SWCR Book Club

SWCR Book club met on Thursday, December 22 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas.

Icebreaker: Name, books read and your favorite Christmas gift of all time.

Dawn

1) Shy by Noelle Marie 2) A Life of Triumph by Karen Gorr 3) Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Summer

1) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens 2) Talking as Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham

Jen

1) Talking as Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham

Buffy

1) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Anne

1) Wonder by RJ Palacio

Sandy

1) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens 2) Field of Prey by John Sandford

Laurie

1) Red Hill by Jamie McGuire 2) Touch the Dark by Karen Chance 3) Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance 4) Embrace the Night by Karen Chance 5) Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews 6) You've Been Warned by James Patterson 7) Merry Christmas Alex Cross by James Patterson

Carol

1) 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace by Dr Wayne Dyer 2) The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon 3) The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens 4) The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson

Katie

1) The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens

Pam

1) The Noticer by Andy Andrews 2) The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans 3) A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin 4) The Lost Choice by Andy Andrews 5) The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer 6) The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer 7) Glensheens Daughter by Sharon Darby Hendry 8) Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford 9) Under a Flaming Sky by Daniel James Brown

We shared Christmas wish lists and guessed whose list it was. We made cute snowmen, reindeer and Santa's (thanks to Laurie for providing the craft), we played the dice game for Christmas socks filled with goodies. We played the dice game and unwrapped a wrapped Christmas ball (again thanks to Laurie for bringing). And we had a book exchange.

Our next meeting is January 26 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's. Jill is the hostess. Book to read: The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain

SWCR Book club met on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Gert & Erma's at 7 p.m.

Katie was the hostess. Book to read was "The Life We Bury" by Allen Eskens. Icebreaker: Name, books read and your Thanksgiving plans.

Laurie

1) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

2) Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

3) Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs

4) Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

5) Nightfall by Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski

Patty

1) Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

2) Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

3) Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

4) Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

5) Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

6) Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

7) All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

8) From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

9) Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

10) Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

11) Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

12) Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

13) Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

14) No One Knows by JT Ellison

15) The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen

16) Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter

Buffy

1) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

2) The Fall by Guillermo Del Toro

Carol

1) Rising Strong by Brene Brown

2) After You by Jojo Moyes

3) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

4) The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

Dawn

1) The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

2) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Pam

1) Obsession by John Douglas

2) The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens

3) The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens

4) Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah

5) Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline

Sandy

1) Stolen Prey by John Sandford

2) Silken Prey by John Sandford

Jill

1) Among Monsters by Jamie McGuire

2) Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris

3) Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson

Katie

1) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Discussion on "The Life We Bury" by Allen Eskens. Katie found the book by searching Google. We all found it more interesting since the location was Minnesota and we recognized places he mentioned in the book.

Ratings:

1-1

2-0

3-1

4-2

5-3

26/6=4.33

December 22 is our Christmas party. No book to read. Complete above surveymonkey to determine what we will do. Laurie has volunteered to be in charge of a craft.

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SWCR Book Club met on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas.

The book was "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Hostess was Sandy. Icebreaker was - If you had a choice between 3 wishes over 5 years or 1 wish right now which would you choose.

Buffy

1) Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus by David Quammen

Anne

1) Who We Were Before by Leah Mercer

Pam

1) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown 2) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 3) Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton 4) The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall 5) The Five Times I met Myself by James Rubart 6) Lost Girls by Robert Kolker 7) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Dawn

1) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

Olivia

Carol

1) Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 2) Choosing Your Own Greatness: Your Life, Your Choice by Wayne Dyer 3) The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self by Deepak Chopra 4) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

Laurie

1) Pack by Jeaniene Frost 2) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown 3) Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 4) River Marked by Patricia Briggs 5) Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 6) Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs 7) Inhuman by Eileen Wilks 8) Buying Trouble by Karen Chance 9) Mona Lisa Betwining by Sunny

Sarah

1) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown 2) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Kristin

1) You are a Badass by Jen Sincero

Sandy

1) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-1

4-2

4.5 - 1

5- 2

25.5/6 = 4.25

Next meeting: Thursday, November 17 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas

Katie is the hostess. Book to read "The Life We Bury" by Allen Eskens

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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, September 29 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's in Glencoe MN.

Dawn was our hostess. Book of the month was "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah.

Due to Gert & Erma's having a band and another group was in our room we were unable to hear and moved to the Glencoe VFW.

Icebreaker - name, books you read in August/September and "What would your winter garden look like?"

Buffy

1) The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan 2) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 3) History of the Ojibway People by William Warren 4) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Laurie

1) Harry Potter & The Cursed Child by J K Rowling 2) Torch by Cheryl Strayed 3) Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 4) Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 5) School of the Dead by Avi 6) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 7) Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger 8) Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 9) Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs 10) Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

Carol

1) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 2) Advancing Your Spirit by Wayne Dyer 3) The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon 4) Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf 5) Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica 6) We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 7) Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight

Jen

1) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight 2) The Beast Within by Serena Valentino 3) Magic Kingdoms: A History of the Disney Theme Parks by Stephanie Barczewski and Bob McLain

Sandy

1) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight 2) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 3) Buried Prey by John Sandford

Nicole

1) Dubliners by James Joyce

Anne

Summer

1) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight 2) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Dawn

1) The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah 2) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight 3) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 4) Bitten by Noelle Marie

Pam

1) Bound by Desire by Jaymie Holland 2) The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty 3) The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald 4) The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton 5) Beginning at the End by Del Lins Holmgren 6) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 7) Me Before You by JoJo Moyes 8) Eden Close by Anita Shreve 9) It Can't Happen Here - The Search for Jacob Wetterling 2nd Edition - Answers in the Sand by Robert Dudley 10) After You by JoJo Moyes

We discussed the book. Ratings:

1-0

2-0

3-0

4-6

5-1

29/7=4.143

Upcoming:

October 7 - The Girl on The Train movie release.

October 7-8 - Half Price Books Clearance event at the State Fairgrounds grandstand

October 18 - Robert Dudley (It Can't Happen Here - The Search for Jacob Wetterling 2nd Edition - Answers in the Sand) author at Gaylord library - those signed up: Pam, Dawn, Carol, Jen, Buffy

Our next book club is Thursday, October 27 at 7 pm. Pam will need to check with the new owner of Gert & Erma's to find out if we are still able to meet for free in the back room and what the plans are for live bands...Stay tuned.

Book to read: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Sandy is the hostess.

We will be doing an online vote. Pam still need book choices from Sarah and Laurie. Watch for your link to the vote!

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SWCR book club met on Thursday, August 25 at 6:30 pm at Lola's in Waconia. We celebrated our 100th book!

Those in attendance: Anne, Laurie, Jen, Pam, Carol, Sandy, Jill, Nicole, Melanie, Sarah, Summer, Patty, Dawn & Buffy (14)

After a delicious meal, we took some pictures by the lake and in the bar.

Our hostess Summer had some questions about her book. "Reconstructing Amelia" by Kimberly McCreight.

Ratings:

1-0

2-0

3-2

3.5-1

4-5

5-1

34.5/9=3.8333

We talked about all the books we have read and which ones have affected us the most, which ones we enjoyed and which ones we hated.

Some of our favorites: The Shack, The Book Thief, The Help, Still Alice, Unbroken

Some of our least favorites: The Tin Drum, The Screwtape Letters

Pam read the most books - 98 out of 100.

I looked back a little - a few of Stacie's books up for vote: Usher's Passing, American Gothic Tales, Birds of a Lesser Paradise, All the Pretty Horses

Hostess in September is Dawn and her book is Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.

Thank you to Summer and Dawn for the bookmarks!

We are excited to be moving back to Gert & Erma's in September!

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SWCR book club met on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7 pm at Unhinged Pizza in Glencoe.

Jen was the hostess. Book: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. Icebreaker: Books you read and what is your earliest memory in life

Sarah

Buffy - History of the Ojibway People by William Warren

Harper - Beauty & the Beast, Humpty Dumpty

Summer

Pam - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd; The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd; Left Neglected by Lisa Genova; Midwives by Chris Bohjalian; Lucky by Alice Sebold; Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight; Witches of the East End by Melissa de la Cruz; Tis the Season by Lorna Landvik; The Great Green Okayness by Rachel Awes

Dawn

Carol - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman; In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

Sandy - Invisible Prey by John Sandford; Phantom Prey by John Sandford; Wicked Prey by John Sandford; Storm Prey by John Sandford; The 14th Colony by Steve Berry; Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Laurie - Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Jen - Midwives by Chris Bohjalian; The Vault of Walt by Jim Korkis

Anne - Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

2.5 - 1

3- 2

3.5 - 2

4 - 1

19.5/6 = 3.25

Next month is our 100th Book - Thursday, August 25 at 7 pm- Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight - Summer is our hostess. We will be meeting at Lola's Lakehouse in Waconia. 318 E Lake St, Waconia. You will need to RSVP so I can reserve the right size table for the night. I will ask for lake view table. http://lolaslakehouse.com/

If anyone thinks of anything fun to do to celebrate, let me know.

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Book club minutes - June 23, 2016
Anne LaPlante Hosting : Book Left neglected

Ice breaker: what would your alternate life be

Jen: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

Alternate Life: ("Jen's schizophrenic future") I have 2 ideal lives 1: lives next to Disney World in Orlando (it takes $1 million a month to live in Disney) 2. to live in Duluth

Chloe: Bad Kitty

Alternate Life: Paris

Laurie: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova, and Frag Box by Richard A Thompson

Alternate Life: To live everywhere (here for a month/ there for a month)

Jill: Captains Wife, Left neglected

Alternate Life: find a year round lake home in Minnesota with an endless supply of beer.

Sandy: Left neglected

Alternate Life: "I'm living the life - trust me (Glencoe)" said sarcastically. I would live on an ocean beach quiet with a few friends. I don't care if it's on the Atlantic / Pacific

Dawn: Left neglected

Alternate Life: used to think I wanted homes everywhere. Now I want a lake home and a book store...maybe in two harbors.

Buffy: Left neglected, demon in the freezer by Robert Kruze

Alternate Life: live in grand Marais.

Nicole: the boys in the boat: nine Americans and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel james Brown

Alternate Life: studio in Downtown Minneapolis / Alaska and the wilderness

Summer: ice twins

Alternate Life: Live on/near a lake in the mountains

Anne: House for happy mothers, Co-parenting with your Toxic Ex, Left Neglected

Alternate Life: Live overseas in the Fjords of Norway.

Rated 3.8125

Next months book: Midwives by Chris Bojalian

July 28th at Pizza ranch

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SWCR book club met on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Unhinged Pizza in Glencoe at 7 p.m. Icebreaker was: name, your twin name, books read and what you are most looking forward to for the summer.

Sandy/Mandy The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

Anne

Dawn/Stella The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

Carol/Bunny The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

M Train by Patti Smith

Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard

Blackout Remembering the Thing I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Laurie/Larry Burn by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge

I'm Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells

Mr. Monster by Dan Wells

Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

15th Affair by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

Pam/Cybil While I'm Falling by Laura Moriarty

Brida by Paulo Coelho

Sticks and Stones by Susan Meissner

The Four Doors by Richard Paul Evans

Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer

Learning to Swim by Sara J Henry

A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest

Miracles From Heaven by Christy Wilson Beam

The First Gift of Christmas by Richard Paul Evans

The Captains Wife by Douglas Kelley

A Winters Dream by Richard Paul Evans

Fishing with Rayanne by Ava Finch

The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

Love in Another Town by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Our book: The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

1-0

2-1

3-1

4-3

5-0

17/5=3.4

Next month is Anne's book: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova June 23 at 7 pm at Unhinged Pizza

Over $9,000 was raised at Alex's benefit. Thanks again to all who contributed/participated.

We talked about our 100 book night in August. There was a suggestion to rent a pontoon and get food from Lola's and have our meeting on Lake Waconia. Pam will check out. And we should have cake-maybe ice cream. We also talked about Segway Tours in Stillwater. Everyone enjoyed hanging out at Alex's benefit and thought it was fun to meet outside of book club to do other activities.

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Thursday April 28,2016

The Captainʼs Wife by Douglas Kelly - laurie host ; 3.5 stars

Ice Breaker: what things from your childhood affect your book choices today?

Buffy

• read: Good girl by Mary Kubica, Pilotʼs wife by Anita Shreve

• IB: Love of scary movies, fan of vampires

Sandy

• read: Girl on the Train by ,Broken Prey by Sanford, The Captainʼs Wife by Douglas Kelly

• IB: I was a late book reader. I donʼt think any thing in particular from my childhood draws me to book

choice.

Sarah

• read:

• remember historical things like the Challenger and Ronald Reagan dying

Jen

• read:

• IB: Disney ; since i went to a parochial school iʼve always found books on theology and religion

fascinating

Dawn

• read: The Captainʼs Wife by Douglas Kelly

• IB: mystical witches, Clairvoyant Countess - stolen from the glencoe library, Nora Roberts, especially

hersʼ about Ireland, historical true stories - that make me “wish I hadnʼt been as stoned in history

class and payed more attn.”; also Lincoln fascinated me

Summer

• read:

• IB: dysfunctional childhood and biker gangs have led me to be fascinated by those things.

Carol

• read: The Captainʼs Wife by Douglas Kelly, The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn, The first Phone Call From

Heaven by Mitch Album, Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline, Everything I never told you by Celeste

Ivy

• IB: always have liked mysteries but I donʼt know why

Laurie

• read: Worst Case, I,Michael Bennett, Gone, and Tick Tock by Michael Legwidge and James

Patterson, Private Paris by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan, The Captainʼs Wife by Douglas Kelly

• IB: Since I was a child iʼve always been fascinated by pirates and ships. Thatʼs why I chose this

book.

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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's.

Carol was our hostess and the book to read was: Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King

Icebreaker was name, books read and "What are your best/worst parenting skills".

Laurie

1) Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King 2) The Survival Guide for Working Moms (and Other Stressed-Out Adults) by Diana Zuckerman 3) Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks 4) Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents: 62 Sure-Fire Secrets and Solutions for Successful Parenting by Perry Buffington 5) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 6) The Survival Guide to Bullying by Aija Mayrock

Jen

Anne

1) Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King

Sarah

Sandy

1) Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King 2) The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory 3) Hidden Prey by John Sandford 4) She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb 5) The Black Widower: The Life and Crimes of a Sociopathic Killer by Charles Lavery

Jill

1) Save Me by Kristyn Kusek Lewis 2) The Lake House by Kate Morton 3) Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

Dawn

1) Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

Pam

1) Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston 2) Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario 3) The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty 4) The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn 5) South of Broad by Pat Conroy 6) Eve by Wm Paul Young 7) Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian 8) Grey by EL James 9) The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty

Summer

Podcast: Undisclosed

Carol

1) Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult 2) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 3) Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King 4) House Rules: A Memoir by Rachel Sontag

We discussed the book: Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King

Book rating:

1-0

2-1

3-2

4-2

5-0

16/5 = 3.2

Other discussion:

1) August we will be reading our 100th Book - please try to think of ideas/ways to celebrate. Jen suggested we do something similar to how Kindergarteners celebrate 100 days of school by making something with 100 items, etc. Still have a couple months to come up with ideas.

2) Pam handed out registration forms for the Cancer Cruise 5K Run & Walk and the Car Cruise held on Saturday, May 21. (see attachments) - Also please help in spreading the word - hang up around the places you work/hang out. Thanks! Jen also said that they are working to put together a vendor fair between the Run/Walk and Car Show.

3) Rob Ebben, the author of "It Can't Happen Here - Answers in the Sand" (by Robert M Dudley) contacted Pam about hosting a book talk. This book is about the Jacob Wetterling story. The dates he proposed were Wednesday July 13 or Thursday July 14 at 6:30 or 7 p.m. He does this for free. He would either sell his books for $10 or he could sell for $15 and donate $5 from each book to the local library or local charity of choice. Pam will talk to Sharon about this more. Our role would be to help advertise/bring people to the event.

4) Also, there are rumblings on Gert & Erma's not being open on Thursday nights anymore. Stay tuned for more info on this. I did tally up our attendance and we are averaging 9 a night with our low months June/July at 6 and our high month 14 in January/15. I'm not sure if our attendance is the issue - but they did mention that the summer months we seem to slack off. In years past I did not see that happening so not sure if that was just a 2015 summer thing or what?

5) Those of us who came voted for our next 6 books. I also got votes from Kristin and Buffy. Will wait for any other votes until April 4 and then publish.

NEXT BOOKS - If you are having trouble finding books - try amazon.com or allibris.com or bookfinder.com or thriftbooks.com . Also if your local library/area libraries don't have the book, you can also check mnlink which looks statewide.

http://www.minitex.umn.edu/MnLink/Tutorials.aspx

April - Laurie - The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley (336 pages)
May - Pam - The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne (320 pages)
June - Anne - Left Neglected by Lisa Genova (352 pages)

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SWCR Book Club met on Thursday, February 25 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's. Buffy was the hostess. Icebreaker was name, books read and if you were in Warsaw during the time frame of the book, would you have been a part of the resistance or not?

Buffy - Mila 18 by Leon Uris

Anne - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Sandy - Mila 18 by Leon Uris

Pam 1) Mila 18 by Leon Uris 2) Hotdish to Die for By Pat Dennis 3) The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 4) Almost Home by T M McNally 5) Natalie: A Memoir by her Sister Lana Wood 6) The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler 7) Bastards by Mary Anna King 8) The Pilgrimmage by Paulo Coelho 9) We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Kristin - Mila 18 by Leon Uris

Jen - Everything I Know I Learned from Disney Animated Feature Films by Jim Korkis and Bob McLain

Summer - Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult

Melanie - The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve

Laurie - 1) Step on a Crack by James Patterson 2) The One and Only Ivan by Katerine Applegate

We talked about the book "Mila 18" by Leon Uris.

Ratings:

1-0

2-0

3-1

4-3

5-0

15/4 = 3.75

We also did a vote from the book from January - Breaking Night by Liza Murray

3-2

4-3

5-1

23/6 = 3.833

Chloe brought her Girl Scout cookies. :)

Laurie did a fantastic job on the Stacie scrapbook! :) Thank you!

Next book club March 31 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's. Carol is the hostess. Book to read is "Bastards: A Memoir" by Mary Anna King (256 pages)

Upcoming:

March 1 - Brandon Ferdig, Author at Gaylord Library 7 pm
March 11 - Laurie's Birthday
March 18 - Allegiant movie released
March 31 - Book Club 7 pm Gert & Ermas

Next book vote is in April. Waiting on confirmations from Jen and Katie. Your 2-3 choices are due by the March 31 meeting.

Tentative:

July - Jen

August - Summer *confirmed

Sept - Dawn *confirmed

Oct - Sandy *confirmed

Nov - Katie

Dec - Party Month

Jan - Jill *confirmed

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January -Sarah - Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray (352 pages)

Ice breaker: Favorite memory of Stacie

Sarah read: Breaking Night Her favorite memory of Stacie was that Stacie broke her self-imposed facebook ban to talk to Sarah and let her know that she was voting for her.

Patti: 0 books - Her favorite memory was that whenever something inappropriate was said that Stacie would roar with laughter.

Dawn: Breaking Night, Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans - Her favorite memory was New Years when Stacie, Pam, and Dawn went to the VFW for cocktails... all doing shots. Stacie's text the next morning was "no more fucking shots". Dawn also stated she loved how Stacie loved Tatum and how that there were always more adults than kids at Tate's birthdays.

Sandy: Read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys (saw the movie of breaking night). - loved how Stacie ( as old as her youngest son is ) enjoyed chatting about Gus Davis and school with her.

Laurie: Breaking Night, Pendragon: book one the merchant of death by D.J. McHale, Christmas Around the World by Mary D. Lankford, Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson, Cross my Heart by James Patterson - loved spending Schell Brewery's first Octoberfest singing Zicke Zacke Zicke Zacke Oi! Oi! Oi! with Stacie, Kyle, Mark (Batman) and Pam. Had a blast!!!

Kimberly: A Greif Observed by C.S. Lewis, - enjoyed egging Stacie on to come back to bookclub with her. Kim who originally came to bookclub thru Jen G. once got caught up in a passionate discussion with Stacie at bookclub and then the became friends after that. After Kims' divorce they often joked around about Stacie being Kim's wife.

Buffy: 0 books - Wants to start 2016 with February. Buffy was walking thru her closet and found some cards that Stacie wrote to her when they worked at Nordic track ( they made her laugh so hard that tears were coming out of her eyes). Stacie was the most complicated person I've ever met - we've had our ups and downs - Drove to New Orleans is 1991. Remember sitting on the balcony and rating kids in the pool in Memphis. Using Elvis Presley cups to walk up and down the streets drinking alcohol. Living on beinets and coffee. Stacie drove home to her grandmother's who started vacuuming really loud even though we'd been up the whole night before driving.

Wendy: Short Life of Bree Taner , - favorite emory of Stacie was " mother fucker bitch dog" dealing with a complaint letter from a guy who no longer wanted to recieve Nordic track literature.

Also "coffee bitch". Also how she had to change Staci's cat litter when Stacie was pregnant...because Stacie didn't want to inconvience her neighbors (even though Wendy traveled from Watertown to Arlington to change the litter). She also talked about how the copy room was their sanctuary on Friday's after "girls night" on Thursdays.

Katie P: 0 books - She said that she felt right at home when Stacie said something obnoxious and Katie thought it was funny. And that she knew it would be okay at bookclub because we weren't judgemental.

Anne: Maude by Donna Mabry - She liked how Stacie was contemplating changing Tate to a new school and could understand how hard it is to raise a 14 year old boy.