Page Turners – February 2012

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Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson book a British widower tries to cling to traditional values. The Monday morning group will meet at 10:00 on February 27 at the home of Karla Sanders, 33902 Manta Court. The Monday afternoon group will meet at 12:30 the same day at Priscilla … [Read more...]

Page Turners – January 2012

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Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand. Unbroken is the true story of Louis Zamperini whose plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean during WWII. He was captured and imprisoned by the Japanese. The Monday morning group will meet at 10:00 on January 23 at the home of Chris Beaver, 24121 Windward Drive. … [Read more...]

Page Turners – December 2011

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All three Page Turners Book Club groups will meet on Monday, December 19 for a holiday get together and book exchange. We will meet at the ClubHouse at 4:00 pm. • Bring a wrapped, new or gently used book (one you would like to read) for the exchange (optional). • Bring a dozen cookies on a plate along with another plate to take home a variety … [Read more...]

Page Turners – November 2011

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  Page Turners Book Club will meet on Monday, November 28, to discuss Tattoos on the Heart by Father Gregory Boyle. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle recounts his two decades working with “homies” gangs in LA County and his establishment of legitimate means of their livinga productive life marketing home based products and services. Both … [Read more...]

Page Turners Club – October 2011

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October 2011  Page Turners Book Club will meet on Monday, October 24, to discuss Pearl of China by Anchee Min. In a southern town in China, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become friends. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the headstrong daughter of Christian missionaries who grows … [Read more...]

Page Turners: Past Selections

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 Page Turners began in the summer of 1991 when a group of Niguel Shores residents met at the Community Center to form a book club. Currently, Page Turners has 30 members and is divided into a morning and afternoon group. The two groups get together for a holiday party in December and in June to select the eight books, nonfiction and fiction, that … [Read more...]