I"m a slacker and didn't read the whole thread, so bear with me kids
"Jemima J" is one of my favorite books- I'm glad to see other GCers enjoying it. I didn't enjoy "Mr. Maybe" as much, but "Bookends" was real good.
I saw someone mention "On The Verge" earlier in the boards, making me want to know, does anyone read the Red Dress Ink Books?
www.reddressink.com It's a publication company that has the contempary women's fiction similar to Jane Green, etc. Must reads from that collection are "Milkrun" by Sarah Mlynowski and "See Jane Date".
My aunt's favorite book is "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden- she bought it for me for Christmas, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. However, I bought it for a friend for her birthday and she read it in less than three days! What I have got through is great.
Right now I'm reading "Sushi For Beginners" by Keyes (can't remember her first name, sorry). It seems a little slow starting, but I also have the uncorrected proof(yeah working at the college bookstore), so maybe they cut some for publication.
Enjoy my fellow bookworms!