Words matter.

Join us as we connect with each other through dialoging about Christian focused books, both fiction and non-fiction.  

Dates: See Below

Time: 9:30am

Location: Starbuck's inside Randall's

Facilitator: Luann Schmitt

Upcoming Schedule:

Read in August, discuss on 9-6-2024

Stories That Bind Us, Susie Finkbeiner

(Fiction 371, pgs.)

Betty Sweet never expected to be a widow at 40. With so much life still in front of her, she tries to figure out

what's next. She couldn't have imagined what God had in mind. When her estranged sister is committed to a

sanitarium, Betty finds herself taking on the care of a 5-year-old nephew she never knew she had. Award

winning author Susie Finkbeiner invites us to rediscover the power of story to open the doors of our hearts.

Read in September, discuss on 10-4-2024

Before We Were Yours, Lisa Wingate

(Historical Fiction, 351 pgs)

Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-

based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country--Lisa

Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can

lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.

Read in October, discuss on 11-1-2024

Painting With Metro, Ron Krajewski with Susy Flory

(Memoir, 296 pgs.)

An inspirational story. Ron is a shy, Gulf War Air Force veteran. Metro Meteor is a feisty, bad-kneed two-year-

old Thoroughbred racehorse destined for the slaughterhouse. An unlikely pairing, the two bonded through art:

creating stunning abstract paintings to be exact. For Metro, painting became an escape from a death sentence;

for Ron it meant overcoming his extreme introversion. Today, Metro and Ron have used their fame to highlight

the perilous nature of the racing industry.

Read in November, discuss on12-6-2024

Desert Exile, Yoshiko Uchida

(Biography, 154 pgs.)

Desert Exile tells the story of the author Yoshiko Uchida and the Uchida family’s experience as Japanese-

Americans interned in concentration camps by the U.S. government after the Pearl Harbor attacks during

World War II. It tells the story of the courage and strength displayed by those who were interned.

Read in December, discuss on 1-3-2025

Covenant Child, Terry Blackstock

(Fiction, 336 pgs.)

Amanda is heartbroken as she watches them drive her beloved twins away. She's resolved to hope and fight for

them until her last breath. Kara and Lizzie are heiresses to one of the largest fortunes in the country. But when

their father dies suddenly, the toddlers are taken from the arms of their loving stepmother, Amanda, and given

to relatives who only want the children's fortune for themselves. Kara and Lizzie grow up questioning their

worth--until the day they learn the truth.

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