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Wednesday March 3, 2010
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11:00 AM
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Little Boston Book Discussion Group
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Daughter of China by Meihong Xu.
The true tale of a woman soldier in the Chinese Army, her forbidden love for an American, and her seemingly impossible escape from China.
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Location: Little Boston Library -- 31980 Little Boston Rd. NE.
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7:00 PM
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Bainbridge Island Book Group
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Contact: Bainbridge Branch Library 206-842-4162
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The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips.
In depression-era Alabama, two sisters in a coal-mining town set out to solve a mystery when one of them witnesses a woman toss a baby into a well in a story that explores themes of community, family, and coming together during hard times.
Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Copies available at Bainbridge Branch Library.
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Location: Bainbridge Island Library -- 1270 Madison Avenue N., Bainbridge Island, 98110-2721, 206-842-4162
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Tuesday March 16, 2010
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1:00 PM
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Bainbridge Senior Center Book Discussion
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Contact: Bainbridge Branch Library 206-842-4162
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River of Doubt by Candice Millard.
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, "The River of Doubt" is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on Earth, the Amazon.
Copies are available at Bainbridge Library.
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Location: Bainbridge Senior Center
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Wednesday April 7, 2010
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11:00 AM
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Little Boston Book Discussion Group
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Bronte's brooding classic set a standard that few subsequent gothic romances can rival with its atmospheric first-person narrative of a governess, Byronic employer, and mysterious manor on the English moors.
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Location: Little Boston Library -- 31980 Little Boston Rd. NE.
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7:00 PM
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Bainbridge Island Book Group
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Contact: Bainbridge Branch Library 206-842-4162
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Ursula Under by Ingrid Hill.
Two-year-old Ursula Wong, of Chinese and Finnish decent, falls down a mine shaft in Upper Michigan, and as rescue efforts are carried on, stories about her remarkable ancestors are revealed.
Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Copies available at Bainbridge Branch Library.
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Location: Bainbridge Island Library -- 1270 Madison Avenue N., Bainbridge Island, 98110-2721, 206-842-4162
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Tuesday April 20, 2010
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1:00 PM
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Bainbridge Senior Center Book Discussion
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Contact: Bainbridge Branch Library 206-842-4162
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Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
A historical and suspenseful tale of a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of postwar Barcelona for a mysterious author whose book has proven to be as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget.
Copies are available at Bainbridge Library.
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Location: Bainbridge Senior Center
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Wednesday May 5, 2010
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11:00 AM
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Little Boston Book Discussion Group
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Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones.
On a war torn tropical island, where the teachers have fled with most everyone else, only one white man chooses to stay behind: the eccentric Mr. Watts, object of much curiosity and scorn, who sweeps out the ruined schoolhouse and begins to read to the children each day from Charles Dickens's classic Great Expectations.
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Location: Little Boston Library -- 31980 Little Boston Rd. NE.
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Wednesday June 2, 2010
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11:00 AM
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Little Boston Book Discussion Group
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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.
Thirteen linked tales featuring redoubtable schoolteacher Olive Kitteridge intertwine themes of the beauty and rhythm of ordinary life with the natural wonders of coastal Maine.
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Location: Little Boston Library -- 31980 Little Boston Rd. NE.
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Wednesday July 7, 2010
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11:00 AM
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Little Boston Book Discussion Group
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Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg.
In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep.
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Location: Little Boston Library -- 31980 Little Boston Rd. NE.
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