Hi Book Club folks:
It looks like we will be changing book club to Thursday, July 28th. I'm really sorry and I hope this still works out for everyone. This is an unusual month. I'll bring refreshments: hot bread made with freshly ground wheat, unprocessed honey and Sarah's homemade butter and buttermilk. Seems kind of old-fashioned & country, like Manifest. (I decided against Velma T.'s "Medicinal" Elixer.) Also, I forgot to bring my boiled peanuts for Wish You Well (I bought them near Chattanooga when we drove through and planned to bring them to book club), so I'll bring those, too. If you've never had boiled peanuts, they're kind of weird, but they grow on you. Like grits. Hope to see you there! Barbara We're a little short on hostesses, so the plan at this point is to have it at the church in July and then "choose" the new Jane Eyre movie (which comes out mid-august) to watch as a group for August. Whoever hosts movie night can choose the next book (for September). Confused? Basically, August is a movie and we're back to books for September (unless someone wants to host on July 26th). Book Club will likely be Tuesday, July 26th at the church at 7:30. Mark your calendars (in pencil). We will be discussing Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool: the surprise winner of the 2011 Newbery Award. There are some really good discussion questions here: http://www.splore.com/splores/787 (may contain spoilers). It's now showing 100 miles away, so I don't picture us going to see it! As soon as it's out on DVD, we'll rent it and have a movie night.
I've posted a video interview and biography links on Splore. Hopefully I can add some questions once I've started reading the book.
We'll meet tomorrow night (5/17) at Tanya's house to discuss the book and find out what we are reading next. 7:30pm. Also maybe we can get a group together to go see the new Jane Eyre in Bloomfield Hills.
The book this month is a coming of age novel by mystery writer David Baldacci.
It starts with a tragedy (so be prepared for that) and then moves along to the Appalachian Mountains. I hope you enjoy it. I'll lead the discussion. Anyone want to host? Splore link here. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho http://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299635077&sr=8-1 I have put this book on splore with links to discussion questions, reviews and a character list. You can see it by clicking the picture below or clicking here.
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