Friday, February 5, 2010

Release the Cobens!

Happy weekend, scholars!


As you know, Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors; therefore, I thought I would dedicate a blog post to him.

Below you will find various videos, pictures, and facts about this fascinatingly illustrious mystery novelist.





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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/nyregion/new-jersey/05Rcoben.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=harlan%20coben&st=cse

I encourage you to have the stamina to digest one of his novels. Believe me, you will have an appetite for more -- for years to come.

Got Coben?

Yours truly,

M. Kittner

Best-selling mystery novels:
Tell No One - Wife is kidnapped . . . killed? Or is she still alive, hiding?
Gone For Good - Older brother thought dead . . . "He's alive!" A mom's last words.
No Second Chance - Daughter kidnapped. Only one try to save her or she dies.
Just One Look - A picture taken thirty years earlier ends up on a camera. Why?
Promise Me - A man keeps his promise to a neighbor's daughter . . . at a price!
The Woods - A secret lies buried for twenty years . . . and now it has risen again!
Hold Tight - What would you do to protect the ones you love?

16 comments:

M. Kittner said...

Consider it done, S. Gray. Let me know if you need anything else.

MK

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kittner,

Could you save a copy of _The Woods_ for if one is available? I have only 45 pages left in _Lily Dale: Awakening_. And I plan to finish it this afternoon. I would seriously recomend it to anyone who likes ghost stories. Thanks so much! :-)

B. Porter

M. Kittner said...

You got it, B. Porter. I know all copies are checked out, but you're next on the list.

You'll love Coben's novels.

MK

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kittner,

Thanks so much. I can't wait. Maybe I can persuade my mom to take me over to Barnes and Noble this afternoon to get the _Lily Dale: Believing_. I loved _Lily Dale: Awakening_. Especially the ending. But it ended so suddenly. I hate when book do that. Anyway, thanks again!

B. Porter

Mrs. Allred, sponsor said...

I've read _Hold Tight_. It was a real page turner; I think I read it in two days. Which one would you recommend next, Mr. Kittner?

M. Kittner said...

Don't forget to AR test on _Hold Tight_, Mrs. Allred!

As for your next Coben, it's a no brainer: _Tell No One_, the novel that started it all for me. It's usually the kids' favorite, with _The Woods_ a close second.

Here are my rankings:
1)_Tell No One_
2) _Gone for Good_
3) _The Woods_
*(_The Innocent_, which I won't make AR)
4) _Promise Me_
5) _No Second Chance_
6) _Hold Tight_
7) _Long Lost_
8) _Just One Look_

And, as always, come the end of March:
http://www.amazon.com/Caught-Harlan-Coben/dp/052595158X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265545045&sr=8-7

Enjoy!
PS: Your AR conference will be after your next novel.

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr. Kittner,

I have just finished _2nd Chance_ by James Patterson. It is really good. I would highly recomend it if you haven't already read it. It sounds like it is close to Harlan Coben's style of writing. But anyway, I really enjoyed it! :) See you monday.

B.Porter

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kittner,

I am about 130 pages into _The Woods_ and I love it! I love Coben's style of writing, it isn't like any other author I've ever read. Thanks a lot.

B. Porter

jordan holcombbb said...

Awesomely February 4th was my birthday! and i got in-car tomorrow Mr.Kittner. You should defiantly need to move back up to high school.

M. Kittner said...

You + car = AGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! You won't see me on the roads!

:-)

MK

M. Kittner said...

B. Porter,

Keep tearing through those Cobens! Great job!

MK

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kittner,

I can't wait to finish _The Woods_. It is great. I can't even think of what the end could possibly be, beacuse i can just see some kind of twist ending coming. Thanks a lot for recomending these books. Next I can't wait to read _Lily Dale: Believing_. Do you know if S. Campbell is still reading it?

B. Porter

M. Kittner said...

B. Porter,

Glad to head about _The Woods_! If you like that ending, you need to try either _Tell No one_ or _Gone for Good_ next.

To answer your other question, _Lily Dale: Believing_ has been turned in I'll reserve it for you. S. Campbell finished it last weekend.

See you Wed.!
MK

Anonymous said...

Mr. Kittner,

I don't know if you meant to do this but on the reveiw vocab. list, you left off muse from the 15th list. Like I said I'm not sure if you meant to do that so, I just thought you would like to know.

B. Porter

M. Kittner said...

Good eye, B. Porter. "Muse" is left off the list b/c it's not on the test (99% sure, but I'll check tomorrow).

Thanks!
MK

Anonymous said...

for all of you I recomend _The Woods_ because I absolutely adored it. it was amazing!


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