As occurred last February, we had a change of venue so that we could support the library Oscar nominated film series. Christe, Jo, Judy, and Nanc viewed The Big Sick at the library, and then Jo, Judy, and Nanc went to the Trempealeau Hotel to eat and socialize. Admittedly, we didn't discuss Wonder by RJ Palacio because Jo hadn't read it, and Judy and Nanc had talked about it previously.
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This is my favorite part of the book Wonder.
It comes from the chapter titled "The Simple Thing" near the end of the book when Auggie is graduating from his first year of Middle School. The principal is giving his graduation speech and he says:
"... But the best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average-- though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success." ~ RJ PalacioMr. Tushman, the principal, then flips through The LIttle White Bird, a book by JM Barrie and finds the quote he's looking for:
"Shall we make a new rule of life... always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?" ~ RJ PalacioThen the principal reads an excerpt from Under the Eye of the Clock by Christopher Nolan and after doing so says:
"Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile." ~ RJ PalacioI want to type the whole chapter because it is so good; but, I guess everyone can go back and read it for themselves. It is worth reading many times; which I did. No matter how nice we are, we all need reminding of the importance of kindness!
~ Judy Lee
Wonder was a joy to read for so many reasons. I won't say any more since it hasn't been read by all yet, but I do think it should be required reading in our schools.
~ Linda Jenkins
Next Book: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Location: Judy's
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Judy's
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Future meetings:
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - TBA at Christe's
Thursday, May 10, 2018 - The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman at TBA
June ??, 2018 - TBA at Linda's
Thursday, May 10, 2018 - The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman at TBA
June ??, 2018 - TBA at Linda's
Possible selections for the future include:
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stroud
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Cathy Byrd
Books we've read so far:
January 2014 - Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
February 2014 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
March 2014 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
April 2014 - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
May 2014 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
June 2014 - Breaking Free by Marilyn Sewell
July 2014 - The Orphan Train by Kristina Baker Kline
August 2014 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
September 2014 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
October 2014 - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
November 2014 - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
December 2014 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2015 - No book. Watched The Book Thief
February 2015 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
March 2015 - Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
April 2015 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
May 2015 - The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
June 2015 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
July 2015 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
August 2015 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
September 2015 - Ruby by Cynthia Bond
October 2015 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
November 2015 - No book. Watched To Kill a Mockingbird
December 2015 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2016 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
February 2016 - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
March 2016 - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
April 2016 - Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
May 2016 - Jewelweed by David Rhodes
June 2016 - One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah
July 2016 - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
August 2016 - Deep Water Passage by Ann Linnea
September 2016 - This Road I Ride by Juliana Buhring
October 2016 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
November 2016 - No book. Watched The Boys of '36
December 2016 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2017 - About Grace by Anthony Doerr
February 2017 - Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
March 2017 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
April 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
May 2017 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
June 2017 - The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier also watched The Girl with a Pearl Earring
July 13, 2017 - Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
August 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
September 2017 - A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
October 2017 - Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
November 2017 - The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
December 2017 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2018 - To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
February 2018 - Wonder by RJ Palacio
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