[LM_NET] Summer book group selections

[Barbara Allen <BSAllen@AOL.COM>]

At Tuesday's meeting  we selected Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston 
(June),  The book thief by Markus Zusak (July), Places left  unfinished at the 
beginning of time by John Phillip Santos  (August).  For September we actually 
selected an author rather than a  specific book.  The author is Amulya Malladi 
who has written three books,  Serving crazy with curry, A breath of fresh air, 
and  The mango season.  We can read any or all of the  books.  Amulya Malladi 
is willing to call book groups discussing her books  for a phone discussion in 
real time so we will try to set that up for the  September meeting. 
We need hosts for  July, August, and September. 
I just finished The  book thief and loved it.  Yes, it's about the Holocaust. 
 Yes, it's  narrated by Death.  Yes, people die.  But, Death is an excellent  
narrator.  I think Death's ironic, detached tone helps the reader put some  
distance between the events and the emotions so that you can appreciate the  
courage and sorrow without being devastated.  It's not a tearjerker.   
Happy  reading! 
Barbara  Allen 
Tuesday,  June 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m. 

At the home of Linda Abrams 
2930 E.  Manchester 

Directions: Broadway to Treat (between Tucson and Country Club, next to El 
Parador),  turn south on Treat, turn left onto Manchester. 

Please RSVP to Linda at 326-4815 or _labrams2930@yahoo.com_ 
(mailto:labrams2930@yahoo.com)  
We will be discussing Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong  Kingston 

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Future  books 
Date  
Title  
Author  
Host  
July  31  
The  book thief  
Markus  Zusak  
Needed  
Aug.  28  
Places  left unfinished at the beginning of time  
John  Phillip Santos  
Needed  
Sept.  25  
Serving  crazy with curry or 
A  breath of fresh air or 
The  mango season  
Amulya  Malladi  
Needed  


Barbara  Allen
Technical Coordinator
Library Services
Tucson Unified School  District
Tucson, AZ



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