Book Club Fun

We had a great party today at Kneaders. Thanks for coming everyone! There was a great selection of books to choose from and it was hard to choose just one, but we did it.

We will read The Help by Kathryn Stockett for our January book club,
on Jan 14th at Annette's house at 7:30 pm.

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Here's the rest of the books that were submitted:

Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The Alchemyst, the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
The Talisman Ring by Georgette Hyer
Frederica by Georgette Hyer
Not Without my Daughter by Betty Mahmoody with William Hoffer
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews

There were a couple of books suggested by a lady next to us. Several people wanted the names. Well, here they are:
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Peony by Pearl S. Buck

Thanks again to everyone who's been part of our book club! It makes me happy to spend time with all of you. Marry Christmas and Happy Holiday! Love you all!

Saturday is the Big Day

It's time for our Christmas party.
Saturday at 11:00 at Kneaders in Jordan Landing.
Bring a book to exchange.
To carpool meet at Angela's at 10:30.
We're excited to see everyone and just have a fun time.

December Book Club

Our annual Christmas party is coming up on Sat, December 11th.

Instead of a dinner or night thing, we are going to do something new. We'll be going out to brunch!! JB's was discussed and probably Denny's, IHOP or something like that. Anyone know of a JB's? Where is it? Otherwise we could go to IHOP right there by Wal-Mart. Please respond with your opinion on where we should go.

Is 11:00 am alright with everyone?

Please email Jen or Angela with your responses ASAP.

We will be eating and then do a book exchange like we've done in previous years. We will also be choosing one of these books to read for January.

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We had fun at our last book club. Here were the submissions at the open forum.

Margaret
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Sheri
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien

Jen
Darkborn by Alison Sinclair (1st in a series)
Pegasus by Robyn McKinley (book 1 of 2)

Angela
Shane by Jack Schaefer
Front of the Class by Brad Cohen w/ Lisa Wysocky

Christy
The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Annette
Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Sorry, I can't come tomorow

Hey guys!  Tomorrow is Randy's birthday so I got us Harry Potter tickets for Friday night for his birthday before I remembered it was the night of book club!  Dangit!  I was going to bring The Help by Kathryn Stockett as a book that I loved.  It's set in the 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi.  It's about 2 black maids and one southern woman and the part they played during the civil rights movement.  I seriously loved it.  But I would recommend listening to it rather than reading it.  The narrators did a great job and they really helped me to get into the book whereas I think I would have been distracted by the language if I had tried to read it.  Based on your recommendations I also finished reading all the Jessica Day George books.  I liked the dragon series the best, the others were ok.  I finished The Keys to the Kingdom series which I thought was only ok.  I read Eat, Pray, Love which I mostly liked.  I especially enjoyed the spiritual journey which has made me contemplate how much effort I put into my own spiritual journey.  I'm listening to Shantaram at work right and I like it so far but Margaret didn't mention it was as thick as the bible so it might be a while before I finish it.  Please post the books you guys liked so I can continue to read great stuff instead of random crap I pick up off the shelves.  I'll miss you guys but see you next month!!!

Love ya,
Mindy

Nov 19th

We had fun at Mindy's discussing The Hunger Games Series and lots of other topics. Thanks to everyone who came and participated.

Our next book club meeting will be on Friday November 19th at Margret's house. We'll be having an open forum to choose our book for January. Come with a book/books you liked and/or didn't like and we'll have a good discussion.

December's book club will be our annual Christmas party. It will be on Friday December 10th at 6:30 at Jen's house. Carpooling at 6:00 and potluck dinner, more details later. We will be having a book exchange again, so be on the lookout for a book you want to bring and give.

Have a Happy Halloween!

October Book Club

October 15th is the date! We will be discussing the Hunger Games series. I think we decided to meet at Mindy's house at 7:30 pm, is that right? We will meet at Angela's house at 6:30 to carpool. See you there!

Book Club Tonight!

Just a quick reminder that book club is tonight. Meet at Angela's at 6:00. We'll be going to dinner at Iggy's Sports Grill at Jordan Landing, then roaming a book store until movie time.

My vote for a movie would be Eat, Love, Pray at 8:10 or The Sorcerer's Apprentice at 9:35 pm, but we can decide which movie we want there. See you all tonight! :)

Book Club on Sept 17th

September's activity is on the 17th.
Meet at Angela's house at 6:00 pm to car pool.
We'll be going out to dinner. Angela has coupons for Iggy's Sports Grill at Jordan Landing.
After dinner, we'll go roam around a book store.
Later we'll go to a movie for those that want to stay. Movie will be decided later.

P.S. I'm bringing a copy of The Mockingjay in the Hunger Games series if anyone wants to borrow it.

September Book Club

Activity time. We were not able to discuss when, where or what we would be doing in September. Would everyone be good with September 10th? 7:30? We could do dinner, movie, games, anything. I really enjoyed that time we went to dinner and to Barnes & Noble after and just discussed books together, I got a lot of good ideas for reading that night. We could also do something different. Any ideas? Please share.

By the way, we decided to read the Hunger Games trilogy for October. I know that Mindy and I have already preordered the 3rd book and I would be willing to share as soon as I get it. Anyone else have the books they would be willing to lend? Thanks.

Books Shared at August Book Club

Annette's submissions:

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gibert -- loved this book
Wonderous Strange by Leslie Livingston -- didn't like

Angela's:

Jackrabbit Factor by Leslie Householder
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Am I Not a Man, The Dred Scott Story by Mark Shurtleff

Jen's:

Goose Girl by Shannon Hale -- liked this
Ice, Sun, Moon & Snow by Jessica Day George -- loved this

Sheri's:

Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida
Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester

Book Club Tonight!

Don't forget book club tonight at Annette's house. Open forum at 7:30. See you there!

Book Club Next Friday

Friday August 13th
7:30 at Annette's house
Open Forum

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One time we were going to go to Thanksgiving point, but we didn't. Well now on Mindy found out that every Tuesday in August you can go there for just $2.00 per person. Here's a link for all the details. http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/calendar/events/tbt/twobucktues.html

Thanks for sharing Mindy.

Book Club August

August book club will be held on Friday August 13th at 7:30 pm. We forgot to talk about where, so if you would be willing to host, please email Jen or Angela as soon as possible. Thanks.

August will be Open forum. Bring books you like and dislike and we'll share.

The third of the Hunger Games trilogy will be coming out on Aug 24th. We talked about reading the trilogy and discussing it in October. Everyone still good with this?

If we do it we would have to share books since it's really hard to get at the library. Does anyone have either of the first two that we could pass around? If you do please let us know with a comment or an email. Thanks.

July Bookclub FRIDAY!!!

Sorry to be posting so late,
but bookclub is this Friday
July 9th at 7:30 at Angela's house

We will be discussing Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson

See you all there!

Book Club Activity

Because of the inclement weather today, we will not be going to Memory Grove. We will still meet at Angela's and we will get some dinner and play games there. If there is enough interest, we may go to the tabernacle for the acapella group performance. Otherwise we will hang out and have a grand time at Angela's. See you there at 6:30 pm!

Memory Grove THIS Friday, June 11

Time: 6:15-6:30 PM (We will be leaving Angela's house at 6:30.)
Place: Memory Grove, Brigham Young Park(optional), Angela's House for games (optional)
What: We're planning on stopping at a Subway to pick up sandwiches and then we'll go to Memory Grove to eat them and walk around. If there is interest and time, there is a free concert at the Brigham Young Park from 8-9 PM. It is an a capella group called, The Cadillacs. They sing classic, fun rock-and-roll music from the 50's and 60's. And THEN, those who are interested are welcome to come back to Angela's house for games (it's the Father and Son camp out, so Emma & I will have the house to ourselves--no curfew! :) not that there ever is at my house!).

Fun at Mindy's

We all had a great time at Mindy's new home. Thanks Mindy for hosting and thanks to everyone who came. We enjoyed some great discussions. We also had a lot of books to discuss too. There were many to choose from but the one we chose for July is:

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson








June 11th is the date for our activity next month.
We'll be having a picnic and walking through Memory Grove in Salt Lake
Meet at 6:00 at Annette's for carpooling.

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These are the books everyone brought to the open forum

Angela brought 2 that she liked
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Rita Hayworth & the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

Margaret shared 5. She liked the first 4 and wasn't a fan of the 5th
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson
Our Lady of the Forest by David Gutterson
East of the Mountains by David Gutterson
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
Homebody by Orson Scott Card

Mindy had 4 also. She like the first 3 and didn't like the writing of the 4th
The Lost Language of Symbolism by Alonzo Gaskill
The Savior & the Serpent by Alonzo Gaskill
The Preacher's Daughter by Beverly Lewis
Go Ask Alice by anonymous

Christy brought 2 that she liked
Lemon Tart by Josi S. Kilpack
English Trifle by Josi S. Kilpack

Annette brought 2. She loves, loves the first one and hated ending of the second
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewsi

Jen brought 2. The first she liked and the second she hasn't read but doesn't think she'll like
Scones and Sensibility by Lindsay Eland
1984 by George Orwell

Thanks everyone! Have fun reading!

RSVP for Ride for Book Club This Friday!

This Friday, MAY 14 will be the Open Forum at Mindy's Home in Lehi. Those who want to carpool, please plan to leave Angela's home by 6:45. We're looking for an RSVP also to know if we can all fit in one car and to make sure we don't leave anybody. Thanks! See you Friday!

Upcoming Book Club Dates

Here is the schedule through August (basically the 2nd Friday of each month). Details to follow. . .

MAY 14 (FRI) Open Forum at Mindy's Home
(for those who want to carpool, we will be leaving from Angela's home by 6:45, I think)

JUNE 11 (FRI)7:30 Activity

JULY 9 (FRI) 7:30 Book Discussion

AUG 13 (FRI) 7:30 Forum

Book Club THIS FRIDAY, April 16th at 7:30

April Book Club will be held:

WHEN: THIS Friday, April 16th
TIME: 7:30 PM
PLACE: Angela's House
DISCUSSION: Empire by Orson Scott Card

We will discuss details of our Open Forum Book Club for May. Come prepared to choose a date that will work (Friday). We're hoping to hold it at Mindy's new home! See you in a couple of days! :)

Tonight, FRIDAY, April 9th, 7:30 Girl's Game Night with Jody

WHEN: Tonight, FRIDAY, April 9th, 7:30
WHAT: Girl's Game Night with Jody Watson!
WHERE: Angela's house--possible relocation to Annette's if necessary
BRING: Potluck snacks, food, drink, games, etc.

Tonight's Game Night is Tentative. . .Thursday April 8th

Sorry to post again, but we may have to change our plans to Friday night. We're waiting to hear from Jody. Please call or email Angela or Annette if you are planning on coming. Thanks! By the way, my phone number (Angela's) may be changing, so if you can't reach me at the 964-9440 number, call 738-8005 and if that doesn't work, you can always get me on my cell 833-1136 (Don't you love the million phone numbers? Ugghh!).

Next Week's Book Club

Our scheduled book club is for Thursday, April 15th--BUT we have the option of changing it to Friday (permanently) if it works better for the majority. Please respond ASAP with your preference and we'll confirm the date for next week.

Looking forward to seeing you all! :)

Jody's in Town--Girl's Game Night TONIGHT

Jody Watson is in town and is planning on getting together at Angela's house tonight at 7:30. We're planning on a potluck snack, food, drinks (whatever you want to bring) and games! Sorry such short notice!

No Book Club in March

Because of scheduling conflicts we have changed our March meeting to April 15th. We will be discussing the book Empire by Orson Scott Card, so if you haven't read it yet you still have a little more time to read it for the discussion. We will also talk about the activity for May. Hope to see you all then.

So to sum up
April 15th
7:30 pm
Angela's house
Empire by Orson Scott Card

Book Club for February

February 11th at 7:30 pm will be our next book club meeting. We will be having an activity that night and have discussed going to a movie.

A couple of movies were discussed as a possibility, The Blind Side and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, though I just looked and the second one won't be in theaters until Feb 12th so that one won't work. We will decide when the date gets closer. If there is any other movies you would like to see, please leave a comment on the blog or email Jen or Angela and let us know.

The book chosen to read for March is Empire by Orson Scott Card.

March's tentative date for book club is the 11th.

Submissions at January Forum

Annette brought
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
a funny story that talks about '50s parents

Empire by Orson Scott Card
about a modern day civil war. Discusses politics

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card

Sheri brought
I Want to go Home by Gordon Korman
about a boy at camp that wants to go home and how he and his friends escape

Ghost Soldier by Elaine Marie Alphin
a boy goes back to civil ward times and helps a ghost find out what happened to his family

The Tarantula in my Purse: and 172 Other Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George
a series of true funny stories involving wild animals

The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson
a girl goes to a unique school which gives her the opportunity to go to another country where the king is overthrown and how they handle the events that ensue. During the Nazi period.

Angela brought
Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli (author of Stargirl and Crash)

The Wednesday Letters by Jason F Wright
a husband wrote a letter to his wife every Wednesday. Sweet story but seemed to try too hard to elicit emotion.

Christlike Parenting by Dr. Glen I Latham
good book, deep, a project book

And They Were Not Ashamed; strengthening marriage through sexual fulfillment by Laura M Brotherson
is great for relationships and includes dialogue for talking to your children about sex

Margaret brought
The Glass Castle by Janette Walls
a true story about a journalist who finds her parents going through the trash on the streets of New York

Half Broke Horses: a true-life novel by Janette Walls
a story about the journalist of The Glass Castle's grandmother and how she treated her children.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: a natural history of four meals by Michael Pollan
eating grass fed beef, getting away from processed foods and eating things as close to their natural state as possible.

January Book Club

I kinda dropped the ball over the holidays and forgot to write down our plans for this year, sorry. So I made a few calls and have decided to have book club this coming Thursday, January 14th at 7:30 pm at Angela's house.

Also most people have not read the book we were going to read for this month, so it was suggested that we have an open forum instead. I hope everyone is okay with this. Sorry to those who might have read it. Please come with a book you liked and one you didn't like or any variation thereof. Hope to see you all there!