Book: "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore
Date: Friday, December 3rd, @ 8:00 pm
Location: El Pariaso Mexican Restaurant, on 112th and 19th
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
November Book
Our book for November is "Graceling," by Kristin Cashore, hosted by Amy Germer. Here is the synopsis:
If you had the power to kill with your bare hands, what would you do with it?
"Graceling" takes readers inside the world of Katsa, a warrior-girl in her late teens with one blue eye and one green eye. This gives her haunting beauty, but also marks her as a Graceling. Gracelings are beings with special talents—swimming, storytelling, dancing. Katsa's Grace is considered more useful: her ability to fight (and kill, if she wanted to) is unequaled in the seven kingdoms. Forced to act as a henchman for a manipulative king, Katsa channels her guilt by forming a secret council of like-minded citizens who carry out secret missions to promote justice over cruelty and abuses of power.
Combining elements of fantasy and romance, Cashore skillfully portrays the confusion, discovery, and angst that smart, strong-willed girls experience as they creep toward adulthood. Katsa wrestles with questions of freedom, truth, and knowing when to rely on a friend for help. This is no small task for an angry girl who had eschewed friendships (with the exception of one cousin that she trusts) for her more ready skills of self-reliance, hunting, and fighting. Katsa also comes to know the real power of her Grace and the nature of Graces in general: they are not always what they appear to be.
Graceling is the first book in a series, and Kristin Cashore’s first work of fiction. It sets up a vivid world with engaging characters that readers will certainly look forward to following beyond the last chapter of this book."
If you had the power to kill with your bare hands, what would you do with it?
"Graceling" takes readers inside the world of Katsa, a warrior-girl in her late teens with one blue eye and one green eye. This gives her haunting beauty, but also marks her as a Graceling. Gracelings are beings with special talents—swimming, storytelling, dancing. Katsa's Grace is considered more useful: her ability to fight (and kill, if she wanted to) is unequaled in the seven kingdoms. Forced to act as a henchman for a manipulative king, Katsa channels her guilt by forming a secret council of like-minded citizens who carry out secret missions to promote justice over cruelty and abuses of power.
Combining elements of fantasy and romance, Cashore skillfully portrays the confusion, discovery, and angst that smart, strong-willed girls experience as they creep toward adulthood. Katsa wrestles with questions of freedom, truth, and knowing when to rely on a friend for help. This is no small task for an angry girl who had eschewed friendships (with the exception of one cousin that she trusts) for her more ready skills of self-reliance, hunting, and fighting. Katsa also comes to know the real power of her Grace and the nature of Graces in general: they are not always what they appear to be.
Graceling is the first book in a series, and Kristin Cashore’s first work of fiction. It sets up a vivid world with engaging characters that readers will certainly look forward to following beyond the last chapter of this book."
Sarah's Key
We had a fabulous time at Maryanne's house talking about "Sarah's Key!" There were a lot of deep and significant topics and parts from the book. I think all of us who read it were touched in some way, and received a better appreciation for those who suffered persecution and worse during WWII. If you haven't read it yet, READ IT!
Those in attendance were Maryanne Wight, Caroline Rowe, Frances Collinwood, Amy Germer, and myself. Thanks ladies!!
Those in attendance were Maryanne Wight, Caroline Rowe, Frances Collinwood, Amy Germer, and myself. Thanks ladies!!
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