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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
 Posted - May 22 2010 : 5:13:57 PM
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I am in a neighborhood book club that meets once a month. I haven't been too active the past year, but now it is my turn to host. We are reading The Blind Side right now. We have recently read The Help. They stay pretty current. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2010 : 5:26:43 PM
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I just finished "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Neffennegger (no idea how to spell her last name) and it was wonderful! She wrote "The Time Travelers Wife", also.
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 3:06:01 PM
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Little Bee, by Chris Cleave is good too, lots of discussion material.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 4:34:04 PM
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How about Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (I think) or Half-broke Horses by Jeannette Walls?
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 4:45:18 PM
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"One Thousand White Women, The Journals of May Dodd" by Jim Fergus was an interesting book. it is fiction but you want to believe the characters are real and that women during the move west were strong/determined. It is a reading group gold book - includes questions in the back. Barbara
Don't forget to laugh! |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 7:49:34 PM
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Barbara:
I've read "One Thouseand White Wojmen, The Journals of May Dodd". Really, really good reading.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 05:50:48 AM
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Thanks, girls, for all the suggestions!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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Domestichippie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Erika
Indianapolis
In
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 4:26:26 PM
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JenniferJuniper
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Jennifer
New Hampshire
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2010 : 05:05:15 AM
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I recently finished The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman, a novel-like fascinating read based on the true lives of a zookeeping family in Poland during of WWII. Very inspiring, heartbreaking, and hopeful at once.
Farmgirl Sister #204 |
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Jun 22 2010 : 12:39:42 PM
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What about House Rules, by Jodi Picoult?
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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Jennifer Q.
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Jennifer
Irmo
SC
USA
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Posted - Jun 23 2010 : 10:15:59 PM
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| My recent favorite was: Hurt Go Happy by Rorby, G. -It's a Schnieder book award winner about a teenager who is deaf that meets/fights for a chimpanzee...Made me cry! |
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 09:57:58 AM
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I recently read: The Things We Do for Love by Kristin Hannah. I've noticed she has several books on store shelves. It actually has a reader's guide in the back for reading groups which includes questions to discuss.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 2:13:26 PM
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Lovely Bones.....it's sad, but riveting.
Sherone
Farmgirl Sister #1682
My Blog - www.annapearlsattic.blogspot.com
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Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings, we just jump on our broomsticks and fly! We are flexible that way! |
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girlfriday
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Jessica
Dallas
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 2:23:29 PM
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I agree with Patchworkpeace...Shanghai Girls was AMAZING!
Proud Farmgirl Sister #1727! |
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2010 : 5:49:18 PM
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"Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert
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