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Sunday, July 18, 2010

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


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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


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2010 Books

  • Never Let Me Go (Nov. L: H: )
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Oct. L: Eleanor H: Julie
  • Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger's (Sept. L: Barb H: Eleanor )
  • The Help (August L: Erica H: Cleo)
  • 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, Oxycontin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania (July L: Julie H: Barb )
  • Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (May L: Diana H: Erica )
  • Shanghai Girls (April L:Cleo H:Gail )
  • 1771 (Mar. L: Cleo H: Third Place Books)
  • So Brave, Young and Handsome (Jan. L:Eleanor H:Diana )

2009 Books

  • A Girl Named Zippy : Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana (Dec. L:Barb H:Julie)
  • Naked (Nov. L:Erica H:Barb)
  • Black Water (Oct. L:Gail H:Erica)
  • The Year of Wonders (Sept. L:Diana H:Cleo)
  • The Devil in the White City (Aug. L:Cleo H:Eleanor)
  • The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing (June L:Julie H:Julie Camano Island)
  • The Hunger Games (May L:Erica H:Cleo)
  • The Shack (Apr. L:Gail H:Gail)
  • Digging to America (Mar. L:Barb H:Eleanor)
  • The Afghan (Feb. L:Cleo H:Diana)
  • Shadow in the Wind (Jan L:Barb, H:Cleo)

2008 Books

  • Secret Life of Bees Movie Outing (Nov.)
  • Samurai's Garden - (Oct. L:Barb H:Eleanor)
  • Memory Keeper's Daughter - (September: L:Erica H:Barb)
  • Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card - (Sept. L:Gail H:Julie)
  • An Outing - (July)
  • Glass Castle - by Jeanette Walls - (June: L:Pat H:Cleo/Cleo)
  • Monique and the Mango Rains : Two Years with a Midwife in Mali - by Kris Holloway - (Apr. L:Eleanor H:Gail/Gail)
  • Truth and Beauty: A Friendship - by Ann Patchett - (Mar. L:Julie H:Eleanor/Eleanor)
  • The Glass Harmonica - by Louise Marley - (Feb. L:Barb H: Julie/Julie)
  • Middlesex - by Jeffrey Eugenidis - (Jan. L:Diana H:Pat/Pat)

2007 Books

  • The Whistling Season - by Ivan Doig - (Dec. L:Cleo H:Cleo/Julie)
  • 19 Minutes - by Jodi Picoult - (Nov. L:Gail H:Barb/Barb)
  • Any book written by Sherman Alexie - (Oct. Met at Third Place Books to hear Sherman Alexie)
  • River Town : Two Years on the Yangtze - by Peter Hessler - (Sept. L:Eleanor H:Gail/Gail)
  • The Thirteenth Tale - by Diane Setterfield - (July L:Julie H:Julie/all at the cabin)
  • Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing up in the Shadow of Saddam - by Zainab Salbi and Laurie Becklund - (June L:Barb H:Eleanor/Eleanor)
  • Mountains Beyond Mountains - by Tracy Kidder - (May L:Gail H:Pat/Pat)
  • Killer Angels - by Michael Shaara - (April L:Cleo H:Cleo/Cleo)
  • Epileptic - by David B. -(March L:Erica H:Cleo/Cleo)
  • The Tipping Point - by Malcolm Gladwell - (Feb. L:Diana H:Diana/Erica)
  • About Grace - by Anthony Doerr -(Jan. L:Pat H:Gail/Gail)

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2006 Books

  • The Alchemist - by Paulo Coelho - (Dec. L:Pat H:Eleanor/Eleanor)
  • Garlic and Sapphires - by Ruth Reichi - (Oct. L:Julie H:Gail/Gail)
  • Set This House in Order - by Matt Ruff - (Sept. L:Gail H:Pat/Erica)
  • Three Cups of Tea - by David Oliver Relin - (July L:Eleanor H:Cleo/Cleo)
  • Ceremony - by Leslie Marmon Silko - (June L:Erica H:Diana/Diana)
  • My Sister's Keeper - by Jodi Picault - (May L:Cleo H:Barb/Barb)
  • Love My Rifle More Than You - by Kayla Williams - (April L:Barb H:Gail/Gail)
  • The Year of Magical Thinking - by Joan Didion (Mar. L:Julie H:Eleanor/Eleanor)
  • The Pleasure of my Company - by Steve Martin - (Feb. L:Diana H:Julie/Julie)
  • Shalimar the Clown - by Salmon Rushdie - (Jan. L:Pat H:Diana/Diana)

2005 Books

  • Three Incestuous Sisters - by Audrey Niffenegger - (Dec. L:Erica H:Pat/Pat)
  • Eat Cake - by Jeanne Ray - (Nov. L:Eleanor H:Gail/Gail)
  • Oct. - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - by Lisa See
  • Sept - The Jane Austen Book Club - By Karen Joy Fowler
  • Jun - When the Emporer was Divine - by Julie Otsuka
  • May - The Three Junes - by Julia Glass
  • Apr - The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hosseini
  • Mar - Isaac's Story - by Erik Larson
  • Feb - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - by Dai Sijie
  • Jan - The Wives of Short Creek - by Gerald Grimmett

Second Anniversary - Feb. 2005

Second Anniversary - Feb. 2005
And then there were 7.....

2004 Books

  • Dec. - Waxwings - by Jonathon Raban
  • Nov - The Time Traveler's Wife - by Audrey Niffenegger
  • Oct - Pride and Prejudice - by Jane Austen
  • Sept - Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - by Mark Haddon
  • June - Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden Life of Islam - by Geraldine Brooks
  • May - Age of Innocence - by Edith Wharton
  • Apr - Seabiscuit - by Laura Hillenbrand
  • Mar - Passion of Artemisia - by Susan Vreeland
  • Feb - Cat's Eye - by Margaret Atwood
  • Jan - the Little Friend - by Donna Tartt

2003 Books

  • Dec - That Old Ace in the Hole - by Annie Proulx
  • Nov - The Secret Life of Bees - by Sue Monk Kidd
  • Oct - Frida - by Barbara Louise Mujica
  • Sept - The Life of Pi - by Yann Martel
  • Aug - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - by Michael Chabon
  • Jun - The Eyre Affair - by Jasper Fforde
  • May - Forgive the Moon - by Maryanne Stahld
  • Charming Billy - by Alice McDermott - (Apr, L:Cleo, H:Diana/Diana)
  • Peace Like a River - by Leif Enger - (Mar, L:Gail, H:Gail/Gail)
  • Lovely Bones - by Alice Sebold - (Feb, L:Julie, H:Julie/Julie)

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