Book Groups
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NEW Book Group for Students 10 and up! On August 18 at 9 a.m. Molly Bohman will be leading a discussion of Pedro Martin’s Mexikid, an unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico. “Pedro has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito — his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn’t mean he is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family.” (Amazon). Books are available at the JPW Library or at the Sunday Bookmobile in the Auditorium.
For more information, please contact Jennifer deSimas at jpwebsterdir@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893.
SUMMER MEETING
Awakening the Spirit book group has their summer meeting Monday July 22, from 12-1:30 in the JPW Library. They’re discussing Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred by Victoria Loorz. Their next read is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, a collection of essays by Robin Wall Kimmerer. “As a botanist and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Kimmerer takes us on a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise” (Elizabeth Gilbert). Braiding Sweetgrass will be available for pick-up on Monday, 7/22.
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For more information, please contact Jennifer deSimas at jpwebsterdir@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893.
MONTHLY
Food for Thought’s book group will resume regular meetings on Tuesday, September 3 from 5-6:30. Their next book, Normal People by Irish writer Sally Rooney. “Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation, something life-changing begins. A nuanced story of mutual fascination and friendship, Normal People takes us from a first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t” (Amazon review).
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Please bring your own dinner; refreshments and desserts are served.
For more information, contact Jennifer or Molly at jpwebster@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893.
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