Parents' Book Club, 2009-2010

All parents, teachers and staff are invited to join the monthly disscusions of the Parents' Book Club, which is led by Bridget Clark, Upper School English Department Head. Discussions are lively and informal. Books that are on the list include those already assigned to students and books under consideration.

Books and meeting times for the 2009-2010 school year follow. For more information, contact Bridget.

Sunday, August 30: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger and The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, 6 p.m., home of Mary Reed, 100 Northfield Lane, Cedar Grove. Email Mary for directions.

Monday, September 28: The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende, 6 p.m. , home of Dana Talkington, 225 Henderson Rd, Jackson.

Monday, October 26: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, 6 p.m., home of Pam Rizzuto Stanfield, 45 Roy Davis Rd., Pinson

Monday, November 30: Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen, 6 p.m., home of Carol Ryan, 19 Bruce St., Jackson

Monday, January 25: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, 6 p.m., home of Nancy McMahon, 8 Laurelwood Cv., Jackson

Monday, February 22: The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy, 6 p.m., home of Bridget Clark, 45 Willowridge Circle, Jackson.

Monday, March 29: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin, 6 p.m., home of Shelly Phillipps, 1710 Hwy. 412 E, Beech Bluff 

Tuesday, April 27: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, 6 p.m., home of Daron Lifsey, Law Community Rd..

Monday, May 24: Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, 6 p.m., home of Anne Fine, 455 MCO Rd.