by A fun-filled, lightning-fast tale packed with puzzles and book references, booklovers and reluctant readers alike are sure to love Chris Grabenstein’s Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. Change ). Book clubs are a great opportunity to bring women together and have some fun! Brooks places the epicenter of the Bigfoot war in a high-tech hideaway populated by the kind of people you might find in a Jurassic Park franchise: the schmo who doesn’t know how to do much of anything but tries anyway, the well-intentioned bleeding heart, the know-it-all intellectual who turns out to know the wrong things, the immigrant with a tough backstory and an instinct for survival. • Our Mother-Daughter Book Club: The BFG. GENERAL SCIENCE FICTION We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006). Co-written by bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and his wife J.J., Shine! Jack Bright, Bauer’s (The Beautiful Dead, 2017, etc.) By submitting my email, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. She's disarmed by Floyd’s charm, but when she meets his young daughter, Poppy, Laurel is startled by her resemblance to Ellie. When she awoke, she was minus her gallbladder, two working collarbones (and therefore two functioning arms), and her memory. Halloween books & activities for all ages! What does “kissing the glass” mean and would you do it? Based on the nonfiction bestseller for adults, this adaptation of author Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat is a compelling and inspirational story that follows nine young men as they train to become the American gold medal rowing team at the 1936 Olympics. Reynolds, a vain but deeply insecure detective, visits his aging mother often at her new home but ignores her concerns about the three seemingly feral children next door. A middle-aged woman sidelined by a horrific accident finds even sharper pains waiting on the other side of her recuperation in this expert nightmare by Hardy, familiar to many readers as Megan Hart, author of All the Secrets We Keep (2017), etc. • Book Club Guide Stella by Starlight is a beautiful narrative based on author Sharon M. Draper’s grandmother’s experience as an African-American girl growing up in the segregated South. Why? It leaves readers better than it found us — with greater empathy and appreciation of ourselves and others. Diana realizes that Cole, a fellow student in her watercolor class, isn’t the stranger she’d thought he was. Divorce is out of the question: Diana’s grown used to the pampered lifestyle the prenup she’d signed would snatch away from her. Or so Piper thinks — especially after transferring to a fancy private school where everyone has seemingly extraordinary talents. We’ll discuss Elizabeth Berg’s novel, The Confession Club. • Book Club Guide How do our children save us? Thanks to the consistency of this M.O., the police call him the Goldilocks burglar, although they're not even close to identifying or nabbing him. What does it mean and was that true when you were dating? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Magazine Subscribers (How to Find Your Reader Number). She slips and falls in a pool of wine on her kitchen floor she’s sure she didn’t spill herself. Pre-publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry What they get is a race against the clock to find their way out. • Q&A with author Kirsten Miller. Shelley Pearsall’s The Seventh Most Important Thing is about a boy who unexpectedly befriends the neighborhood “junk man,” a character inspired by artist James Hampton, who shows him how broken things can be made beautiful, how very little is as it first seems, and how the same is often true of people, too. She does have an eye for what’s worth salvaging, or her consignment store never would have done so well. • Q&A with author Andrea Davis Pinkney Sometimes little successes here and there can all of a sudden…I don’t know…consolidate, I guess, and you see that you really are a different person.” What were the circumstances of the conversation? • Book Club Guide As the novel progresses, Laurel becomes increasingly determined to learn what happened to Ellie, especially after discovering an odd connection between Poppy’s mother and her daughter even as her relationship with Floyd is becoming more serious. Where can this maze of deceptions possibly end? ‧ From runaway bunnies to charging bulls, new friendships to broken hearts — the Penderwick family’s vacation turns out to be one the sisters will never forget. GENERAL MYSTERY & DETECTIVE A zombie apocalypse is one thing. Perfect for readers of all ages, you can’t help but fall for the wonderful, lovable Penderwicks. I just feel an obligation to try to help in some way. From book-themed activities to printable discussion questions to interviews with the authors, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for a great conversation. One of those rare thrillers whose answers are even more scarifying than its mysteries. What are your thoughts? A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. The All Good Books discussion group will meet online today, April 16, 2020, using Zoom at 7 PM. Max Brooks In a conversation with Maddy, Iris says, “I’ve learned that blaming doesn’t get you far. The three children of a murdered woman hide in plain sight. | She can spin the word vintage with the best of them. During a recovery that would’ve been impossible without the constant ministrations of Harriett Richmond, the mother-in-law who’s the real reason Diana married her husband, Jonathan, Diana’s discovered that Jonathan has been cheating on her with her childhood friend Valerie Delagatti. She feels that she hates oppressively solicitous Harriett but has no idea why. takes facing your fears to a whole new level. | Destined to be a classic, Pax, written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Jon Klassen, is about the special connection between a boy and his pet, and the lengths the two will go to reunite after they are separated. Fans of Kate DiCamillo’s classic Because of Winn-Dixie will love Saving Marty by Paul Griffin, a heartwarming story about a pig that thinks he’s a dog. Now, unbeknownst to social services and truancy officers, Jack and his sisters, Joy and Merry, still inhabit their clutter-bound family home. What else can I do to help someone?’” Do you agree? Which do you think is best? • A note to readers from Sharon M. Draper. Indeed, the novel does double duty as a survival manual, packed full of good advice—for instance, try not to get wounded, for “injury turns you from a giver to a taker. But it’s hard, Maddy, I’ll give you that. Why does John think that falling in love with Iris is bad news? A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks’ latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, “it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people.” Maybe, but the sasquatches whom the volcano displaced contributed to the statistics, too, if only out of self-defense. A wonderful story for middle grade readers that young adults and grown-ups will enjoy reading, too. I may be biased, but Mom's Book Nook is the best online moms book club you'll find. Walking through a corn maze? • Shelley Pearsall on finding “vision” Trouble signing in? A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day, a picture book biography authored by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, is written as a single poem and gives readers a wonderful opportunity to learn about the boundary-breaking author-illustrator and one of his most famous stories, The Snowy Day. Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans is a lively adventure filled with tricky puzzles, smelly ninjas, and world travel.
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