Grace Book Club

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We are on our summer hiatus until September. We meet on the designated dates at 11:30 in the Library.  Please check out the upcoming selections and join us for all or some of our meetings.  We love to see new faces! 

For more information, please contact Karen Snyder at kjjsnyder@yahoo.com

 

September 20 - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil Boy” by his classmates; “God’s will” is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother’s devout faith, his father’s practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends

 

October 11 - Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Historical fiction story based on the real life diaries of Martha Ballard, an 18th century midwife.  Martha's great-great granddaughter, Mary Hobart, was one of the first U.S. female physicians. Her sister's granddaughter was Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.

 

November 15 - Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

A graphic novel memoir of her childhood and coming of age in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

 

December 13 - The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

A light hearted holiday romance

 

Some suggested summer reading/viewing:

Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (also a movie on Amazon Prime)

Why Did I Come Into This Room by Joan Lunden

The movie Babette's Feast (mentioned by Rev. Mary MacDonald) on Amazon Prime