The annual Cookie/Book Exchange always yields a rich list of recommended readings. Here are some works that made an impression on WWLW members in 2001. See links below for lists from other years.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Adler, David A. | America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle |
| Anderson, Laurie Halse | Speak |
| Atwood, Margaret | The Blind Assassin |
| Belfer, Lauren | City of Light |
| Binchy, Maeve | Tara Road |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | The Quilter's Apprentice |
| Cronin, Doreen; illustrated by Betsy Lewin | Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type (Caldecott Honor Book) |
| DeWitt, Helen | The Last Samurai |
| Ehrlich, Eugene | You've Got Ketchup on Your Muumuu: An A to Z Guide to English Words from Around the World |
| Faulks, Sebastian | Birdsong |
| Geniesse, Jane Fletcher | Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark |
| Goldberg, Myla | Bee Season |
| Gordon, Linda | The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction |
| Grafton, Sue | M is for Malice |
| Hamilton, Jane | Disobedience |
| Hansen, Derek | Dead Fishy |
| Hattersley, Roy (as told to!) | Buster's Diaries: The True Story of a Dog and His Man |
| Holman, Sheri | The Dress Lodger |
| Ivins, Molly and Lou Dubose | Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush |
| Kingsolver, Barbara | High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never |
| Kingston, Maxine Hong | China Men |
| LaBastille, Anne | Woodswoman |
| Logan, Ben | The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and Its People |
| McBride, James | The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother |
| McMurtry, Larry | Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections at Sixty and Beyond |
| Meyer, Carolyn | Mary, Bloody Mary |
| Murkami, Haruki | The Elephant Vanishes |
| Pillemer, David | Momentous Events, Vivid Memories |
| Rappaport, Doreen | Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship |
| Ray, Jeanne | Julie and Romeo |
| Russell, Mary Doria | The Sparrow |
| Santiago, Esmeralda | Almost a Woman |
| Smith, Roff | Cold Beer and Crocodiles: A Bicycle Journey into Australia |
| Smith, Zadie | White Teeth |
| Thimmesh, Catherine | Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women |
| Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher | Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 See also the excellent corresponding web site, DoHistory: Martha Ballard |
| Willard, Nancy | The Moon & Riddles Diner and the Sunnyside Café |
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