SPRING PICK: The Art of Racing in the Rain

Tuesday, April 10th The Page Turner Book Club will be joining at Becky's Coffee Corner in Prosser at 6pm to discuss the book; The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Celeste' Lynn will be hosting.

From Publishers Weekly
If you've ever wondered what your dog is thinking, Stein's third novel offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny's old racing videos, coins koanlike aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most steadfast if silent supporter. Enzo is a reliable companion and a likable enough narrator, though the string of Denny's bad luck stories strains believability. Much like Denny, however, Stein is able to salvage some dignity from the over-the-top drama. (May)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Come join us! Becky's services will be available before 6 (come early). Meetings tend to last until 7:30pm. Bring your book and your own perspective!

Stephanie Meyer the author of the Twilight Saga

Come and join the Page Turner Book Club on March 13th, the second Tuesday of the month. We'll be meeting at Becky's Coffee Corner from 6 to 7:30pm. This month's book choice is; The Host written by author, Stephanie Meyer. Kylie Jones will be hosting this meeting.

Let's talk about if Meyer's capabilities extend beyond the world of vampires.....

A #1 National Bestseller

Meyer's YA vampire novels (Breaking Dawnwill be out in August) have been touted in the Wall Street Journalas successors to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. And with a fan base that has grown exponentially with each new release, they may not be far off. All of which makes the publication of Meyer's first adult novel even more noteworthy. It lives up to the hype, blending science fiction and romance in a way that has never worked so well. In this page-turner, Meyer explores what happens to relationships when two beings inhabit the same physical body. Earth has been overrun by an alien species called Souls, which invade human bodies and erase personalities. As the novel opens, Melanie Stryder, one of the few human holdouts, has been captured by the aliens and is implanted with a Soul named Wanderer, who is something of a legend among her own kind because of the many hosts and planets she has experienced. Inhabiting a human mind and body is unlike anything Wanderer has ever known, and soon she finds that Melanie isn't quite willing to give up to this invader. Overwhelmed by Melanie's memories and feelings, Wanderer finds herself driven to reconnect with Melanie's old life. As with her vampire novels, Meyer will make new fans of readers "who don't read books with aliens." Highly recommended for all public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ1/08.]—Jane Jorgenson (Library Journal)

Reminder: Come a little early before 6 to take advantage of Becky's services!

Come and meet with us on January 10th!

The Page Turner Book Club will be meeting at Becky's Coffee Corner on January 10th.

We'll be discussing the book; A Stolen Life, written by kidnap victim, Jaycee Dugard. This book is an account of an 18 year nightmare that began in 1991. Just an 11 year old girl, she endured the unimaginable from the kidnapping to the sexual abuse to becoming a mother at 14. A moving and unforgettable story.

Our meeting will run from 6 to 7pm this evening. Sarah Brana will be hosting.

Also, we are delighted to announce that author, Clarence Rincher will be arriving at 7 for book signing of his book; The Red-Headed, Freckle-faced, Barefoot Boy.

Come a little early to take advantage of Becky's services!!

September's Scheduled Book

Hello everyone!

Even though the heat of summer has not held back it's buzz of busy-ness, us members have managed to gulp a cold drink but gulp and relish our books as well. We've plunged and persevered through the sun's waves! Ahh,..."only more light to read by.", we say.

Our next and last summer's meeting will be on Tuesday, September 13th. It will be held between 6 and 7:30 at Becky's.

Attention newcomers; come early enough to take advantage of Becky's Coffee Corner's services for she closes at 6pm!

September's scheduled book will be; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Issacson. Dr. Mary Thomas will be hosting.

The Barnes & Noble Review:
In this engaging biography, journalist Walter Isaacson captures the gregarious essence of Benjamin Franklin, the Founding Father who has earned a special place in the pantheon of American patriots by dint of sheer approachability.
Brilliant but not intellectual, principled but not priggish, Franklin was an original thinker whose genius lay less in profound thoughts than in practical ideas and homely wisdom. As he rose in station from impoverished young printer's apprentice to venerable statesman and man of means, he hobnobbed with aristocrats, royals, and some of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment; but he never lost touch with the common man whose standard he carried proudly throughout his long, eventful life.

Franklin's glittering accomplishments -- the famous experiments and inventions, the stirring articles and treatises, and the shrewd diplomatic coups -- were fueled by pragmatism, entrepreneurial energy, and self-promotion, all solid middle-class values. Isaacson shows us how the enterprising young tradesman exaggerated (particularly in his writings) bourgeois virtues like industriousness, frugality, and honesty to create a new American archetype -- the self-made man -- and how this persona, which was both a reflection and a caricature of Franklin's natural self, worked both for and against him in his personal relationships.

What emerges from this lively study is the fascinating portrait of a flawed and complicated man: a canny charmer, a brilliant inventor, a gifted diplomat, and a public-spirited citizen, but most of all a passionate populist with an unwavering faith in the wisdom of his fellow citizens, whose vision of America shaped his own age and continues to influence our own. Anne Markowski

While yellow buses swarm and lazy flies haunt your windows, may you endure the long evenings, refreshing drink in hand and book planted on your lap. Onward Readers!
Nicole

NEXT BOOK: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

Take note that our next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 9th from 6-7:30 at Becky’s Coffee Corner in Prosser. We’ll be joining together this summer evening to discuss the book; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Sarah Brana will be our host.

Come a little early - for Becky will be offering her services before the meeting!


A "hook" about the book;Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre (1847), is the famous tale of an orphan, who must overcome seemingly overwhelming odds to survive. This Gothic novel ventures into the nature of love, religion, an awakening, an exploration of the place and treatment of women and children, and much more--all in the form of a vivid adventure as Jane Eyre finds her way. Here are a couple of famous quotations from the novel:

•"It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it."
- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre


•"If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends."
- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

Source: http://classiclit.about.com/od/janeeyre/a/aa_janeeyrequ.htm

Coming up.....The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

OUR NEXT MEETING......

Tuesday, July 12th we will be meeting to discuss our next book; The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

We will be meeting at 6pm and meetings usually go until 7:30. Celeste' Lynn will be our host.

Come early to grab a beverage from Becky's Coffee Corner as she will be offering her services before the meeting.

So what do you need to do to prepare? Read your book, come, and join us!!

A "hook" about the book;

The Handmaid's Tale, a best-selling book first published in 1985, could have been marketed as a kind of sci-fi horror story. After all, it's a scary vision of a dystopian future, kind of like Brave New World, 1984, or even The Hunger Games. In this future, nearly all the women have become infertile, so the few who can still have babies have been rounded up, brainwashed, and assigned to powerful men in a twisted attempt to restore the human race.

( excerpt taken from http://www.shmoop.com/handmaids-tale/)

Next Book; "The Imperfectionists" by Tom Rachman

The “Page Turner” Book Club would like to invite you to join us the 2nd Tuesday of April(12th), at 6pm at Becky’s Coffee Corner in Prosser. We’ll be joining together to discuss the book; “The Imperfectionists” by Tom Rachman. Make sure you have read the book prior to the meeting so you can share! Bring your book, your own perspective and enjoy the conversation!! Call Nicole @786-7514 or email; edandnicole@clearwire.net for any additional information.