The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Locale: Megan and Dawn's
The Book: Due to the tell-all title and author's warning, this book was obviously not meant to be read. Yet, our mother-daughter book club courageously endeavored to read this dangerous book that includes two characters named Cass and Max-Ernest. Naturally, these are not their real names, in case the reader was to ever look to find them. The novel covers many important and serious topics, such as synesthesia, eternal life, and paunchy, rude real-estate agents. A somewhat depressing yet quick and interesting read that has certain similarities to The Bad Beginning (August 2010), this book was great (although quite hazardous).
The Fun: The girls and moms had a broad discussion of various topics, such as the benefits of being a good liar, banned books, and the dangers of books.
The Vote: Smith's choices were:
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- Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynn Jonell
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Up Next: This was the last meeting before the book club broke for summer. The next meeting, on
Next to Present:
Update: As requested, I spoke with Brenda & Katie B. Mom said they no longer felt Mother Daughter was a good fit for them and are dropping out. I was certainly sad to hear it, as I did enjoy getting to know them, but I appreciated her honesty and understand that circumstances change. Because of this change, it would be our newest members, Ashley & Jian, to present books at our next meeting. And...it would be Dawn & Megan's turn to invite a new mom/daughter team.
