EDHS & White Pine Book Club

Thanks for a great meeting!!! So, we decided to trade books. If you were unable to attend and would like to trade in your current book for a new one, please see Mr. Feick. Hopefully by the time we meet again in December, we will have our White Pine books to take home for the Christmas Break. Next meeting: Thursday, December 17 Also, as requested... Hot Mulled Cider 2 L Apple cider, fresh, unseasoned 3/4 - 1 c Brown sugar, packed 1/2 can Frozen orange concentrate 4 Cinnamon sticks 2 heaping T Cloves, loose or in a tea ball or bound in cheesecloth Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and allow to simmer for 2 hours. Once you start drinking the cider the cloves very quickly begin to warm up the mixer, so if you're not over fond of cloves, you may wish to remove them. Cinnamon sticks can be washed, allowed to thoroughly air dry and reused in your next batch. Enjoy! Homemade Caramel Sauce 2 c Brown sugar, packed 1 c Half-n-half, regular or light 1/2 c Butter, salted, chunked 2 pinch...

The meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 22 nd has been postponed to Thursday, October 29 th.  

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Here are some discussion questions to help you prepare for our meeting on October 22. Feel free to ponder them, or to bring some questions of your own! The book is about abrupt changes, filled with observations like Ned’s, early in the book, that “an hour ago the world had been a different place.” Is it the world that’s changing, or is Ned’s perspective changing? How does that compare to the way photography works—capturing what an abrupt flash of light reveals? What about slow changes, as well—changes that can’t be reversed over time, or changes in the men Ned encounters? When Ned meets the bald man at the café, it becomes apparent to both of them that Ned has a role in the story he’s beginning to glimpse—and that his role could be dangerous. The man comments on the fact that “we invite our fate.” Which characters invite their fate? Which are swept along by events? How much of what happens to us in our own lives is determined by fate, and how much is (or can be) influenced by our own c...

First Meeting of the New School Year! Woohoo! Thanks for a great meeting. It was wonderful to meet so many new members and to get reacquainted with our core group from last year. I'm really looking forward to having some lively and interesting discussion with other people who love to read. Since we already have a set, I'm going to include the first book of the Bright Empires series, The Skin Map as one of our Sept/October reads. Two other suggestions for alternate reality titles came in today as well and I am investigating getting copies from the public library and other schools. They are Ysabel  by Guy Gavriel Kay, and Afterworlds , by Scott Westerfeld. I'll announce when the books are ready for pick up next week, so be sure to listen to the morning announcements. Our next meeting is Thursday, October 22. Check out these book trailers (You may need to reload the page to get some of the trailers to show up) The Skin Map Link to a review Afterworlds Link to a review Y...

Thanks to everyone who took time from their busy lunch break to come out and share your views on the White Pine books we've read to date. Congratulations to Ameena, Meghan and Kyle for getting a jump on the 5-book minimum for White Pine: enjoy your leather-bound journals. Copies of all White Pine books are together in one handy spot over by the comfy chairs. Next meeting, Thursday, February 19. See you in the Library!