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.

October Open Forum Books

We had a wonderful time at the last book club! Thanks for everyone coming and participating. Here's a list of the books that were discussed. I've starred & bolded the one that we will be reading in January.

Annette loved The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards
she didn't like the House of Night series by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

Angela liked Against Medical Advice by James Patterson & Hal Friedman
she didn't like the first book in The Spiderwick Chronicals and others suggested that they all need to be read to get the whole story.

Margaret loved Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
she didn't love The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells

Tracy liked *****The Power of a Positive Mom ***** by Carol Ladd which we will be reading for January

Sheri didn't like Call of the Wild by Jack London
Shoot! I forgot to note which one she liked, sorry.

July's Open Forum Books

Annette:

Loved it: Influencer by multiple authors including Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny & David Maxfield
Waste of Time: The Shack by Paul Young

Angela:

Loved: Same King of Different As Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore & ?
Didn't enjoy so much: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Traci:

Loved: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
**Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
No: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Shermann Alexie
The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale

Sheri Lee:

Loved: Other Side of Heaven; The Fire of Faith; Anytime, Anywhere all by John Groberg
26 Fairmont Ave Books by Tomie DePaola
No: can't remember the title

**Chosen for our next book club discussion in September.