Friends of the Library Evening Book Club held its first meeting 
Thursday evening in the library at 6 pm. There were six enthusiastic people that listened to Pat Coy and special guest speaker Sharon Hythecker. Sharon shared the success of the Dodge Center Book Club and how they organized their meetings and how they choose books to read for the month and year.
Thursday evening in the library at 6 pm. There were six enthusiastic people that listened to Pat Coy and special guest speaker Sharon Hythecker. Sharon shared the success of the Dodge Center Book Club and how they organized their meetings and how they choose books to read for the month and year. The first decision the group made was to meet the third Thursday of each month at 6pm in the library. The group looked over the book selections from previous years by the Dodge Center Book Club and read the synopsis of the books. Discussion was held as which books would be chosen for the upcoming months. Everyone had different interests and it was reflected in the book selections chosen through October. Members who chose their book would also be the discussion leader for that month.
The books chosen were:Just Listen by Sarah Dessen for May 20, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for June 17, Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross for July 15, Water For Elephant by Sara Gruen for August 19, The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett for September 16, and The Manhunt by Daniel Swanson for October 21.
Book Summary:
Annabel Greene seemingly had everything: cool friends, close family, good grades, and a part-time modeling career in town. But it all came crashing down, and Annabel has spent the summer in shaky, self-imposed exile. She finds herself dreading the new school term and facing, well, everyone again. The last thing she wants to do is revisit old friendships while the losses are painful, the secrets behind the rifts are almost unbearable.
Her solid family seems fragile, too. What happened to cause the stiff silences and palpable resentments between her two older sisters? Why is no one in her loving but determinedly cheerful family talking about her middle sister's eating disorder? Annabel's devastating secret is revealed in bits and snatches, as readers see her go to amazing lengths to avoid confrontation.
Annabel finds comfort in an unlikely friendship with the school's most notorious loner. Owen has his own issues with anger, but has learned to control it and helps her realize the dangers of holding in her emotions.
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