What is the common denominator in these book (and one movie) combinations?  Tell me the number and what you think the five books have in common,  Go ahead and take a guess – you could be right! If you are the first to get it right you will earn an extra entry in both of the giveaways I have going on right now.

1.Set in Kansas (Candice)

 

2.Main characters named Jack (Nise)

3.Books made into movies starring John Cusack (Mark)

 

4.Published after author’s death (Hannah)

 

5.Magical Realism (Mary)

 

6.Pirates! (Hannah) 

 

7.Authors born in Ohio (Susan)

 

8.First published in 1926 (Em)

9.2009 RITA award winners (Mark)

10.One degree of Kevin Bacon (Mark)