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Cake and Crime Mystery Group

The Cake and Crime Mystery Group meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 12:00pm.  Bring your lunch and join us for a lively discussion of a mystery book.

 Schedule is as follows:

April 14, 2010 - Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

May 12, 2010 - Vanished Smile by R. A Scotti

June 9, 2010 - While My Pretty One Knits by Anne Canadeo

July 14, 2010 - Poisoning in the Pub by Simon Brett

August 11, 2010 - Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by C. Alan Bradley

September 8, 2010 - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

October 13, 2010 - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson

 

 

 

 

 

Rowe Readers

Join us each month for a lively book discussion.  The group meets the fourth Tuesday of every month except December at 7:00pm.  Each member has a chance to promote a favorite book and lead the discussion.

April 27, 2010 – Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett  

May 25, 2010– Back When We Were Grownups  by Anne Tyler   

June 22, 2010 – Ginger Tree  by Oswald Wynd

July 27, 2010 –   Wind in the Willows  by Kenneth Grahame

August 24, 2010 – Wrinkle in Time  by Madeline L'Engle 

September 28, 2010 – Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society  by Mary Ann Shaffer  

October 26, 2010 – Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Mantiel 

November 23, 2010 – Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay  

January 25, 2011 – North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell  

February 22, 2011 - Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

March 22, 2011 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett

April 26, 2011 - Charm School by Nelson DeMille

Other recommended reading:
Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Red Tent by Anita Diamant
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

 

W.A.C.K.Y Reading Group

Our W.A.C.K.Y. (Wild Adventures Containing Knowledgeable Youth) Reading Group is open to teens in high school.  We will read a book selected by the group and meet on a six week cycle.  Read the book and come for a stimulating conversation.

 

March 31, 2010 - Spud by Patricia Orvis

May 6, 2010 - I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee by Charles Shields

Watt Readers

Watt Readers "What a bright idea."

 

There is an exciting development here at the Robert W. Rowe Library! We have started another book club, one that will focus on contemporary popular fiction and non-fiction titles. This new book club is open to all adults who enjoy engaging in stimulating conversation about books and exchanging perspectives about characters, plots and authors.  The Watt Readers Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month except Dec

Copies will be available for checkout at the Robert W. Rowe Library. For more information call the library at 815-496-2031.

April 20, 2010 - Red Tent by Anita Diamant

May 18, 2010 - Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

 

Y.A.R.D. Group

This Young Adult Reading Discussion Group (Y.A.R.D.) is for sixth through eighth graders.    Join the group, read the book and have lots of fun.  We meet at 6:30pm.

March 3, 2010 -  The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

April 7, 2010 - Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LIfe - Wendy Mass

May 12, 2010 - Boost by Kathyrn Mackel

June 12, 2010 - Palace of Laughter by Jon Berkely

July 21, 2010 - Bud, not Buddy by christopher Paul Curtis

August 25, 2010 - Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey