The Locale: Emma & Diana's
The Author's Website
The Book: Martine is an eleven-year old girl living in England. When her parents are killed in a house fire, she is forced to live with her grandmother, Gwyn Thomas, who lives on a game reserve in South Africa. During her first few weeks there, she hears stories of the white giraffe, a legendary animal. Martine doesn't believe the myths...until, one day, while sneaking through the forest, she comes face to face with the ivory-colored creature itself! But while Martine learns to ride the giraffe, whom she names Jemmy, poachers wreak havoc on the reserve. When Martine was not in the forest, they took Jemmy! Will Martine ever see her beloved giraffe again?
The Fun: The girls got into pairs and completed a crossword about the animals on the reserve. Afterwards, the girls got creative and drew their havens. This related to the book because in the novel, Jemmy took Martine to a beautiful place that was his haven. Many ideas shared were similar to this, like Odessa's and Kate's, which both took place in the woods, while others were extremely different, like Smith's shopping haven, or Emma's giant chocolate cupcake. Then, girls and moms voted on blog names. The top two were "Tally Town Bookworms" and "Somepocack". Obviously, "Tally Town Bookworms" was indeed the winner.
The Vote: It was Odessa's turn to bring up books. The choices were:
- Bloomability by Sharon Creech
- The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick, which was brought up for the fourth time, having been brought up twice by Cassie and once by Olivia
- Where I'd Like to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell.
Who Presents Next: Megan and Dawn
Up Next: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares at Cassie and Susan's house on March 31st.
