Our next meeting time will be the 4th Wednesday in January. We are reading whatever books we want and then will plan the year. Our discussion will be about heroines, who we like and dislike. Kacey gave a list of book suggestions:
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
The Wolves at the Door (Female spies) by Judith L. Pearson
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Cheaper By the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Heidi also suggested:
Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman
Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth
Last night we were few in numbers because of the day change. It was the last time we meet this year, so that was sad. Still, we had a good discussion about the book. If you care to know about the author, go here.We talked about one of the themes in the book being friendship and how Julian was knew who he was. We discussed the stupidity of the assistant superintendent and how Ethan's grandma was hard to figure out.
Some questions to consider:
How is friendship portrayed and developed?
Why is "The Souls" a good name for the group?
When (and how) does Mrs. Olinski become a Soul?
How are risks demonstrated? Are they willing?
What are qualities of a good team? Why are "The Souls" a good team?
Read the last page. What do you think it means?
Who did you relate to most?
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