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...