Wed Dec 3rd
Shade of My Own Tree by Sheila Williams.
When Opal Sullivan walks out on an abusive husband after fifteen years, her new beginning starts in Appalachian River country, where she sees a bit of herself in a graceful but dilapidated house that, like Opal, is worn-out and somewhat beaten up, but it still stands proudly and deserves a second chance.

Wed Dec 3rd
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.
A picturesque novel of good-natured bums and warm-hearted prostitutes who lived on the fringes of Monterey, California, during the 1930s.

Book Choice for Jan 7th: Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides.
Sides' extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to life. A tale with many heroes and villains, at the center stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson--the legendary trapper, scout, and soldier who embodies all the contradictions and ambiguities of the American West experience.

Book Choice Feb 4th: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracey Kidder.
The story of Dr. Paul Farmer, who through his charity, Partners in Health, has helped to increase the global initiative on fighting infectious diseases.

Book Choice for Dec 3rd: Capote in Kansas, a Ghost Story by Kim Powers.

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Book Choice for Dec -Hosting their Annual Christmas Party Potluck

Book Choice Jan 20th: About Alice by Calvin Trillin.
Trillin, a staff writer with the New Yorker since 1963, has often written about the members of his family, notably his wife, Alice, whom he married in 1965. Avoiding expressions of grief, Trillin unveils a straightforward, honest portrait of their marriage and family life.
 Call the library for more information. Newcomers always welcome!

The group is hosted by widely read mystery expert Susan Braun, an experienced book group leader and participant, practicing librarian, and longtime reviewer for /Library Journal/, and meets the third Tuesday of each month. Newcomers and drop ins are always welcome.
 

New!  Bainbridge 3rd Tuesday Readers 1:30 PM Bainbridge Island Library -- 1270 Madison Avenue N., Bainbridge Island, 98110-2721, 206-842-4162

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 *(new)*  Hosted by Julie O'Niell, and meeting at the Bainbridge Island Senior Center every third Tuesday.   Readers choice, for this first group meeting.  

Wed Dec 17th  Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olssen.
With extraordinary emotional power, Olsson's stunningly well-crafted debut novel recounts the unusual and unexpected friendship that develops between two women. Set against a haunting Swedish landscape, this is a lyrical and meditative novel of love and loss.

Book Choice for Dec 17th:  Book chat: This will be a general discussion in which participants comment on books they have enjoyed and would recommend to others.  We will also choose titles to be discussed in 2009.

Book Choice Jan 21st: The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin.
Laskin writes a gripping chronicale of an 1888 violent blizzard that swept across the American plains, killing hundreds of people, many of them children making their way home from school.

Book Choice Feb 18th: The Highest Tide by Tim Lynch.
While the Pacific Northwest sea continues to offer him discoveries from its mysterious depths, such as a giant squid, a teenaged boy struggles to deal with the difficulties that come with the equally mysterious process of growing up.

Sylvan Way Book Group 6:00 PM  Location: Sylvan Way Library -- 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton 98310, 360-405-9100

Nov 20^th Thurs
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai.
The story of two sons of doctors who at the age of 17 are sent to a remote mountain village during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, where their ingenuity helps them survive four long years of banishment.

6:30 PM
Thurs Dec 18th  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
When the totalitarian regime orders all books to be destroyed, Guy Montag, a "fireman" assigned to burn books, suddenly realizes their merit.

Book Choice Jan 15th: Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb.
The story of what happens to a young Irish girl abandoned in Morocco when her parents are murdered. Alone in the world, her search for home and family takes her down some surprising paths.

Book Choice Feb 19th: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson.
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard.

5:00 PM   Downtown Bremerton Readers Group  Downtown Bremerton Branch, 612-5th Street, Bremerton, WA 98337, 360-377-3955

Monday Nov 24^th Ghost at the Table by Suzanne Berne.
The Fiske family is gathered at the exquisitely restored New England home of the second of three sisters. The family table groans with the weight of guilt and blame in this taut, psychological drama of a family's unraveling.

 Dec 22nd: Today the group will be sharing our favorite reads of 2008 and choosing titles for 2009.

Want to branch out into suspense, mystery or thrillers? Come read with us. The group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 10 a.m.

7:00 PM  Circulo de Lectores Iberoamericanos (Spanish Book Club) Bainbridge Island Library -- 1270 Madison Avenue N., Bainbridge Island, 98110-2721, 206-842-4162

 Nov 20^th Thurs Discussing:   This month, the group will be listening to the music and reading the lyrics of "musica de protesta" of Latin America.  No advanced reading.  Held in the Ihland Way Meeting Room.

 6:30 PM  Ship's Log Readers Port Orchard Library -- 87 Sidney Avenue, Port Orchard 98366-5249, 360-876-2224

 Nov 20 Thurs The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason.
In 1886 a piano tuner is sent on a strange mission to Burma where he encounters a world more mysterious and dangerous that he ever could have imagined.

Book Choice for Dec 18th: Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafron.   Refreshments served.

Book Choice  Jan 22nd: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.
Set during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Water for Elephants tells the story of a young man who leaves his life as a Cornell University veterinary student and jumps onto a train that happens to house the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.

Book Choice Feb 26th: The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar.
Here is a searing novel that vividly captures the delicate balance of class and gender in contemporary India, as witnessed through the lives of an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife and her stoic, illiterate domestic worker.