when they knew they should stay or felt trapped, not only by circumstance, but by the strength of their own love.