Location change - The No. 1 Ladies detective agency

Hey Ladies, there has been a change in location for Book Club on Thursday. It will now be at Tracey Anderson's home. Her address is : 234 W. 650 S. ...in the apartments, on the north side of the cul-de-sac. :). Let me or Tracey know if you have any questions. See you Thursday at 7!

2011 Book List/Sign Up

---February 17---

Book: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Host: Kamee

Food: Jenny

Drink: Robyn

---March 17---

Book: Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall

Host: Camila

Food:

Drink: Kamee

---April 21---

Book: Left To Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza

Host: Jenny

Food: Brittany

Drink: Marianne

---May 19---

Book: Grace by Richard Paul Evans

Host: Julie

Food: Kamee

Drink: Camila

---June 16---

Book: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Host: Brittany

Food:

Drink:

---July 21---

Book: The Importance of Being Earnest

Host: Audrey

Food: Janet

Drink: Julie

---August 18---

Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Host:

Food: Camila

Drink: Jenny

---September 15---

Book: The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez

Host:

Food:

Drink: Brittany

---October---

Murder Mystery

---December---

Cookie Exchange

Murder Mystery

The Second Annual 
Murder Mystery Party

21 October

$3 contribution

RSVP:  Overreaders@gmail.com 

by September 1st

Also, respond if you would be willing to help/host!
Thanks!

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had fo...more This is our last book of the year!  

 

...16 September...

Brittany's Home

7 p.m.

  

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.

What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.

For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor.

-Goodreads.com

Uglies

...August 5th...

7:00pm

Charity's house 

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license—for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

-Goodreads.com                                                        

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24770.Uglies

All Creatures Great and Small

June 24th
.....7pm.....

Kim's Home 

Here is the heartwarming true story of Dr. James Herriot, a country veterinarian whose unique courage, warmth, and natural storytelling ability have captured the heart of American in a very special way!

"A classic of its kind...'miraculous' is not too strong a word!"   

-Chicago Times Book World

"Warm, joyous, often hilarious... shines with love of life."

-The New York Times Book Review.

-All Creatures Great and Small By James Herriot

A Mother's Book of Secrets

20 May

...Robyn's Home...

7 pm

Keys to Making Motherhood Memorable, Meaningful, and Magnificent
Looking for some secrets to make being a mom more fun and rewarding? In this charming new book, mother-and-daughter team Linda Eyre (mother of nine) and Shawni Eyre Pothier (mother of five) share some great ideas.

Looking back with the perspective of a lifetime of mothering, Linda is uniquely positioned to share the insights she has gained, with a gentle reminder that those seemingly endless trenches of motherhood will be gone before you know it. Shawni, with her little ones still at home, speaks to all young mothers, offering encouragement and support in a friendly, conversational style. She reminds us that kids are like puzzles--you just have to figure them out!

Filled with entertaining stories of the ups and downs all mothers experience, accompanied by enchanting full-color photographic portraits, A Mother's Book of Secrets won't be a secret for long. 

 

-Summary by Goodreads.com

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6366320-a-mother-s-book-of-secrets