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Serving Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana, O'Hara,
Sharpsburg and all Allegheny County residents.

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Last Updated:
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Booked For Lunch
2nd Friday of Each Month at 12 pm:

2008 Titles

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Luncheon of the Boating Party"
by Susan Vreeland

January

"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

February

"Love and Other Impossible Pursuits"
by Ayelet Waldman

March

"I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers" by Tim Madigan

April

"White Teeth" by Zadie Smith

May

"A Thousand Splendid Sun" by Khaled Hosseini

June

"Madonnas of Leningrad" by Debra Dean

July

"Sick Puppy" by Carl Hiaasen

August

"Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

September

"Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury

October


2007 Titles

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott

January

"A Great Deliverance" by Elizabeth George

February

"In Sunlight, In A Beautiful Garden" by
Kathleen Cambor

March

"Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls

April

"Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

May

"Saints and Villains" by Denise Giardina

June

"Pope Joan" by Donna Woolfolk Cross

July

"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See

August

"The Piano Lesson" by August Wilson

September

"Appointment in Samarra" by John O'Hara

October

"Out of This Furnace" by Thomas Bell

November

"Leaving Cecil Street" by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

December



2006 Titles

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Fallingwater Rising" by Franklin Toker

January

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"
by Mark Haddon

February

"The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

March

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

April

"An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard

May

"Dear Zoe" by Philip Beard

June

"The Shipping News" by E. Annie Proulx

July

"Atonement" by Ian McEwan

September

"God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

October

"In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex"

November

"Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson

December



2005 Titles

Book Title and Author

Month of Book Discussion

"Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner

January

"Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton

February

"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg

March

"The Storyteller's Daughter" by Saira Shah

April

"Girl With A Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier

May

"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith

June

"Unless" by Carol Shields

July

"Fifth Business (Part One of the Deptford Trilogy)" by Robertson Davies

August

"Where Angels Fear To Tread" by E. M. Forster

September

"The Water is Wide" by Pat Conroy

November

"One of Ours" by Willa Cather

December 


2004 Titles

Book Title and Author

Month of Book Discussion

"The Women of Troy Hill" by Clare Ansberry

January 

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

February 

"Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

March

"Oscar and Lucinda" by Peter Carey

April

"Everyday People" by Stewart O'nan

May

"The Sweet Hereafter" by Russell Banks

June

"Independence Day" by Richard Ford

July

"Parliament of Whores" by P.J. O'Rourke

September

"A Summons to Memphis" by Peter Taylor

October

"A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving

November

"Old School" by Tobias Wolff

December



2003 Titles

Book Title and Author

Month of Book Discussion

"In A Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson

January

"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

February

"The Road from Coorain" by Jill Ker Conway

March

"The Hours" by Michael Cunningham

April

"Out of this Furnace" by Thomas Bell

May

"The Stone Diaries" by Carol Shields

June

"The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean

July

"The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

August

"Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose

September

"A Summons to Memphis" by Peter Taylor

October

"The Color of Water" by James McBride

November

"Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett

December

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Evening Book Discussion Group
4th Monday of Each Month at 7 pm:

Book Title and Author

Date

"Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

September 2007

"The Diagnosis of Love" by Maggie Leffler

October 2007

"Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger

November 2007

"House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton

January 2008

"The Zookeeper's Wife" by Diane Ackerman

February 2008

"The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver

March 2008

"I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers" by Tim Madigan

April 2008

"A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

May 2008

"The Good Earth" by Pearl Buck

June 2008

"The Rest of Her Life" by Laura Moriarty

July 2008

"The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant

August 2008

"The Coffee Trader" by David Liss

September 2008

 

A La Carte Book Group (for teens):

       The A La Carte Book Group meets one Thursday evening a month.  This group is designed for parents and their teen (grade 6 and up).  Refreshments are provided.  Pre-registration is required.  Below are some of the titles that have been discussed in the past:

Book Title

Date

"The Gospel According to Larry" by Janet Tashjian

January 2005

"Hope Was Here" by Joan Bauer

March 2005

"Shades of Simon Gray" by Joyce McDonald

May 2005

"Once Upon A Marigold" by Jean Ferris

July 2005

"Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

February 2006

Teen Book Group
This book group if for teens in the 6th grade and up.  Bring a friend.  Refreshments will be provided.  Registration is required.

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Big Mouth and Ugly Girl" by Joyce Carol Oates

January, 2003

"Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

February, 2003

"Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" by Louise Rennison

March, 2003

Poetry Reading

April, 2003

"Money Hungry" by Sharon Flake

May, 2003

"Begging for Change" by Sharon Flake

June, 2003

"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

July, 2003

"House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

October- December, 2003

"Nightjohn" by Gary Paulsen

January, 2004

Gary Paulsen books

February, 2004

"Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman

March/April, 2004

"Dicey's Song" by Cynthia Voight

May, 2004

"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares

June/July, 2004

"The Second Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares

August/September, 2004

"The Last Book in the Universe" by Rodman Philbrick

February-April, 2005

"Airborn" by Kenneth Oppel

June, 2005

"Pirates!" by Celia Rees

June, 2007

"Last Shot" by John Feinstein

July 2007

"Angel Experiment" by James Patterson

October 2007

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Parent/Child Book Group:

       The Parent/Child Book Group meets one Wednesday evening a month.  This book group is intended for parents and their children, ages 8 through 10.  Refreshments are provided.  Pre-registration is requested.  Below are some of the titles that have been discussed in the past:

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Under the Blood Red Sun" by Graham Salisbury

January, 2003

"Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

February, 2003

Poetry Reading

March, 2003

"Tree Castle Island" by Jean Craighead George

May, 2003

"Macaroni Boy" by Katharine Ayres

July, 2003

"Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

October, 2003

"The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

January, 2004

"The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo

February, 2004

"Olive's Ocean" by Kevin Henkes

March, 2004

"Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos

April/May, 2004

"Hoot" by Carl Hiassen

June-September, 2004

"Midnight Magic" by Avi

October 2004-January 2005

"Nory Ryan's Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

February-March, 2005

"Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

March-July 2005

"The Boggart" by Susan Cooper

October, 2005

"The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis

November, 2005

"Midnight for Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo

January, 2006

"Prince Caspian" by C.S. Lewis

February and March, 2006

"Fish" by L.S. Matthews

April, 2006

"Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket

October, 2006

"Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

November, 2006

"The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" by Julie Andrews Edwards

January, 2007

"Bridge Over Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

February, 2007

"Matilda" by Raold Dahl

March, 2007

"Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

June 2007

"The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

July 2007

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