River Region Readers
BOOK CLUB
All are welcome to join us! For more information contact Nancy Dennis
September 13 - Silent Honor
by Danielle Steele.
A powerful, moving portrayal of families divided,
lives shattered and a nation torn apart by prejudice. On December 7, Pearl
Harbor is bombed by the Japanese. Within hours, war is declared and
suddenly Japanese-born Hiroko Takashimaya, a California college student, has
become an enemy in a foreign land. This novel tells what happened to Hiroko and
her American family (she was living with her uncle. It tells of
Americans who were treated as foreigners in their own land. And it
tells Hiroko’s story, and that of her American family, as they fight to
stay alive amid the drama of life and death in the camp at Tule Lake.
SUGGESTED BY CHERYL DAVITZ
Based on interviews with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau
tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov, who was forcibly transported to the
concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he
speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word
for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. SUGGESTED
BY JOANN WATERS
November 8 - The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys.
Eighteen-year-old
Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, arrives in Madrid with his parents
hoping to connect with the country of his mother’s birth through the lens of
his camera. Photography and fate introduce him to Ana, whose family’s
interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War as
well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. SUGGESTED BY JOANN WATERS
Possibles for next year:
Jan. 10 - 180 Seconds
by Jessica Parker. Allison, a college junior named who lived within the foster
care system until she was adopted at the age of 15. Allison unwillingly
participates in a social experiment conducted by social media star Esben
Baylor. The 180 seconds that this experiment takes sends Allison on a path to
discover what love and friendship mean to her, as well as the realization that
sometimes the strongest people hide the darkest demons. SUGGESTED BY CHERYL
DAVITZ
"Chefs' Fridges" is the (mostly) North American follow-up
to Inside Chefs' Fridges, Europe, in which the authors reveal refrigerator
habits and provide recipes for what chefs eat after a long day at the
restaurant. Just released May 19 of this year.
“Power Moves" by Grace McGoodwin is for any woman who
feels stuck, lost, or confused by their career paths. It's not a guidebook to
life but a manual for preparing you to guide yourself in a way that's healthy,
helpful and fulfilling.
Miss Bertie Explains the Beginning of the World by Minnie
Lamberth. Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear floral print dresses, knee-high
stockings and cushioned lace-up shoes. Meet Bertie Dupree, a plus-sized Sunday
school teacher now in her umpteenth year in the children’s department at the
Wellton Baptist Church. Available on Amazon in Kindle and hardback. I now have
signed copies of both books and if we have any interest in reading them as a
group, I’m sure I could get the author to come to our meeting.
The
Golden Rule, The Best Way to Live by Peter V. Gregerson Sr. This is a free,
downloadable book. Mr. Gregerson, who is in his 90s, released this little book
in April. He is the father of one of the Alabama Retail Association’s former
chairmen.