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Interested in being in a book club but not necessarily every month? Well join us for our monthly book club. We’d loved to see you every month but if you can’t make it you still get the discount on the book! We will have a monthly book that will be discounted by 15%. We’d love to have you. Do you already have a book club? Register your club at the store and as long as you order a minimum of 8 books, you will receive 15% off your monthly title, plus we will provide help with selections, information on reading guides and gathering place if needed. If you have less than 8 members, we may be able to help with getting more members for your group. Give us a try! |
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 Adult Book Club BROTHERS BY Da Chen Adult pick: Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30pm General Long, well-respected by Chairman Mao, has two sons. Tan is born to his wife, and into a life of privilege; Shento is born to a rural mountain woman who commits suicide at his birth. This child's life is full of depravation and cruelty, especially during his time in an orphanage. As the boys mature, Shento learns the identity of his father, but when he is rejected, he vows revenge. As the boys grow up, their paths cross, although sometimes unknowingly. Shento trains as an assassin and during the Cultural Revolution he kills Tans teacher. Shento is the first to meet Sumi and fall in love with her. Later, believing Shento is dead, she falls in love with Tan. Despite its sprawling nature, the novel is fast-paced, with chapters alternating among the characters, thus eliciting both sympathy and antipathy for each brother as he meets life's challenges. As in Dickens, the numerous coincidences do not detract from the tale, but instead infuse it with a sense of inevitability. This story of revenge, adventure, and an explosive love triangle satisfies a taste for historical fiction as well as for a family saga.
 For July: PILLARS OF THE EARTH BY KEN FOLLETT Adult pick: Tuesday, July 29th at 7:30pm Set in twelfth-century England, this epic of kings and peasants juxtaposes the building of a magnificent church with the violence and treachery that often characterized the Middle Ages. It chronicles the vicissitudes of a prior, his master builder, and their community as they struggle to build a cathedral and protect themselves during the tumultuous 12th century, when the empress Maud and Stephen are fighting for the crown of England after the death of Henry I. The plot is less tightly controlled than those in Follett's contemporary works, and despite the wealth of historical detail, especially concerning architecture and construction, much of the language as well as the psychology of the characters and their relationships remains firmly rooted in the 20th century.
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Children's Book Club Tuesday, June 3rd AT 6:30PM Nate the Great By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Marc Simont has dressed Nate the Great in Sherlock Holmes garb, and Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has perfectly reduced Sam Spade sentences to fit primary grade sleuths. Adults won’t mind reading this aloud again and again. Kids will like Nate the Great. Kids will want to read more of Nate the Great!
Summer Children’s Book Program A summer chock full of books and activities is just around the corner at A Likely Story Bookstore. Each reading level will have five nights of fun-filled activities that may include such events as hands-on presentations, snacks, crafts, games and discussions. Register today: $50.00 for all summer includes all the books. IF YOU PREFER NOT TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE SUMMER PACKAGE, YOU MAY PARTICIPATE AND BUY THE BOOK PER MEETING AND PAY A $5.00 ACTIVITY FEE PER MEETING.
ADULT BOOK CLUB PREVIOUS TITLES:
Hidden by Paul Jaskunas Face Behind the Veil by Donna Gehrke-White Name All the Animals by Alison Smith Monk Downstairs by Tim Farrington Time and Again by Jack Finney **Snow Flower and Secret Fan by Lisa See The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler **Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich How to be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward **Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards Dishwasher by Pete Jordan Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen **Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ** Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Eleanor vs. Ike by Robin Gerber Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
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