August Book Clubs

The summer book clubs are over and the meetings are back to their regular sessions with facilitators! You may notice that the Poinciana Library's Book Club is not scheduled this month or September. We've noticed that many of our members are busy at this time. If this is not the case, please contact the library and let us know you would still like to meet during those months.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Skloot, Rebecca 2010-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9781400052172 Check Our Catalog Skloot brilliantly weaves together the story of Henrietta Lacks--a woman whose cells have been unwittingly used for scientific research since the 1950s--with the birth of bioethics, and the dark history of experimentation on African Americans. …More Join us for a lively discussion Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Buenaventura Lakes Library.

Shakespeare Undead By Handeland, Lori 2010-06 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312641528 Check Our Catalog Shakespeare wasn't human . . . he was undead! For fans of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" comes a novel that shows how the Bard got his bite. …More Join us for a lively discussion on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hart Memorial Central Library.

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel By Walls, Jeannette 2009-10 - Scribner Book Company 9781416586289 Check Our Catalog Walls's "The Glass Castle" was nothing short of spectacular ("Entertainment Weekly"). Now Walls presents this magnificent, true-life novel based on her no-nonsense, resourceful, hardworking, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. …More Join us for a lively discussion Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library.