Shannon Hale’s Website

Fans of Shannon Hale’s books (Goose Girl, Enna Burning, Book of a Thousand Days) will find a lot to like on her web site, where she shares great information about her books and herself. Just like with a DVD, you can find deleted scenes from several of her titles and discussion guides. There are also quizzes for the books that may be fun for your mother-daughter book club to take. Set it up like a Jeopardy quiz show with a bell to ring when someone has the answer.

Also on Shannon’s site is a list of her book recommendations broken down by categories like fantasy, adult, younger readers, and recommendations by her husband. Here’s the link to The Official Site of Shannon Hale so you can check it out.

Author’s Website - Sharon Creech

My Mother Daughter Book Clubs have read two of Sharon Creech’s Books: Bloomability and Granny Torrelli Makes Soup. We had great discussions about both books, and we also had fun coming up with food ideas for our meetings.

My daughters and I both like Sharon’s writing so much, we’ve also read several book on our own, including Chasing Redbird, Walk Two Moons, The Wanderer and Ruby Holler.

Sharon has a great Web site with information about her books that would be helpful background if you’re reading one of them for your book club. She also includes teaching guides for Bloomability and Chasing Redbird that may add to your discussions.

Check out Sharon’s site at www.sharoncreech.com.

Yikes!

I can’t believe we’ve reached the end of September and I’ve barely had time to sit at my desk for the past few weeks. With school starting again, soccer starting up, doctor visits for my daughter who fractured her arm, and work and volunteer projects topping my list as well, I’ve had little time to write a post on this blog.

Plus, both of the Mother Daughter Book Clubs I’m a member of have not yet met for the year! But fear not, an interview with Gennifer Choldenko, author of the well-loved Al Capone Does My Shirts and a new book, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, will be posted here next week. In the meantime, look at Gennifer’s Web site, www.choldenko.com, for interesting information. While you’re there, check out her fall schedule to see if she’ll be appearing at a bookstore near you. When you look for her new book on the shelves, here’s what you’ll see: