January 30th

6:30 Friday night at my house! I hope to see you all there. Bring a list of at least 2 books you want to read and 2 months that you can host.

See you soon!!!

January

On friday night we met at Holly's home for our double book review. It was so fun.We had a very yummy dinner and as always lots of good conversation. We decided on our book for January. We will read another Jodi Picult book. Change of Heart

Synopsis:

Shay Bourne - New Hampshire’s first death row prisoner in 69 years – has only one last request: to donate his heart post-execution to the sister of his victim, who is looking for a transplant. Bourne says it’s the only way he can redeem himself…but with lethal injection as his form of execution, this is medically impossible. Enter Father Michael Wright, a young local priest. Called in as Shay’s spiritual advisor, he knows redemption has nothing to do with organ donation – and plans to convince Bourne. But then Bourne begins to perform miracles at the prison that are witnessed by officers, fellow inmates, and even Father Michael – and the media begins to call him a messiah. Could an unkempt, bipolar, convicted murderer be a savior? It seems highly unlikely, to the priest. Until he realizes that the things Shay says may not come from the Bible…but are, verbatim, from a gospel that the early Christian church rejected two thousand years ago…and that is still considered heresy.

Change Of Heart looks at the nature of organized religion and belief, and takes the reader behind the closely drawn curtains of America’s death penalty. Featuring the return of Ian Fletcher from Keeping Faith, it also asks whether religion and politics truly are separate in this country, or inextricably tangled. Does religion make us more tolerant, or less? Do we believe what we do because it’s right? Or because it’s too frightening to admit that we may not have the answers?

We are trying to decide who will do what months so let me know if you have a month you are interested in. January will be hosted by me (Calee).

Finding Noel

As far as I know we will be meeting at Holly's home on the 19th for Book Club. The book is
Finding Noel.

Richard Paul Evans' Finding Noel, a tinsel-trimmed tale about two baggage-laden but bighearted people brought together by a dead car battery, is well-suited for anyone who cries at long-distance phone ads and believes in the healing powers of cocoa.

November

Here it is... Our book for November.
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist – books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau. This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.

576 pages so get reading.

We will be meeting at Holly's home on November 21st so mark it on your calendars.
Thanks Jen for hosting in October, The food was yummy.

See you all soon

"The Wednesday Letters" by Jason F. Wright

The Wednesday Letters is the story of Jack and Laurel. Married 39 years, the Coopers lived a good life and appear to have had a near-perfect relationship. Then one night, with his wife cradled in his arms, and before Jack takes his last breath, he scribbles his final "Wednesday Letter."

When their three adult children arrive to arrange the funeral, they discover boxes and boxes full of love letters that their father wrote to their mother on every single Wednesday. As they begin to open and read the letters, the children uncover unimaginable adventures and the shocking truth about their past.

The Wednesday Letters has a powerful message about redemption and forgiveness. And it just might inspire you to begin writing your own Wednesday Letters.

We will continue in September

So in talking to most of you we are thinking we should meet again in September.
So that is the tentative plan for now. I hope you are having a good summer.

See you soon!

SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER

We are taking the summer off, since we all

have families and such. Keep your eyes open for a good book to read....

May

Yeah!!! We are in May. The book we will be reading for this month is the

and look it is being made into a movie for this year

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416212/

So I am in charge of this months meeting. We will most likely have it at a restaurant again, unless my backyard is finished. Happy reading!

Goodnight Nobody

Good
We are currently reading Goodnight Nobody. I am excited to read a book that is not going to make me cry. At least I hope it wont. ENJOY!!!

Glass Castle

So Friday nights meeting consisted of Kim, Liz and I. We had a great time and Liz and I liked the book. Kim still needed to finish it. Thanks Liz for the great salad and fondu. I loved it.