April 1st next book club & list of books

Thanks for everyone's submissions! There are a bunch of books we all wanted to read, but we decided on one for April 1st


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.

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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 2^nd and 3^rd 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.

Book Club for February

Book club for February

Friday 11th at 7:30
at Margaret's house
and we will have an open forum
please bring a book you liked and a book you didn't like

Hope to see you there!

January Book Club

When: this Friday the 14th
Where: at Annette's house
What: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

I've already listened to it and I'm excited for the discussion!
Can't wait to see everyone, hope you can all make it!

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