Recommended Reads

Following is a list of books we talked about at retreat a couple of months ago. These books were recommended reads from different members:

• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik
• Juliet by Anne Fortier
• A CHange of Heart by Jodi Piccoult
• Birth Marked by Caragh O'Brien
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
• Mrs. Perfect by Jane Porter
• Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand
• Shabanu by Suzanne Staples
• Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
• Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Margorian
• Watcher by Dean Koonz
• A Wrinkle in Time by  Madeleine L'engle
• A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
• Ida B by Katherine Hannigan
• Growing Up Black and White by Kevin Hoffman

Club pick for August: Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee

this review was taken form the blog The Book Reader

Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee


Rosemary Goode is smart, funny, and a nice person. Not to mention the best eyebrow waxer in Spring Hill, Tennessee. But no one really cares about all those things, because she's overweight. Rosemary's only friends are the chocolate bars she has stashed under her bed. Everyone constantly reminds her of the weight she needs to lose. Like with the treadmill her mother bought her for Christmas, which she's probably never going to use and the rickets to the weight loss convention that she got from her aunt. And since her mother runs the best beauty shop in town, blending in with her surroundings is not as easy as she hopes for. So when she finally resolves to lose the weight after hitting an all time high of two hundred three pounds after Christmas, she realizes that this is about more then just the extra pounds. And with the help of two unexpected allies from her school, an always happy and popular cheerleader and bluebird, Kay-Kay Reese, and a jock from her study hall, Kyle Cox, she realizes that not all people judge her by her weight and some can see her inner beauty that she has trouble seeing on her own. 


Book club will be held on Thursday, August 25 at 7:00 PM. Just as a note: let's all do our best to be on time. I was 40 minutes late to the last book club so I am not blaming anyone here. But we need to be more considerate of the person who is hosting. It is frustrating to hustle to get ready, kick your family out of the house, and then have nobody show up for an hour. As an incentive...I will have a *PRIZE* for anyone who is at book club at 7:00 this month. Let's show our love and be on time, ladies!


Also, just FYI, I will be bringing the READ letters to book club in August. Many of you have already paid me for these letters. For those of you who haven't you can buy one if you want. I thought I would have time to host a night where we painted these letters but it is not looking like that is going to happen. So I will bring the letters so you can take them home and paint them on your own time.