2005 Book List

Here is a rundown of books that our club read in 2005, including the the theme foods we ate that month at our meeting. At our year-end holiday party we voted on our favorite books for the year. Our 2 favorites are marked with an asterisk (*). Click on the books for more information.

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January

We met for the first time in January and took that opportunity to set things up.

Menu: various stuffed cream cheese pastries

February

Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd. It is a "Mark M. Pick."
*A FOOD FOR THOUGHT PICK

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Menu: honey-wheat rolls, local farm fresh honey, various jams, cookies, and assorted herbal teas





March

Momo, by Michael End. It is a "Stacy Pick."

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Menu: German pastries, red pepper jelly and cream cheese (time-saving snacks)







April

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. It is a "Pat M. Pick."
*A FOOD FOR THOUGHT PICK

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Menu: prime rib roast, Yorkshire pudding, fancy salad, mashed potatoes, Stilton cheese and crackers, scones, English "treats," trifle, and English toffee chocolate bar cookies




May

Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe. It is a "Denise Pick."

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Menu: fruit salad, pretzels, and mixed nuts (yam foofoo didn't work out--wrong kind of potatoes around here--but we hear it tastes like Play-Doh anyway)





June

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. It is a "Cindy Pick."

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Menu: pink lemonade pie







July

The Samurai, by Endo Shusaku. It is a "Mark F. Pick."

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Menu: gyoza, sushi, pineapple bread






August

Atonement, by Ian McEwan. It is a "Melody Pick."

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Menu: cake and ice cream (we passed on the haggis)






September

Plainsong, by Kent Haruf. It is a "Judy Pick."

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Menu: apples and dip, and cookies






October

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. It is a "Robynne Pick."
*A FOOD FOR THOUGHT PICK

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Menu: chicken kebobs and na'an (Here is a link to a website of Afghan recipes. Use the left frame to find "Afghan Chicken Kebabs."
http://www.afghan-network.net/Cooking/)




November

1776, by David McCollough. It is a "Mark M. Pick."

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Menu: apple pie and ice cream







December

Here are the books from our Holiday Yankee Swap, including who brought each one:
Barbara Bush: A Memoir, by Barbara Bush (Judy)
A Farewell To Arms, by Ernest Hemmingway (Mark F.)
Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery (Stacy)
Tennis Shoes: Feathered Serpent (Book 1 and Book 2), by Chris Heimerdinger (Denise)
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, by Orson Scott Card (Mark M.)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith (Pat M.)
The White, by Deborah Larsen (Robynne)