Our 2012 -2013 Book List

We've finally hammered out the details of what looks to be a wonderful year of reading! There were so many intriguing books to choose from; the books that we didn't pick will be reconsidered for next year. We will be meeting for the first time on Friday, July 20th @ 7:30 p.m. Each meeting will be on the third Friday of every month. If there are any errors in this list, please let me know and I'll correct it right away. Happy reading, SNACKers!

Stirlings - The Education of Little Tree, Forrest Carter

Jones - The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, Trenton Lee Smith

Chernoffs - Mortal Engines, Phillip Reeve

Pearsons - Mrs. Mike, Benedict and Nancy Friedman

Morris - Rifles for Watie, Harold Keith

Hoovers - Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

Irlbecks - Song for Nagasaki, Paul Glynn

Skinners - The Swiss Family Robinson, Johann David Wyss

Spurgins - Animal Farm, George Orwell

Williams - Peter and the Star Catchers, Dave Barry

Planning Meeting for Moms

Our planning meeting will be this coming Thursday at 8 p.m., June 14th, 8 p.m. at the Stirlings.

Please bring with you the titles of two books you'd be interested in picking. I'll have some lists on hand of good books for teenagers for those of you that are stumped, and we can talk about what we like together.

What Happens at Book Club Stays at Book Club

What Happens At Book Club?

• We talk about books, the very best books we can get our hands on.
• We set as a goal reading one book per month.
• Each member family will pick one book a year and the mom will "mentor" a discussion of that book for the first 1/2 hour we meet.
• After that, we'll discuss the book on our own.
• We listen patiently, talk confidently, and do not interrupt one another.
• The second hour and beyond will be spent having fun. This could mean:

1. Playing board games
2. Doing Improv or Skits
3. Playing charades
4. Seeing a movie of the book
5. Staring at one another awkwardly until someone cracks up.
6. Snacks. So. Many. Snacks.

A New Book Club

We are so excited to be organizing a new book club! This will be our new website for announcements and comments on the books we'll read. We'll use email for all our important announcments, but the monthly schedule of books will remain here to check. Each month, some articles or information about our book will magically appear on our blog. We know that everyone will have a good time. And yes, there will be snacks.