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St. Francis Book Club
Join us for
stimulating conversation and observations
about interesting books (even if you haven't read or finished the
book).
4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., St. Francis' Fran Williamson Memorial Library
You can find
Book Club selections at your favorite library,
Willow Glen Books or other bookstore
or locate a book online at
www.Amazon.com
www.Alibris.com, or
www.overstock.com,
both new and used copies.
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Book for August
26, 2008
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The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Child magazine's Best Children's Book Awards 2005
"Once I got over the fact that my Latin teacher was
a horse, we had a nice tour, though I was careful
not to walk behind him." For Percy, a wisecracking
12-year-old with ADHD, discovering his teacher is
really a centaur is just another clue that the Greek
gods are alive, well, and causing all kinds of
mayhem in modern-day America. Accused of stealing
Zeus's master lightning bolt, Percy must prove his
innocence while battling a Minotaur and a host of
other celestial thugs. Best for older, action-loving
kids, this book offers nonstop adventure and
terrific exposure to Greek mythology.
- Child magazine
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Book for
September 23, 2008
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
Anne Elliot, heroine of Austen's last novel, did
something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let
the love of her life get away. In this case, she had
allowed herself to be persuaded by a trusted family
friend that the young man she loved wasn't an
adequate match, social station-wise, and that Anne
could do better. The novel opens some seven years
after Anne sent her beau packing, and she's still
alone. But then the guy she never stopped loving
comes back from the sea. As always, Austen's
storytelling is so confident, you can't help but
allow yourself to be taken on the enjoyable journey.
- Amazon.com |
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Book for October
27, 2008
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Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
More information coming soon |
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Suggested Books
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Author |
Title |
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Adams, Richard |
Watership Down |
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Armstrong, Karen |
The Spiral Staircase |
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Beaudoin, Tom |
Virtual Faith: The
Irreverent Spiritual Quest of
Generation X |
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Beals, Melba Patillo |
Warriors Don't Cry: A
Searing Memoir of the Battle to
Integrate Little Rock |
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Collins, Francis S. |
The Language of God |
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Fitch, Janet |
White Oleander |
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Fowler, Connie Mae |
Before Women Had Wings |
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Goodwin, Doris Kearns |
The Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln |
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Patchett, Ann |
Bel Canto |
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Pilcher, Rosamunde |
Winter Solstice |
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Pratchett, Terry |
The Color of Magic |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix |
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Sebold, Alice |
The Lovely Bones |
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Shriver, Lionel |
We Need to Talk About Kevin |
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Snyder, Barbara Bode |
Thomas the Apostle |
Past Books
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Author |
Title |
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Albom, Mitch |
The Five People You Meet in Heaven |
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Appleman-Jurmann, Alicia |
Alicia: My Story |
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Barrie, J. M. |
Peter Pan |
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Barry, Dave and Pearson, Ridley |
Peter & The Starcatchers |
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Bittner, Mark |
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
| Boyle T.C. |
The Tortilla Curtain |
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Brandt, Tommy |
The Mechanicals |
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Brown, Dan |
Angels and Demons |
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Brown, Dan |
The DaVinci Code |
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Buck, Pearl S. |
The Good Earth |
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Bryson, Bill |
In a Sunburned Country |
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Bryson, Bill |
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid |
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Bryson, Bill |
Notes from a Small Island |
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Camus, Albert |
The Stranger |
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Conrad, Gyorgy (George) |
Stonedial |
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D'Sousa, Dinesh |
What's So Great About America? |
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Dalessandro, James
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1906: A Novel |
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Dickens, Charles |
A Christmas Carol -
complete text online |
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Duckworth, Penelope |
Mary: The Imagination of Her
Heart |
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Edwards, Kim |
The Memory Keeper's Daughter |
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Farrell, Harry |
Swift Justice: Murder and
Vengeance in a California Town |
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Fergus, Jim |
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd:
A Novel |
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Flagg, Fannie |
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven |
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Gallagher, Nora |
Practicing Resurrection: A Memoir of Work,
Doubt, Discernment, and Moments of Grace |
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Gilbert, Elzabeth |
Eat, Pray, Love |
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Gruen, Sara |
Water for Elephants |
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Harris, Joanne |
Chocolat |
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Harris, Joanne |
Five Quarters of the Orange |
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Haddon, Mark |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-time |
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Hegi, Ursula |
Stones from the River |
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Hillenbrand, Laura |
Seabiscuit: An American
Legend |
| Hillerman, Tony
| Skeleton Man
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Hosseini, Khaled |
The Kite Runner |
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Hosseini, Khaled |
A Thousand Splendid Suns |
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Kidd, Sue Monk |
The Secret Life of Bees |
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King, Laurie R. |
The Beekeeper's Apprentice |
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Kingsolver, Barbara |
Poisonwood Bible, The |
| Larson, Erik
| The Devil in the White City |
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Lewis, C. S. |
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe |
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Lindberg, Anne Morrow |
Gift from the Sea |
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Martel, Yann |
The Life of Pi |
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Martin, Steve |
The Pleasure of My Company |
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Martin, Steve |
Shopgirl |
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Masumoto, David Mas |
Epitaph for a Peach: Four
Seasons on My Family Far |
| Niffenegger,
Audrey |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
| O'Brian, Patrick |
Master and Commander |
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Ohanneson, Joan |
Scarlet Music |
| Picoult, Jodi |
My Sister's
Keeper |
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Picoult, Jodi |
Nineteen Minutes |
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Robinson, Marilynne |
Housekeeping: A Novel |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Half Blood
Prince |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban |
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Sachar, Louis |
Holes |
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See, Lisa |
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan |
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Shreve, Anita |
Sea Glass |
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Spong, John Shelby |
Why Christianity Must Change or
Die |
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Steinbeck, Thomas |
Down to a Soundless
Sea |
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Vreeland, Susan |
Passion of Artemisia, The |
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Wallach, Janet |
Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia |
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Walls, Jeannette |
The Glass Castle: A Memoir |
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