Friday Finds # 49

Friday Finds is a book meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Friday Finds is a chance to share and show off the books you discovered during the week and would like to add to your reading list...

Or a place to simply feature the books you've actually purchased throughout the week and have added to your to be read pile!

This week, I came away with the following six books:

1. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

I picked this young adult novel to read for Banned Books Week. I learned from Wikipedia that "Speak's difficult subject matter has led to censorship of the novel.[6] Speak is ranked 60th on the ALA's list of Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books for 2000-2009.[25]"

2. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

I've wanted to read this book off and on since junior high school. Now, I finally have a copy of my own.

3. To Catch A Leaf by Kate Collins

I selected this book as it is one of titles in the Flower Shop Cozy Mystery series I haven't read yet... Not that I have been reading any of the books in this series in order mind you... But they are fun to read for sure!

4. The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood

This was on sale for a dollar! So, decided to pick it up and try a new author.

5. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams

I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy a few years ago and couldn't understand why people loved it... So, in an effort to give Douglas Adams another chance, I picked up a copy of The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul for a dollar in hopes it'll be a more enjoyable read for me. 

6. The Backwards Dictionary by Richard D. Ekstrom

I have an autographed copy of this book, which is "A word ending dictionary for Scrabble©, crossword puzzles and other wordgames. Contains words sorted by last letter."

So, which books did you add to your reading list or wishlist??