The Mother/Daughter Book Group is for girls 9-12 years old and their mothers or adult friends. Come discuss this month's book selection and enjoy snacks and crafts! For more information, or to register, contact Beth at extension 13.
Sarah, plain and tall / Patricia MacLachlan. - January 17, 2009
In the late 19th century a widowed Midwestern farmer with two children -- Anna and Caleb -- advertises for a wife. When Sarah arrives she is homesick for Maine, especially for the ocean which she misses greatly. The children fear that she will not stay, and shen she goes off to town alone, young Caleb -- whose mother died during childbirth -- is stricken with the fear that she has gone for good. The tale gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love.
The great Gilly Hopkins / Katherine Paterson. - February 21, 2009
This winner of the 1979 National Book Award for Children's Literature and many other distinguished awards is filled with love and compassion as it tells the story of an 11-year-old girl who years for a real family.
Julie of the wolves / by Jean Craighead George ; pictures by John Schoenherr. - March 14, 2009
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson / Bette Bao Lord ; illustrations by Marc Simont. --. April 25, 2009
Shirley Temple Wong is thrilled to be moving from her home in China to America. But it isn't easy. She doesn't speak English, the kids at school ignore her, and she feels very far from home. But then summer comes, bringing the miracle of baseball. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball and following superstar Jackie Robinson as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory. Jackie Robinson proves that in America, the grandson of a slave can make a difference. And for Shirley as well, on the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.
A wrinkle in time / Madeleine L'Engle. --. May 16, 2009
One stormy night a stranger visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and fantastic journey that will threaten their lives and our universe.
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