Thursday, May 27, 2010

Book Buddies: Year 3 in Review

It's hard to believe another year of Book Buddies is over! We had an incredible year with some amazing books and more author interviews!

We began and ended the year with two "classics": From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in September and Half Magic in May. While the group was somewhat divided on From the Mixed-Up Files (some felt the book was quite dated), everyone loved Half Magic and the adventures of the Jane, Mark, Katherine and Martha. In between we read fantasy (The Chocolate Touch), mystery (Mudshark), and our first animal book (Highway Cats)! We also read our first Roald Dahl (Matilda - I've been wanting us to read him for awhile) and a terrific baseball story (Free Baseball).


We interviewed 4 more authors this year: Kate Klise in October (Dying to Meet You - interview via telephone), Janet Taylor Lisle in February (Highway Cats - interview in person at the library!), Barbara O'Connor in March (Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia - interview via email), and Sue Corbett (Free Baseball - interview via telephone). All of the authors were wonderful and we send them each a big thank you for their time and participation. I'd especially like to thank Janet Taylor Lisle for coming to the Newport Public Library and joining us for our book discussion.

Thanks to all the Book Buddies members for taking part in book club this year. Have a great summer and I look forward to seeing you in September!

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