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Thursday, February 23rd 10:00 AM Discussion 11:30 AM Potluck Luncheon
Book: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls


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Book Groups
Thursday, February 23rd
10:00 AM Social
10:30 AM Book Discussion

Book: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

The three book groups, Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Rose, and Bluebonnet meet monthly on the same day and at the same time. All groups read the same books, which are chosen annually in the fall.
To allow participation by all and to keep the size of the groups manageable, we have divided into three groups and new members will be assigned to a group on a rotating basis. If you would like to join a Book Group, please contact Shirlie
**2012
Reading List
below

January 26: The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
February 23: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
March 22: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
April 26: The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell
May 24: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
June 28: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Available in paperback on March 28)
July 26: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
August 23: Room by Emma Donoghue
September 27: In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson (Available in paperback on May 1)
October 25: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
December 6: The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
NEWCOMERS BOOK GROUP READING LIST—2012
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