Advice from the Experts

A patron is looking for books for her daughter, who is starting middle school next year,  that deal with peer pressure.She (the daughter) is not that crazy about reading.

Do you guys have any ideas about books she might like?

Thanking you!

We're All Going to the Dolls

Next month's meeting will be to discuss The Doll People. I know Megan and Michelle will have a lot to tell us/ask us about the book! (No pressure, gals :)

If anyone needs a copy, shoot me an email  and I'll leave it for you at the front desk.

Enjoy the dog days of school. 

Meeting Next Tuesday

Did you guys see this story in the NY Times magazine about Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins? I am loving the book even more this time. Only problem: I want to read all three again!

Don't forget to bring books for pre-schoolers for Hannah's drive.

See you Tuesday!

And Then There Was Us

I might be using questionable grammar, but it is true. I don't know when I've enjoyed comparing murders and murders so much. Thanks to Kennedy for bringing the list of all the murders so we could keep things straight. And thanks to Anne for her excellent questions.  Overall, Dame Agatha got thumbs up from our group.

Our next book is The Hunger Games. I have to say I loved this book and can't wait to hear what you all think about it.

I posted the rest of the winning books and the dates of our meetings on the right.

I'll be thinking of you gals every time I have a "spot of tea."

Spring Cleaning for a Cause

Thanks to Hannah, we have a chance to Make a Difference! She is collecting books for the Carrina School in East Orange for her Girl Scout Silver Award project.

Bring new or gently used books to our next meeting. You reading girls know how much it meant to have books when you were first starting to read (and still now). So let's support Hannah's efforts and help kids in East Orange get off to a great start!

Meeting Tomorrow

So many things to do:

• Talk about And Then There Were None
• Tell me what you thought about the Cillian book
• Vote on our May-August books. Top candidates are:
• Skellig,
• Doll People,  
• Night Tourist
• The Mysterious Benedict Society.
• Decide on our good deeds. Some ideas:
• A beanie baby drive for troops in Afghanistan
• Contribute to toy drive
• Other ideas?

Looking forward to seeing you!

Dame Agatha is Next!

I'll admit that we gave Ella short shrift, but we had fun sipping our tea and nominating our next books to read.


Thank you, birthday girl Alexa, for not only coming to the meeting with seconds to spare before your game...but also bringing brownies!!!


The overwhelming winner for our next book was And Then There Were None, which was written  by Agatha Christie in 1939. I've ordered copies through other libraries. Let me know if you need one. The date of our next meeting is March 22.


If you've already read this one, how about reading another of her books -- there are soooo many -- and telling the rest of us about it?


The book for our April meeting will be The Hunger Games.


Other things we need to do at our March meeting:

• Vote for our other books. The leading candidates are Doll People, Skellig, Night Tourist and the Mysterious Benedict Society.
• Get feedback on the Cillian story.

Stay well, dear ladies!