Oct. 2010 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba

Leader: Eleanor

Hostess: Gail

Date: Oct. 22, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Discussion Questions:

(1) http://www.harpercollins.com/author/authorExtra.aspxisbn13=9780061730320&displayType=readingGuide

(2) http://www.litlovers.com/guide_boy_who_harnessed_wind.html

(3) http://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/detail/index.cfm/book_number/2351/The-Boy-Who-Harnessed-the-Wind

Article and Video:

http://gizmodo.com/5370752/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-persistence-jury+rigging-and-ingenuity-against-all-odds

Videos about the book:

(1) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6419887-the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind

(2) http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=boy+who+harnessed+the+wind&aq=f

September 2010 - Look Me in the Eye : My Life with Asperger's

Look Me In The Eye by John Elder Robinson

Date: September 17, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Hostess: Eleanor

Lead: Barb

Discussion (Study) Guides:

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/teachers_guides/9780307396181.pdf

http://www.johnrobison.com/educators.asp

August - The Help

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Date: August 20, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Hostess: Cleo

Leader: Erica

Discussion Guides:

http://www.litlovers.com/guide_help.html

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/the_help_questions.htm

http://www.examiner.com/x-32438-Contemporary-Literature-Examiner~y2010m2d14-Book-club-discussion-questions-The-Help

July 2010 - 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, Oxycontin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania

Date: July 9, 2010

Leader: Julie

Site: Barb

This is another book club set from the library.

Barb did a wonderful job of hostessing, as always. Julie was an awesome leader. She found a website that introduces the characters from this book. There are a lot of characters and it's hard to keep them all straight. The video makes it easier. Go to: video.pbs.org and look for Nova then Judgement Day.

http://video.pbs.org/video/980040807/

May 2010 - Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Date: May 21 , 2010

Leader: Diana

Site: Erica

This will be another set of books from the book sets in the Sno-Isle Library System.

April 2010 - Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Date: April 30, 2010

Leader: Cleo

Site: Gail's House

In April we'll be discussing Shanghai Girls by Lisa See and mulling over 1776 at the same meeting.

March 2010 - 1776

March 19, 2010 we'll be discussing 1776 by David McCullough. We'll be meeting at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. After a discussion of the book we'll be listening to a talk by Jodi Picoult.

Leader: Cleo

We listened to Jodi Picoult, who was funny and a good speaker, but didn't get around to discussing the book. We'll have a combined meeting next month.