July 13th 2016 Email from Carol Mumma

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From: <cb-m@juno.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:40 AM
Subject: Park Email - Book Club

ATTENTION RAINBOW READERS!!!!!

         Believe it or not, we meet this FRIDAY, JULY 15TH, at 1 PM  in the CLUB HOUSE CARD ROOM.  The date slipped up on me so fast that it nearly ran me down!

        The book we discussed was UNBROKEN by Jamie Lisa Forbes, which takes place on the high plains ranching area near Laramie, Wyoming.  The story centers around two very strong characters, Gwen Swan and Meg Braeburn, and their respective families.  The reader discovers that ranching in that area is hard (and often unrewarding) work.  Besides that, relationships are strained and serious clashes arise.  Most of these are resolved in surprising ways--a friendship is crushed and a young man's future is brought to a sudden end--but the characters persevere.  We all decided the book was worth reading, but nobody in attendance wanted to start a cattle ranch.

        Books we discussed reading in the future were:  EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON by S. C. Gwynne, TERM LIMITS by Vince Flynn, HARVEST by Tess Gerritson, SHIP OF BRIDES by Jojo Moyes, RATTLESNAKE CROSSING by J. A. Jance, and HALF BROKE HORSES by Jeannette Walls.

        Our scheduled books (when we can remember them) are:

       

        JUL 15 - LOOKING FOR SALVATION AT THE DAIRY QUEEN by Susan Gregg Gilmore

        AUG 19- HALF BROKE HORSES by Jeannette Walls

       

        We need more titles for fall, so bring some workable suggestions.  (We don't want to have to stay after school now, do we?)

          

        In the meantime, in honor of that famous philosopher, A. A. Milne, who wrote WINNIE-THE-POOH, I offer this bit from him regarding preparedness and resolve: 

        "John had a great big waterproof mackintosh

        John had a great big waterproof hat

        John had great big waterproof boots on

        And THAT,said John, was THAT!

       

        See you Friday,

        Carol

 

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