Council on Aging Book Group at Putterham
Place: Putterham Branch Library meeting room.
Time: Mondays 2:00 - 3:30 PM.
Leaders: Jean Kramer and Charlotte Millman
No signup is necessary. Just show up.
Books are available at the Putterham Library approximately one month before the meeting.
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Sep 20, 2010 Putterham
A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father -- a crusading local lawyer -- risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime. From amazon.com
Kathryn Stockett, The Help
Oct 18, 2010 Putterham
Southern whites' guilt for not expressing gratitude to the black maids who raised them threatens to become a familiar refrain. But don't tell Kathryn Stockett because her first novel is a nuanced variation on the theme that strikes every note with authenticity. In a page-turner that brings new resonance to the moral issues involved, she spins a story of social awakening as seen from both sides of the American racial divide. From The Washington Post
Dave Zeltserman, Killer
Nov 15, 2010 Putterham
The strong final book in Zeltserman's felon-out-of-prison trilogy (after “Pariah” and “Small Crimes”) focuses on hit man Leonard March, who cuts a deal with the state in exchange for a lighter sentence. Spare prose and assured pacing place this above most other contemporary noirs. From Publisher’s Weekly
David Sedaris, Holidays on Ice
Dec 20, 2010 Putterham
“Holidays on Ice” is a collection of three previously published stories matched with three newer ones, all, of course, on a Christmas theme. Worth the price of the book alone is the hilarious SantaLand Diaries, Sedaris's chronicle of his time working as an elf at Macy's, covering everything from the preliminary group lectures ("You are not a dancer. If you were a real dancer you wouldn't be here. You're an elf and you're going to wear panties like an elf.") to the perils of inter-elf flirtation. Read it aloud to the adults after the kids have gone to bed. From amazon.com
SantaLand Diaries was originally presented as a feature on NPR, and if you can, listen to a recording of David Sedaris reading it.The Minuteman Library Network has several recordings of it, including one downloadable copy from OverDrive.