August Book Club

2012-08-01T19:50:00.000-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for August. Interested in forming a book club at your branch? For more information, contact the Programming Department at 407-742-888.

Pineapple Grenade
By Dorsey, Tim
2012-01 - William Morrow & Company
9780061876905 Check Our Catalog

14th book in Serge Storms series

In the latest laugh-riot thriller from the "New York Times"-bestselling author Dorsey, Serge Storms has finagled his way into becoming a secret agent in Miami, spying for the president of a banana republic. Will he still have time for a cocktail before Homeland Security brings him down?

Join us Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.
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July Book Club Meetings

2012-06-28T10:58:00.002-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for July.

Enjoy reading and discussing Teen Books? Come to the Young at Heart Book club at the St Cloud Library on Thursday, July 12, 2012. For more information, contact the Programming Department at 407-742-888.

Interested in forming a book club at your branch? Please click here to contact the library.

Porch Lights
By Frank, Dorothea Benton
2012-06 - William Morrow & Company
9780061961298 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestselling author Frank is back home in the Carolina low country, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark.

Join us Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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June Book Club Meetings

2012-06-02T15:20:00.000-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for June. Interested in forming a book club at your branch? Please click here to contact the library.

Aleph
By Coelho, Paulo
Translator Costa, Margaret Jull
2011-09 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307700186 Check Our Catalog

In "Aleph," the #1 internationally bestselling author of "The Alchemist" returns to his roots, leading readers on a fascinating spiritual voyage via the Trans-Siberian railroad--a journey across countries and continents, across time and space, past and present.
Join us Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.
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Dark Life
By Falls, Kat
2010-05 - Scholastic Press
9780545178143 Check Our Catalog

Set in an apocalyptic future, "Dark Life" is the harrowing tale of underwater pioneers who have carved out a life for themselves in the harsh deep-sea environment, farming the seafloor in exchange for the land deed.
Join us for the Young at Heart Book Club on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.
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May Book Club Meetings

2012-05-02T19:09:00.001-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for May.

There is also a Young at Heart Book Club at the St Cloud Library for those who enjoy reading Teen books! All ages are welcome to this book club event, facilitated by the Teen Services Librarian. Click here for dates and times.

Interested in forming a book club at your branch? Please click here to contact the library.

Legally Dead
By Buchanan, Edna
2008-11 - Thorndike Press
9781410410658 Check Our Catalog

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of the thriller "Love Kills" launches a new series featuring former U.S. Marshall Michael Venturi, who quits the Witness Protection Program to become a one-man freelance identity wizard.

Join us Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.
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April Book Club Meetings

2012-04-04T16:19:00.001-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for April.

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

A Dark and Lonely Place
By Buchanan, Edna
2011-11 - Simon & Schuster
9781439159170 Check Our Catalog

For the first time, the Pulitzer Prize Award-winning author takes on a novel of romance and suspense in this gripping saga of star-crossed lovers in the Florida of past and present. "A Dark and Lonely Place" poses the question: can we change our destiny, or must our lives always end the same way?

Join us Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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Clockwork Angel
By Clare, Cassandra
2010-08 - Margaret K. McElderry Books
9781416975861 Check Our Catalog

1st book in Infernal devices series

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When 16-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks, and other supernatural beings stalk the gaslit streets.

A book club for those who enjoy reading Teen books! All ages are welcome to this book club event, facilitated by the Teen Services Librarian. Join us Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 6:30 pm for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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March Book Club Meetings

2012-02-21T16:18:00.001-05:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for March.

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

La Sombra del Viento
By Ruiz Zafon, Carlos
2009-02 - Vintage Books USA
9780307472595 Check Our Catalog SPA

Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí, Daniel Sempere encuentra un libro maldito que cambia el rumbo de su vida y le arrastra a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad.

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 1 de Marzo a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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The Jungle
By Sinclair, Upton
2001-11 - Dover Publications
9780486419237 Check Our Catalog

1906 bestseller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page.

Join us Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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Sarah's Key
By De Rosnay, Tatiana
2008-09 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312370848 Check Our Catalog

An Indie Next Selection

Haunting and suspenseful, life-affirming and beautiful, "Sarah's Key" offers a compelling portrait of occupied Paris and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this little-known episode in French history.

Join us Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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February Meetings

2012-01-30T16:57:00.000-05:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for February.

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

La Sombra del Viento
By Ruiz Zafon, Carlos
2009-02 - Vintage Books USA
9780307472595 Check Our Catalog SPA

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 2 de Febrero a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
By Burpo, Todd
With Vincent, Lynn
2010-11 - Thomas Nelson Publishers
9780849946158 Check Our Catalog

This is the true story of Colton Burpo, the four-year old son of a small-town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven.

Join us Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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Please Look After Mom
By Shin, Kyung-Sook
Author Sin, Kyong-Suk
Translator Kim, Chi-Young
2011-04 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307593917 Check Our Catalog

A million-plus-copy bestseller in South Korea and poised to become an international sensation, "Please Look After Mom" is the stunning, deeply moving story of a family's search for their mother, and of the desires, heartaches, and secrets they discover she harbored within.

Join us Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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January Book Club Meetings

2011-11-22T15:13:00.001-05:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for January. Remember, we do not meet in December. We hope you enjoy the winter holidays and we'll see you back in January.

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

Aleph
By Coelho, Paulo
Translator Obon, Pilar
2011-09 - Vintage Books
9780307744586 Check Our Catalog SPA

En su novela más personal hasta la fecha, Paulo Coelho regresa con una extraordinaria historia de autodescubrimiento. Al igual que el personaje principal de su gran novela El Alquimista, en Aleph Paulo se enfrenta a una grave crisis de fe. En busca de renovación y crecimiento espiritual, decide comenzar de nuevo: viajar, experimentar y volver a conectarse con el mundo y las personas.

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 5 de Enero a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
By Levitt, Steven D.
Author Dubner, Stephen J.
2006-10 - William Morrow & Company
9780061234002 Check Our Catalog

The author offers his view of how the economy really works, examining issues from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, offering a very different view on what drives the economy.

Join us Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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The Traitor's Emblem
By Gomez-Jurado, Juan
Translator Hahn, Daniel
2011-07 - Atria Books
9781439198780 Check Our Catalog

Set against the dark and menacing streets of Depression-era Munich and the cruel rise of Nazism, Gomez-Jurado's spellbinding thriller--an epic novel spanning decades of family betrayal, impossible love and the high price of vengeance--roves again that he is a master of narration.

Join us Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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November Book Club Meetings

2011-10-23T13:17:00.000-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for November!

There are no meetings in December. We hope to have a selection ready for next year by the end of December.

We hope you enjoy the winter holidays and we'll see you back in January.

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

La Isla de La Pasion: Una Novela
By Restrepo, Laura
2005-09 - Rayo
0060816201 Check Our Catalog SPA

En 1908, el capitán mexicano Ramón Arnaud y su adoloscente esposa parten hacia un pequeño atolón en el Pacífico, conocido por los exploradores españoles como la Isla de la Pasión. Acompañado de once soldados y sus familias, el capitán tiene órdenes de defender la isla ante la improbable invasión francesa. Con su peligroso arrecife de coral y una laguna estancada, la isla es amenazadora e inhóspita y sus nuevos habitantes deben luchar para sobrevivir. Logran crear una comunidad viable, pero entre la agitación política en su país y los comienzos de la primera Guerra Mundial, se ven olvidados en medio del Pacífico.

In 1908, Mexican capitán Ramón Arnaud and his adolescent wife depart for the small atoll in the Pacific Ocean, known by the Spanish explorers as the Island of Pasion. Acompanied by eleven soldiers and their families, the captian has orders to defend the island from an improbable French invasion. With its dangerous reef of coral and a enclosed lagoon, the island is threatening and inhospitable and their new inhabitants must fight to survive. They manage to create a viable community; but between the political upheaval in his own country and the beginnings of World War I, they are themselves forgotten in the middle of Pacific.

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 3 de Noviembre a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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How to Be an American Housewife
By Dilloway, Margaret
2010-08 - Putnam Adult
9780399156373 Check Our Catalog

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A lively and surprising novel about a Japanese woman with a closely guarded secret, the American daughter who strives to live up to her mother's standards, and the rejuvenating power of forgiveness.

Join us Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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Minding Ben
By Brown, Victoria
2011-04 - Hyperion Books
9781401341510 Check Our Catalog

Grace leaves Trinidad for a new life as a nanny in New York City, where she discovers a unique West Indian subculture and is forced to conduct humiliating tasks for meager wages as she cares for Ben, the son of the unconscionable Bruckners.

Join us Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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October Book Club Meetings

2011-09-21T13:17:00.001-04:00

Hello Readers!

Listed below are the selections for October! Due to the low number of copies and high number of requests for the St Cloud Book Club's October selection How to be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway, we've decided to change it to another novel. This novel has enough copies for the group, so club members should have enough time to read it before the discussion. There are ways you can help your fellow members. Please return the book when you are finished reading it. We know some members like to keep the book until the day of the meeting, but unfortunately, it's not possible when so many are trying to read the same book. The Library would love to order enough copies to cover everyone twice over, but due to budget constraints, this is not possible at this time.

If you have a friend who does not receive this email newsletter, please let them know of the change.

We appreciate your understanding and hope that you continue to enjoy the book clubs.

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

Agua Para Elefantes = Water for Elephants
By Gruen, Sara
Translator Berastegui, Manu
2007-10 - Alfaguara
9781603960069 Check Our Catalog SPA

Cuando el joven Jacob pierde todo, su familia y su futuro, y el mundo entero parece al borde del abismo en los difciles aos treinta, se aventura en un circo ambulante para trabajar como veterinario. Transcurren tiempos de penuria y crueldad, pero tambin de ensueo y plenitud, pues Jacob encuentra en el deslumbrante espectculo de los hermanos Benzini la amistad, al amor de su vida y a la traviesa elefanta Rosie.

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 6 de octubre a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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Keeping Time
By McGlynn, Stacey
2010-10 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780307464408 Check Our Catalog

Inspired by her 80-year-old great-aunt's first visit to America, McGlynn delivers a deeply moving and entertaining story about the way love persists and entwines through our lives as she chronicles 77-year-old Daisy Phillips' adventure from England to America to find her long-lost love.

Join us Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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The Lake of Dreams
By Edwards, Kim
2011-01 - Viking Books
9780670022175 Check Our Catalog

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With revelations that prove as captivating as the deceptions at the heart of her #1 "New York Times"-bestselling phenomenon "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," Edwards now presents the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family.

Join us Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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September Book Club Meetings

2011-08-27T12:22:00.001-04:00

Hello Readers!

The new Spanish book club had a bright beginning and we hope it will continue to grow.

Below are the book selections for September. Enjoy!

To send comments and suggestions to the Library, please click here

Yo
By Martin, Ricky
2010-11 - Penguin Books
9780451234162 Check Our Catalog SPA

El artista Ricky Martin quien ha vendido mas de 60 millones de albumes en todo el mundo habla por primera vez sobre su infancia, sus comienzos musicales en el grupo Menudo, su busqueda de identidad durante el fenomeno de "Livin La Vida Loca", la aceptacion de su sexualidad, las relaciones en las que descubrio el amor y las decisiones que cambiaron su vida como el convertirse en padre y su dedicacion por ayudar a los ninos des privilegiados en todo el mundo. Yo es un libro intimo de memorias sobre la trayectoria espiritual de uno de los artistas mas reconocidos de nuestra epoca.

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 1 de septiembre a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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The Scent of Rain and Lightning
By Pickard, Nancy
2010-05 - Ballantine Books
9780345471017 Check Our Catalog

Written with the wisdom and grace readers have come to expect from the award-winning author of "The Virgin of Small Plains" this brilliantly moving tale is one of family, murder, and redemptive love.

Join us Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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Margarita Nights: A Sherri Travis Mystery
By Smallman, Phyllis
2010-05 - McArthur & Company
9781552787632 Check Our Catalog

In a small Florida beach town, Sherri Travis is a bartender with attitude and a woman with an inconveniently murdered husband who turns out to be as much trouble to her dead as he was alive. Sifting through the debris of Jimmy's life, Sherri finds more than a few people who wanted her lying, scheming, scam artist husband gone -- but which one actually did the deed?

Join us Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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August Book Clubs

2011-08-04T16:53:00.001-04:00

Hello Readers!

August brings changes to the book clubs. Due to lack of attendance, the Poinciana Book Club was canceled. A new Spanish book club is premiering at the Buenaventura Lakes Library. Attendees will discuss popular novels written by Hispanic authors, along with other salient topics. Tell your friends and join us the first Thursday of the month at 10am at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

The St Cloud Book Club and the Buenaventura Lakes Book Club are still going strong. We appreciate your interest in this program and your love of books. :-)

Below are the book selections for August. Enjoy!

Dilema (Spanish Edition): La Lucha de Un Sacerdote Entre Su Fe y El Amor
By Cutie, Father Albert
Author Cutie, Padre Alberto
Author Cutie, Albert
2011-01 - Penguin Books
9780451232021 Check Our Catalog SPA

Un sacerdote de la Iglesia Catlica, autor y figura de la televisin y la radio, describe las razones que lo llevan a romper su promesa de celibato luego de su debate interno con el amor que siente hacia una mujer.

Unase a nosotros Jueves, 04 de agosto a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes.

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The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady
By Stuckey-French, Elizabeth
2011-02 - Doubleday Books
9780385510646 Check Our Catalog

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In 1953, Dr. Wilson Spriggs gave Marylou Ahearn a radioactive cocktail without her consent as part of a secret government study that had horrible consequences. For 50 years she's been plotting her revenge. At last she's found Spriggs.

Join us Tuesday, August 09 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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Room
By Donoghue, Emma
2010-09 - Little Brown and Company
9780316098335 Check Our Catalog

2011 Alex Award Winner

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, "Room" is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

Join us Thursday, August 18 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library.

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Summer St Cloud Library Book Club

2011-06-08T12:07:00.004-04:00

Greetings!

The members of the St. Cloud Book Club are continuing to meet a discuss books during the summer without a library staff facilitator. If you would like to join the discussions, the dates and books are:

Thursday, June 16th @ 10 a.m. The book is The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark
Thursday, July 21st @ 10 a.m. The book is Snow flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

If you have any questions, please call 407-742-8888

June and July Hiatus

2011-05-17T16:45:00.004-04:00

Hello Readers!

The book clubs of the Osceola Library System are taking a break in June and July. Meetings will resume in August. We look forward to seeing you then. In the meantime, the following is a list of books the book club is thinking of reading the last half of 2011. Comment and tell us which you would like to read.

Click here to see the list.

See you in August!

-The Book Club Facilitators

May Book Club Meetings

2011-04-29T08:00:00.001-04:00

The Imperfectionists
By Rachman, Tom
2010-01 - Dial Press
9781588369741 Check Our Catalog

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it--and themselves--afloat.

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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Arcadia Falls
By Goodman, Carol
2011-02 - Ballantine Books
9780345497543 Check Our Catalog

From the bestselling author of "The Lake of Dead Languages" comes an enthralling work of literary fiction that follows a mother and daughter as they uncover the sinister secrets of an isolated boarding school.

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

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April Book Club Meetings

2011-03-18T15:05:00.004-04:00

A History of the World in 6 Glasses
By Standage, Tom
2006-05 - Walker & Company
9780802715524 Check Our Catalog

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. According to the author of "The Victorian Internet," six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period.

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

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The Mountain Between Us
By Martin, Charles
2010-06 - Broadway Books
9780767927000 Check Our Catalog

Bestselling author Martin returns with a captivating story about two strangers who crash into a frigid mountain wilderness and must rely on each other to survive.

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

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The Wife's Tale
By Lansens, Lori
2010-02 - Little Brown and Company
9780316069311 Check Our Catalog

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Over the years, disappointment and worry have brought Mary Gooch's life to a standstill. But when her husband disappears, Mary is startled out of her inertia. What she finds out in the world fills her with an inner strength she's never felt before.

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Poinciana Library.

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March Book Clubs

2011-03-03T16:12:00.002-05:00

Look Again
By Scottoline, Lisa
2010-02 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312380731 Check Our Catalog

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, her heart stops--the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son. Scottoline breaks new ground in this thriller that's both heart-stopping and heart-breaking. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

My Name Is Memory
By Brashares, Ann
2010-06 - Riverhead Hardcover
9781594487583 Check Our Catalog

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From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and "The Last Summer (of You and Me)" comes the magical love story of a man who spends centuries falling in love with the same girl. A magical, suspenseful, heartbreaking story of true love, "My Name Is Memory" proves the power and endurance of a union that was meant to be. …More\

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Kenansville Branch Library.

Crashers
By Haynes, Dana
2010-06 - Minotaur Books
9780312599881 Check Our Catalog

This brilliantly conceived, high-energy thriller combines cutting-edge "CSI"-style investigation with a straight-out-of-"24" ticking-clock chase. …More

Join us for a lively discussion and Author Call In Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 12 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

Author, Dana Haynes, will be joining the Book Club discussion by phone, so have those questions ready!

February Book Clubs

2011-01-24T13:45:00.000-05:00

Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
By Lauren, Jillian
2010-04 - Plume Books
9780452296312 Check Our Catalog

A jaw-dropping story of how a girl from the suburbs ends up in a prince's harem and emerges from the secret Xanadu both richer and wiser.

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

The Sonderberg Case
By Wiesel, Elie
Translator Temerson, Catherine
2010-08 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307272201 Check Our Catalog

From the Nobel laureate and author of "Night" comes a deeply felt, beautifully written novel of morality, guilt, and innocence. With his signature elegance and thoughtfulness, Wiesel presents an enthralling psychological mystery, both vividly dramatic and profoundly emotional.

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

Another Life Altogether
By Beale, Elaine
2010-02 - Spiegel & Grau
9780385530040 Check Our Catalog

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Recalling such novels as "White Oleander" and "Anywhere But Here, Another Life Altogether" is a keenly observed coming-of-age story about the effects of a mother's mental illness on her young daughter.

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Poinciana Library.

January Book Club Meetings

2010-11-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English
By Solomons, Natasha
2010-06 - Reagan Arthur Books
9780316077583 Check Our Catalog

With its bittersweet humor and World War II nostalgia, this novel, inspired by autobiographical events, is the charming love story of a couple making a new life--and their wildest dreams--come true. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
By Gilbert, Elizabeth
2007-02 - Penguin Books
0143038419 Check Our Catalog

A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

November Book Club Meetings

2010-10-28T21:32:00.001-04:00

The Book of Lies
By Meltzer, Brad
2009-05 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446616140 Check Our Catalog

Meltzer returns with this instant "New York Times"-bestselling follow-up to "The Book of Fate," and asks two burning questions: What does Cain, history's greatest villain, have to do with Superman, the world's greatest hero? And what do two murders, committed thousands of years apart, have in common? …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

The Things That Keep Us Here
By Buckley, Carla
2010-02 - Delacorte Press
9780440245094 Check Our Catalog

Ann Brooks's limits are tested by a crisis no one could prevent. Now, as her neighborhood descends into panic, she must make tough choices to protect everyone she loves from a threat she cannot even see.

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Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

Noah's Compass
By Tyler, Anne
2010-01 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307272409 Check Our Catalog

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From the incomparable Tyler comes a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher who has been forced to retire at age 61, who must suddenly come to terms with the final phase of his life. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Poinciana Library.

October Book Clubs

2010-09-26T12:04:00.002-04:00

The Irresistible Henry House
By Grunwald, Lisa
2010-03 - Random House (NY)
9781400063000 Check Our Catalog

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In mid-20th-century America, a home economics program at a prominent university uses real babies to teach mothering skills. For a young man raised in these unlikely circumstances, finding real love and learning to trust will prove to be the work of a lifetime. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

Shanghai Girls
By See, Lisa
2010-02 - Random House Trade
9780812980530 Check Our Catalog

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From the author of the bestsellers "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love" comes a stunning novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Kenansville Branch Library.

Lavender Morning
By Deveraux, Jude
2009-11 - Pocket Books
9780743437219 Check Our Catalog

From the perennial "New York Times"-bestselling author comes a romance about a woman who has been an outsider her whole life. Then an unexpected bequest leads her to an intriguing village where she discovers a secret that will change her forever. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

New Tricks
By Rosenfelt, David
2010-06 - Grand Central Publishing
9780446505888 Check Our Catalog

Andy Carpenter gains possession of an adorable Bernese puppy whose owner had been brutally murdered. However, his playful new friend is valued by several people, many of whom are willing to resort to violence to get what they want. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Poinciana Library.

September Book Clubs

2010-08-20T08:00:00.004-04:00

The month of September proves to be exciting! I hope you'll join us for a book club meeting at one of the libraries below.

You may notice that the Poinciana Library's Book Club is not scheduled this month or September. We've noticed that many of our members are busy at this time. If this is not the case, please contact the library and let us know you would still like to meet during those months.

If you would like to start a book club at the Hart Memorial Central Library in downtown Kissimmee, please contact the library.

The Murderer's Daughters
By Meyers, Randy Susan
2010-01 - St. Martin's Press
9780312576981 Check Our Catalog

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In her mesmerizing, empathic novel, Meyers explores the bond between two sisters clinging to each other in the aftermath of their mother's murder and their father's imprisonment . . .--Jenna Blum. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Kenansville Branch Library.

Loving Frank
By Horan, Nancy
2007-08 - Ballantine Books
9780345494993 Check Our Catalog

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Nancy Horan brilliantly blends together fact and fiction in Loving Frank, her compelling debut novel about the relationship between legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, the wife of a couple whose home Wright built in 1904. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

The Girl Who Chased the Moon
By Allen, Sarah Addison
2010-03 - Bantam
9780553807219 Check Our Catalog

In the latest enchanting novel from "New York Times"-bestselling author Allen, two very different women discover how to find their places in the world--no matter how out of place they feel. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

August Book Clubs

2010-07-27T08:00:00.000-04:00

The summer book clubs are over and the meetings are back to their regular sessions with facilitators! You may notice that the Poinciana Library's Book Club is not scheduled this month or September. We've noticed that many of our members are busy at this time. If this is not the case, please contact the library and let us know you would still like to meet during those months.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Skloot, Rebecca
2010-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9781400052172 Check Our Catalog

Skloot brilliantly weaves together the story of Henrietta Lacks--a woman whose cells have been unwittingly used for scientific research since the 1950s--with the birth of bioethics, and the dark history of experimentation on African Americans. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

Shakespeare Undead
By Handeland, Lori
2010-06 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312641528 Check Our Catalog

Shakespeare wasn't human . . . he was undead! For fans of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" comes a novel that shows how the Bard got his bite. …More

Join us for a lively discussion on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hart Memorial Central Library.

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
By Walls, Jeannette
2009-10 - Scribner Book Company
9781416586289 Check Our Catalog

Walls's "The Glass Castle" was nothing short of spectacular ("Entertainment Weekly"). Now Walls presents this magnificent, true-life novel based on her no-nonsense, resourceful, hardworking, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

July Summer Book Club Meetings

2010-06-30T11:00:00.000-04:00

Dive into Reading and book clubs this summer at your local Library! Meet up with fellow bibliophiles to discuss the following water themed novels, and receive a raffle ticket to enter into a prize drawing for the Adult Summer Reading Program. You will also receive a special bookmark that you can plant to grow wildflowers!

Library staff will provide the room, discussion questions, bookmarks, and raffle tickets, and you and your friends will generate the conversation. More information about the Summer Reading Program is available on our website.

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
By Kurson, Robert
2004-06 - Random House Large Print Publishing
9780375433870 Check Our Catalog

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Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

Dead in the Family
By Harris, Charlaine
2010-05 - Ace Books
9780441018642 Check Our Catalog

The latest book in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series--the basis for HBO's "True Blood." After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the Faery War, Sookie is hurt and angry. Worst of all, there are still some Fae on the human side--and one of them is very angry at Sookie. …More

Join us for a lively discussion on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hart Memorial Central Library.

The Summer I Dared
By Delinsky, Barbara
2004-05 - Scribner Book Company
9780743246439 Check Our Catalog

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The perennial "New York Times" bestselling author of "Flirting with Pete" presents an emotionally intricate story of three lives irrevocably changed by a single tragic accident. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

The Castaways
By Hilderbrand, Elin
2009-07 - Little Brown and Company
9780316043892 Check Our Catalog

Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends. After Greg and Tess are killed when their boat capsizes, the islanders mourn the loss. But nothing can prepare the MacAvoys' closest friends for what will be revealed. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 2p.m. at the Poinciana Library.

June Summer Book Club

2010-05-28T11:00:00.000-04:00

The Ocean Between Us
By Wiggs, Susan
2004-04 - Mira Books
9780778320357 Check Our Catalog

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Grace Bennett has devoted 18 years of her life to her marriage and her husband's career as a navy captain. But Steve Bennett's lack of emotional support for her and their children has left Grace longing for change. That longing becomes all the more compelling when Steve meets the son he fathered when he way younger--a son he hadn't known existed. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

Dracula the Un-Dead
By Stoker, Dacre
Author Holt, Ian
2009-10 - Dutton Books
9780525951292 Check Our Catalog

Written by a direct descendant of Bram Stoker and a well-known Dracula historian, "Dracula: The Un-Dead" is a bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. …More

Join us for a lively discussion on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hart Memorial Central Library.

Sandcastles
By Rice, Luanne
2006-06 - Bantam Books
9780553804195 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times" bestselling author Luanne Rice takes readers on an unforgettable journey into the heart of summers past and summers to come, as a couple meets after a long estrangement for their daughter's wedding. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.

That Old Cape Magic
By Russo, Richard
2009-08 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780375414961 Check Our Catalog

In this follow-up to "Bridge of Sighs," Russo delivers a novel of deep introspection and every family feeling imaginable, with a middle-aged man confronting his parents and their failed marriage, his own troubled one, his daughter's new life and, finally, what it is he thought he wanted and what in fact he has. …More

Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 2p.m. at the Poinciana Library.