A SPECIAL BOOK IN MY MAILBOX!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

(Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows)

Published: 2008

So what's so special about this book - other than it is a fantastic read? And why was it in my mailbox (along with a card) when I already have 2 copies of it on my bookshelves? Well, because Annie Barrows sent me an autographed copy of it, of course. :)

Here's why:

A couple of weeks ago, I read a delightful interview about Annie on Kids' Maximum Shelf. (Yes, she writes KIDS' books, too!) One of the questions referred to what books she loved as a child. She shared that she remembered loving a yellow book about a cat named Ophelia, and she knew right where it was on the library shelves, but never knew its name. She offered to send a set of her Ivy and Bean books to anybody that could tell her the title. With a little bit of research - viola! I thought I found the title (wasn't positive because the cat had a different name) and sent her an e-mail. It turned out that I was right, and she offered to send me a signed copy of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book. I gleefully accepted!

Dear Joy --

Thanks for finding my cat!

Annie Barrows

Thank you, Annie!

Do you want to know the title of the book in Annie's childhood memory?

The Ghost of Opalina or Nine Lives by Peggy Bacon

The following is NOT Annie's request. I just thought I'd mention it.

Annie would love a copy of The Ghost of Opalina or Nine Lives (Bacon), but has only been able to locate it for several hundred dollars! If you know where she could purchase this book at a reasonable price, I'm sure she would greatly appreciate that information.