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Cover, A Year of Reading
The Key to a Great Book Club
It's fine to simply invite friends to discuss a book you've all read. But if you really want a lively discussion, or if your group members don't all know each other really well, you'll need to plan ahead. Get some advice!


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-Choosing What to Read
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The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Fans of Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club will enjoy this often overlooked work that focuses on an astonishing family secret and Tan's enduring theme of the struggle between mother and daughter to bridge the divide between American and Chinese culture. More

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Group of Readers
If you love to read and discuss books, why not join or start a bookclub? It's a great way to meet like-minded people!
Man Listening to CD Collection
Need to put that book down for a while? Find other ways to occupy yourself in our Entertainment Room!
Books Into Movies
Fast Food NationFast Food Nation
This work exposes the gritty truth behind the commercial food industry.
Bridge to TerabithiaBridge to Terabithia
Jess and Leslie created an imaginary world that sheltered them from the outside world.
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Did You Know?
Cover, The Tale of Genji
The First Novel
The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was written in Japan in 1007 by a woman named Murasaki Shikibu. Find out more!