Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
We will have book club at Jen's house at 7:30 pm. To carpool, meet at Annette's house at 6:50 pm.
_______________________________________________________________
Here is a list of books we discussed at the open forum this month. I tried to add a little more detail to each submission to help us remember what was said about each. If I got some info wrong let me know and I will change it, my memory is faulty.
Traci liked all of these
Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber -- about a girl with multiple personalities and her discovery of them
Sheri mention another that is like Sybil it's called Mother Had a Secret by Tiffany Fletcher -- a daughter tells of her experience with her mother’s multiple personalities (LDS setting)
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett – about a queen who finds a mobile library and discovers a love of reading that changes her life
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – a retired major and a widow are brought together by a love of reading. Another good book similar to The Uncommon Reader
Mindy read some of the previous submissions
She liked The Queen’s Theif series but liked the 2nd and 3rd books best – The Queen and King of Attolia
She also liked The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner but thought the ending was a bit rushed
She didn't like Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and I can't remember why
Angela liked all of these
Peace Like a River – by leif enger really liked the way it was written & Lou liked it too. It's about an asthmatic boy and his family searching for an outlaw older brother who was charged with murder.
The Message by Lance Richardson – about his after death experience
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham – about a boy who loves math and uses it at sea for navigation
Margaret liked all of these
Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell – about Jews in Italy at the end of WWII
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman – surprised that she liked it since it’s about the privileged class
True Grit by Charles Portis – the book was better than the movie
Jen liked
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli – about a girl who goes to high school and calls herself Stargirl. How she this strange new girl causes a stir in the student population
Sheri liked
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – by Rebecca skloot – about the discovery of HeLa cells, the first immortal human cells grown in culture, and the woman they came from
Teen help books that she liked
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall by Anthony E. Wolf
Escaping the Endless Adolescence by Joseph Allen (she liked this one the best)
Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! by Michael J. Bradley
Thanks to everyone for sharing.
