November 10th - Sylvia Nobel Author Event

Don't miss our NEXT meeting scheduled for:

TUESDAY, November 10th at 1:00 P.M.

Well-known AZ author, SYLVIA NOBEL 

will be appearing!

http://www.niteowlbooks.com/  

WHERE: Patty Lang's
13303 W. Prospect Drive, SCW

R.S.V.P.    -     plang4@cox.net

Don't miss this FUN event!

The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward

Meeting: Monday, Oct. 12th @ 1:00 P.M.: 

Was this AN ENGAGING book for You? WHY or WHY NOT?

Characters / Relationships:

• Alice/Jake/
• Alice /Sister Jane
• Carla/Brother (Junior)/mother in Texas
• Alice/Humberto and Ernesto as her guide to America
• Evian / Sam
• Principal Marion / Chavez Memorial High School

Major Themes to Consider:

• Immigration (Texas / Mexico / Nicaragua / Honduras / Austin, Texas)
• Adoption / positives - negatives / heartbreak and insane bliss
• Childless couples
• "The American Dream"
• Adoption of children from illegal aliens
• Cancer - specifically ovarian cancer (Alice's Mom) & Breast Cancer (Alice)
• Living "freely" and not acknowledging risks (Jane) vs preventive procedures which made pregnancy impossible (Alice)
• Abandonment (Carla's brother Junior)
• Fear/Risk
• Rape - Witnessing Rape and not acknowledging
• Drug dependancy (glue sniffing by Jacob)

Some Things to Ponder -

• Are your direct decendents from a native people of the United States?
• From what countries did your ancestors come to America?
• Imagine their first arrival on U.S. soil - how did they travel to the U.S?
• How difficult was their journey?
• Compare their travel to Carla's journey in this book