First Meeting of the 2012-2013 School Year is Wednesday, August 22nd at 3:15pm. Book Club fee for this year is $10.
March 2012
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
In 1947, 15-year-old Evie, her mother, Bev, and her stepfather, Joe, leave Brooklyn for a vacation in Palm Beach, FL, during the off season. There they meet Arlene and Tom Grayson, who lavish attention on the family and convince Joe to go into the hotel business with them. When Peter, an army acquaintance of Joe's, appears, Evie is smitten by his charm and attention. Her budding interest in romance, while protectively discouraged by her parents, is actually encouraged by Arlene, who helps Evie develop a sense of style. Evie enjoys her outings with Peter and interprets her mother's insinuating presence as protective, when in reality Bev is having an affair with the younger man. Joe's jealous distrust of his wife, established while he was at war in Europe, does not obviate the intimacy between Bev and Peter. Evie's closeness to her mother will not permit her to acknowledge the affair even when it becomes impossible to deny. Meanwhile pervading anti-Semitism sours the hotel deal, and the Graysons are forced out of Palm Beach. When Joe insists on one last boat trip, Peter dies during a storm and Joe is accused of murder. It is during the ensuing hearing that Evie learns that adults, even those closest to her, are not always what they seem. Blundell navigates this multidimensional plotline with unique, well-developed characters and insightful dialogue. Yet it is Evie and her rapidly maturing perception of herself and those around her that carry the story. In many ways she becomes the adult in the group, motivated by truth and justice rather than greed or superficial appearances.—Sue Lloyd, Franklin High School Library, Livonia, MI (From School Library Journal)
Author's Wesbite
http://www.judyblundell.com/
Author's Wesbite
http://www.judyblundell.com/
November 2011
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Review of American Born Chinese from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/American-Born-Chinese-Gene-Luen/dp/1596433736/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318640038&sr=1-1
Author's Website
http://geneyang.com/
http://www.amazon.com/American-Born-Chinese-Gene-Luen/dp/1596433736/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318640038&sr=1-1
Author's Website
http://geneyang.com/
October 10, 2011
The Firefly Letters: A Suffragettes Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle
Review of The Firefly Letters from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Letters-Suffragettes-Journey-Cuba/dp/0805090827/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318639730&sr=1-1
Author's Website
http://margaritaengle.com/
Info about Fredrika Bremer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrika_Bremer
http://www.answers.com/topic/fredrika-bremer
http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Letters-Suffragettes-Journey-Cuba/dp/0805090827/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318639730&sr=1-1
Author's Website
http://margaritaengle.com/
Info about Fredrika Bremer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrika_Bremer
http://www.answers.com/topic/fredrika-bremer