September or October?

It sounds to me like Jenny has the most ideas, so let's let her just pick the first book. Should we aim to have it read sometime in September, or October? (I almost left the apostrophe out of "let's". I'm still not quite sure it looks right. Grammar used to be my thing--when did it come to this?)

Library?

I haven't yet found the library - or rather, I have found the library but can't get a library card until I receive a letter in the mail to prove I really do live here, so I can't get any books for a bit yet. I am not sure I can get Fablehaven at all here, although it sounds fun. Is it one of those books that you can only get in Utah? I don't really want to do a Spanish book (sorry Jenny) I'm not ready to think that much first book off. Any of the other ones sound fine.

Contributors

I had it send invitations to be contributors to each of your email addresses. If you didn't receive an invite, just let me know.

I loved My Antonia and wouldn't mind reading it again so we could discuss it. The Grapes of Wrath was hard to read (one that I am glad I read, but would have to push myself to read it again). If you all want to read it anyway, I'll read it.

Jenny, I can't believe you just read an 800 page book. I watched that movie and liked it. :)

From Jenny

I think since you gave us all the email and the password, if we actually log in under that email address and password, instead of just viewing the blog, we should all be able to post like this.

I just finished reading _Middlemarch_ by George Eliot. It was like 800 pages long. It was really good, but I didn't like the epilogue at the end.....remind me never to put an epilogue in a book if I ever write a book.

And now I'm reading a Spanish book that I really like, _Mira que yo te querre_.

Have you guys ever read _My Antonia_ by Willa Cather or _The Grapes of Wrath_ by Steinbeck? Daddy once told me that those are two books that remind him of his mom and dad.

Contributors

Biz, how did you become a contributor? I don't know how to do that, so chances are the rest don't, either. Although based on the wild response, it might just be me and you in the "book club".

From Liz

Sorry, that last post was from me. I didn't say that on it. I made myself a contributor now, so it should say at the bottom when I post.

Fablehaven

I am on the second of these books that Audrey and Elliot loved so much. I am enjoying it a lot. They were right, it moves a lot more quickly than the first one!

First book

Bizzie wants to know who gets to choose the first book. I really don't care. I haven't read anything out-of-this-world fantastic in the near past, so I don't have any brilliant ideas. Have any of you read a book that you thought, "Gee, everyone in my family should read this so we can discuss it"? I'm very open to suggestion.

:)

I realize that the rest of you all are probably busy, but I've got a little too much time on my hands this week, so I've come up with a wonderful idea: a family book club!!! (Don't all stand up and cheer at once). I know I've talked to Elizabeth, at least, about this possibility, but I want to really see if we can do it this go-round. Any takers?

I thought we could all meet in a chat room somewhere online, once we determine a time that works for everyone. In the meantime, we can all post on this blog. Things like book suggestions would be appropriate for the next little while. 

I had so much fun with everyone (almost) at Bear Lake and I think this is a way we can connect even more often as a whole family.