Book for June

In June we will meet to discuss the book "The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story" by Diane Ackerman.

Book for May

We will read "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner in May.

Book for April

Here's what we read in April.  "Kisses from Kate" by Katie Davis

Reading in March

Our next book will be "What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours" by Helen Oyeyemi. 

Read and come enjoy our company next month.

February's Book

We really enjoyed discussing the book for February. "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi.  For many it evoked tears and deep reflection.

January Book Club

We will have the pleasure of reading "Saint Behind Enemy Lines" written by a member of our Stake Sister Campora. The author may even attend the beginning of our book club meeting that night.  (So don't be late!)

Last 2 gatherings of the year

We will meet tomorrow to discuss the book My Cousin Rachel.


In December we will combine with the Ellicott City Ward's book club and talk about Charles Dicken's book The Life of Our Lord.

If you have trouble finding a copy, you can read the manuscript here for free.


May you find many moments of quiet reading during the upcoming holidays.

What shall we read in November?

Here are the book choices for November.

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The One and Only Ivan  by Katherine Applegate

My Cousin Rachel  by Daphne du Maurier

Please cast your vote.  Book club will meet this Thursday and the poll will close on Saturday night.

October Book Club

In belated celebration of Roald Dahl's 100 birthday (September 13th) we will read some of his works.  His autobiography "Boy: Tales of Childhood" is first choice but please read any of his books and we will discuss.

September book club

We will meet in September to discuss the book "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes.  Link to Goodreads reviews.  Happy reading now that school is session!

August Book Club
Summer Book Review

We will meet at Corrine's home on the 25th to review a select few of the favorite books you've read over the summer.  Enjoy your books! Whatever they may be.

Choices for April

Danelle's choices for April - slightly edited!  Take a look and cast your vote before March 16th!

The Wives of Los Alamos, TaraShea Nesbit

To Marry an English Lord, Gail MacColl

Joseph Smith:  Rough Stone Rolling, Richard Bushman 
(doubt it's in the library, but I know a few people have copies to loan)

The Alliance, Gerald Lund  
(not in the library, but a couple of copies could be passed around)

Books for February!

Friends!  I am so excited to be hosting book club :)  Here are three books I've either had on my list for a while or that I already own and want to read :)


The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson  (my epidemiologist sister told me about this one :)


A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers by Hazel Gaynor


All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (it's winning all the awards)


I hope one of these looks good to everyone!

Book choices for January

Here are Ashley's choices for January:



The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan



You can check out reviews on Amazon and vote in the poll to the left!

December Reading Choices

I had a hard time with this one but here goes.....

Precious Bane, Mary Webb -- Reviews here.  We read this years ago for book club but only two people came, and I would love to discuss it with a larger group.  It's a lovely, lyrical book; the downside is that it's hard to find.  ILL is down so I can't tell if it's available there, but I have a copy to loan out.  It's ~$3 on Kindle/Audible/Abebooks.com, and I think it's worth the investment. Really, it's so good.

-- UPDATE:  The library has two copies available through interlibrary loan.

Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee -- Her prequel to To Kill A Mockingbird.  Reviews here and the reviews are mixed, but I'd like to read and discuss.  There are lots of library copies but also a long backlog.

In Another Girl's Shoes, Berta Ruck -- Details and reviews here.  This book was written during WWI by a woman in England, so obviously, she didn't know the outcome of the war yet.  It's fun and light, and I like the insight into culture/ideas/social mores.  This is also out-of-print (I know; sorry to make it tricky), but $3 on Kindle.

Book choices for November

Sarah's choices for November...  Cast your vote in the poll to the right:

Screwtape Letters, CS Lewis (see Amazon reviews here)

The Butterfly and the Violin, Kristy Cambron (reviews for this here)

Book choices for June!

Here are Kirsten's choices for June.  Take a look and cast your vote!  There are no bad choices here, so good luck.....

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart-- http://www.amazon.com/Mysterious-Benedict-Society-Trenton-Stewart/dp/0316003956/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677069&sr=1-1&keywords=mysterious+benedict+society

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee-- http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-Harper-Lee/dp/0446310786/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677155&sr=1-1&keywords=to+kill+a+mockingbird

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde-- http://www.amazon.com/Importance-Being-Earnest-Oscar-Wilde/dp/1503331741/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677242&sr=1-2&keywords=the+importance+of+being+earnest

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie-- http://www.amazon.com/Then-There-Were-None/dp/0062073486/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677195&sr=1-1&keywords=and+then+there+were+none

Upcoming reading

This month, we are reading The School For Good and Evil by Soman Chainani.  Joanna is hosting at Christina's house.  See you there!

Sara chose The Giver by Lois Lowry for April's discussion and Danelle picked The Little Red Guard by Wenguang Huang for May.

Sorry

Sorry, cute Savage Readers! I posted my blog on here by mistake, even though I haven't been with your for like 7 years or something. I still miss you! Happy Reading!