What's in a Name? The Story of Rump

We had a great book club meeting last week to discuss the book, Rump.  The discussion was very good and mostly centered around the power of a name.  The image below is something many of us could relate to....

After our discussion we played an awesome Jeopardy style game.  Yarn was spun into "gold" and Rump style snacks were served.  It was a fun meeting to discuss a fun book.

Next meeting is on May 30th at 7 to discuss the book, The Mother Daughter Book Club (something we should all be able to relate to :)).

A note from the author...

I sent an email to Gordon Korman to tell him how much we enjoyed Ungifted and he replied back.  Here is his note...

Looking forward to our next meeting.  April 27th to discuss Rump!  It looks and sounds like a very fun book!

A Gifted Meeting to Discuss Ungifted!

Angela and Ashley definitely proved themselves to be very gifted at organizing and planning with today's meeting.  From the moment we walked into the Ungifted School, we had fun.  We played "Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?" By the way, the moms are not.  We also had robot snacks and the girls made robot crafts.  We loved Ungifted!

Next meeting will be on April 27th to discuss the book, Rump.

Mother Daughter Book Club

Book:  Ungifted by Gordon Korman

March 16th

1:30 – 3:30

Meeting Place:

1106 Evening Sun Lane, McGregor 76657

The Wonder of Wonder

We had a great meeting to discuss the amazing book "Wonder."  There was so much to discuss in the book and the conversation ranged from:

What in the book made us happy?
What made us sad?
Our favorite characters?

The girls all rated the book a 9 on a scale of 1-10.  With one girl even giving it a 9.5!

We ended our discussion by sharing precepts just like Mr. Browne did in his class.

Here are a few....

You are a good person if you try your best.
Be kind because everyone you meet is fighting a battle.
Love can cover a multitude of sins.
Smile; make people wonder what you are smiling about. :)
Just because something bad happens doesn't mean something good won't.
Don't worry about tomorrow, today is something special.
Just because something is true doesn't mean you need to say it.
Be joyful even though you have considered all the alternatives.
Forgiveness frees the soul.
Everyone should be accepted---no matter what!

And one that we discussed....

One day I hope to be as good of person as my dog thinks I am! 

Making our "Choose Kind" frames.

Next meeting is March 16th, 1:30, hosted by Ashley and Angela.  The book is "Ungifted."

Meeting today - Wonder

Email from Polly Horvath

We received an email from Polly Horvath, the author of "Everything on a Waffle."  

Hi Cheryl

Thanks for such a kind letter.  You all should do the sequel next - One Year in Coal Harbor.  I think mother daughter book clubs are such a great idea!

Best,
Polly