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Book Club Update

ByRachel September 3, 2009 0 Comments
Don't forget, tomorrow is the next meeting of the Up and Writing Book Club for Tamora Pierce's MELTING STONES. We'll discuss the first and second sections of the book, up to the end of chapter 11. If you haven't read that far, don't worry; the discussion will mostly center on the fist five or six chapters. RHDavis

Book Club and Published Review

ByRachel August 28, 2009 2 Comments
Some updates: First, I've already announced that the next meeting of the Up and Writing Book Club will take place Friday, Sept. 4. Discussion will include the first and second sections MELTING STONES by Tamora Pierce (first section: to the end of chapter 6. second section: to the end of chapter 11.) Come and enjoy the discussion! The post will be up starting in the wee hours of the morning, so...

Book Club Update

ByRachel August 25, 2009 0 Comments
So, I'm getting the feeling that most of you didn't have time to get and/or read MELTING STONES before this week. LOL. Holly Pants gets the prize for the first book club comment, though. :) Here's what I think we'll do. Next time, I was going to post discussion starters for the next quarter of the book. Since we didn't really discuss the first quarter this week, we'll leave the first quarter and...

MELTING STONES: Week 1

ByRachel August 23, 2009 2 Comments
Up and Writing Book Club MELTING STONES, Week 1: Chapters 1-6 (p 1-85) Welcome to Up and Writing's first book club meeting. Let's jump right in, shall we? I'll start the conversation off with a few thoughts: First, I'd just like to say I really enjoyed this book. The first six chapters are enough to let the reader know that this won't be a run-of-the-mill YA fantasy. We've got a teen...

Inspiring Book!

ByRachel August 17, 2009 0 Comments
I just finished BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS by Shannon Hale and it was simply inspiring! Not since THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL have I read through something so fast, just because I needed to find out what happens next. Great storytelling, fast-paced plot, likable characters, and a love story that doesn't writhe with stereotypes and sugar. This will certainly be the book club's next book after MELTING...