So to sum up
April 15th
7:30 pm
Angela's house
Empire by Orson Scott Card
Monday, March 8, 2010
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
So to sum up
April 15th
7:30 pm
Angela's house
Empire by Orson Scott Card
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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.
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.
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.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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!
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!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
November Holiday Dinner Party
November is fast approaching and we now know where it will be held! :) Michelle has graciously offered to host our holiday party this year in her new home. It will be on November 13th at 6:30 pm. Michelle is providing a potato bar for the main portion of the dinner, so we need people to sign up for drinks, desserts or salad. Please comment or email Angela or Jen with what you would be willing to bring.
We will also be doing our traditional book exchange. Bring a book you like, doesn't have to be new or one that you want to read for book club, just a book you like. I'm excited for this and hope to see you all there!
We will also be doing our traditional book exchange. Bring a book you like, doesn't have to be new or one that you want to read for book club, just a book you like. I'm excited for this and hope to see you all there!
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.
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.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
FRIDAY
Just a reminder that book club is THIS Friday, 7:30 pm at Margaret's house. We'll be having an open forum with a possible movie after. The movie Julie & Julia hasn't reached the dollar theater yet, so we can go to that or find a dollar movie, I'm sure we can decide at the meeting. Hope to see you all there!
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