Friday, October 19, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day 15

Read-Along Day 15:    Chapters 29-30 pg. 291-306

We've done it!  We've reached the end!  I hope you have enjoyed this book.  Don't forget the author will be in Kokomo this evening at IUK Haven's Auditorium.  The event starts at 7:00 pm and we would love to see you there.  Pick up tickets at any library location.





Discussion Starters:
  1. Describe how CeeCee’s attitude changes during the garden party.
  2. Who do you think had the best time at the garden party? Do you think that the feud between Miz Goodpepper and Miz Hobbes is over?
  3. CeeCee suddenly has a sense of belonging, and an understanding of her mother’s feelings. She is even almost ready to forgive her father. Does she think that her life is perfect?
  4. How did you feel about the ending of the book? Did it provide a good sense of how the characters will carry out their lives?
  5. What is your overall impression of the book?
  6. Can you suggest any read alike titles that would appeal to those who enjoyed this title?

Other comments on this section...

Final Thoughts:
  
  1. So what did you think of this year's Howard County Reads novel? 
  2. What was your favorite part?
  3. What was your least favorite part?
  4. Any suggestions for next year's title? 


***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Author Visit - Beth Hoffman
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at IUK Havens Auditorium


Saving CeeCee Honeycutt author Beth Hoffman will be in Kokomo on Friday, Oct. 19, to talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Indiana University Kokomo Havens Auditorium. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up your tickets beginning on Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IUK Library.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day 14

Read-Along Day 14:    Chapters 27-28 pg.  272-290

Only two more chapters left, and we will finish the book tomorrow.  Share your thoughts.  Don't forget the author will be in Kokomo tomorrow!  Pick up your tickets at any library location.





Discussion Starters:


  1. What kind of karma is going around in this chapter? (i.e. Mrs. Odell’s surprise, Matilda the spider, Miz Goodpepper)
  2. CeeCee hates the pretty party dress but puts it on to avoid hurting Tootie’s feelings. Do you think that she is becoming a southern lady?
  3. How does Oletta describe the nature of wisdom to CeeCee? Have you ever found wisdom in books?


Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 29-30 pg. 291-306

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Author Visit - Beth Hoffman
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at IUK Havens Auditorium


Saving CeeCee Honeycutt author Beth Hoffman will be in Kokomo on Friday, Oct. 19, to talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Indiana University Kokomo Havens Auditorium. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up your tickets beginning on Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IUK Library.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day 13

Read-Along Day 13:    Chapters 25-26 pg.  253-271

Happy Wednesday!  We are halfway through the week and only two days from finishing the book.  I hope you are enjoying the reading, there are a few laugh out loud moments that I absolutely loved.





Discussion Starters:

  1. Momma tells CeeCee that “Oysters are a lot like women. It’s  how we survive the hurts in life that brings us strength and gives us our beauty”. Does this seem ironic coming from someone whose life was tragic?
  2. CeeCee realizes that Southern hospitality has two levels, it comes from the heart, but is also a practiced social art passed on through generations. What did this remind her about her mother?
  3. How is CeeCee’s distance from Oletta healed?


Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 27-28 pg.  272-290

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Author Visit - Beth Hoffman
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at IUK Havens Auditorium


Saving CeeCee Honeycutt author Beth Hoffman will be in Kokomo on Friday, Oct. 19, to talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Indiana University Kokomo Havens Auditorium. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up your tickets beginning on Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IUK Library.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day 12

Read-Along Day 12:   Chapters 23-24 pg.  233-252

Only a few more days and chapters left to go!  I hope you are enjoying the book and plan on joining us on Friday at the author event.  Please come!  There is nothing like hearing an author talk about their work.  Tickets are available for free at any library location.  Now on to today's discussion.




Discussion Starters:

  1. Why does CeeCee panic when she wakes up from her blackout?
  2. Do you think that visions like CeeCee’s really happen?
  3. According to Tootie, what is the worst kind of grief? What is CeeCee really grieving for?
  4. Do you agree with Tootie’s statement, “It’s what we believe about ourselves that determines how others see us.”?
Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 25-26 pg.  253-271

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Author Visit - Beth Hoffman
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at IUK Havens Auditorium


Saving CeeCee Honeycutt author Beth Hoffman will be in Kokomo on Friday, Oct. 19, to talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Indiana University Kokomo Havens Auditorium. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up your tickets beginning on Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IUK Library.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day 11

Read-Along Day 11:   Chapters 21-22 pg.  217-232

Welcome back for our third and final week of the Saving CeeCee Honeycutt read-along.  I hope you are enjoying reading this book, and reading it with us.  We will finish the book this Friday, just in time for the author visit to Kokomo.  I would encourage all of you to join us on Friday to listen to Beth Hoffman talk about her book and her writing.  Now on to the read-along!




Discussion Starters:
  1. Miz Goodpepper and her Grandmother remind CeeCee of her own mother by their eccentricities. Do you think there is an answer to CeeCee’s question, “What’s the difference between eccentric and crazy?”
  2. How does Tootie handle her feelings when CeeCee tells about the incident of her mother gluing her father’s pants zipper.
  3. Why is CeeCee afraid of going to a private school?
  4. At the peach farm, CeeCee experiences an “accidental kind of happiness” with the sweet scents of earth and peaches. How does this shift to grief?

Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 23-24 pg.  233-252

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Author Visit - Beth Hoffman
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at IUK Havens Auditorium


Saving CeeCee Honeycutt author Beth Hoffman will be in Kokomo on Friday, Oct. 19, to talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Indiana University Kokomo Havens Auditorium. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up your tickets beginning on Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IUK Library.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Ten

Read-Along Day 10:   Chapters 19-20 pg.  198-216

We've finished our second full week of reading!  Congratulations!  If you have fallen behind, not to worry, you have the weekend to catch up with us.  Next week will be our last week of the read-along.  We should all finish the book on October 19th, which coincidentally is the same date the author comes to town!  Don't forget to get your tickets for the author visit.  You can pick them up at any KHCPL location or at the Greentown Public Library.  This looks like it will be a great event so don't miss out.  (Scroll to the bottom of this post for all the details regarding our author visit.)


Discussion Starters:

  1. When CeeCee learns that the police are looking for Lucas Slade, she is beside herself. Have you ever had to hold on to a serious secret?
  2. Like Oletta, are you surprised that CeeCee would plot revenge on Miz Hobbs?
  3. Are you surprised at the punishment CeeCee receives?
  4. CeeCee and Oletta are relieved when they hear about Lucas. Did the Black Boomerang of Karma get Lucas Slade?

Other comments on this section...

For Monday we will be reading Chapters 21-22 pg.  217-

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Author Visit - Beth Hoffman
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at IUK Havens Auditorium


Saving CeeCee Honeycutt author Beth Hoffman will be in Kokomo on Friday, Oct. 19, to talk about her novel and answer your questions. She will sign books after the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Indiana University Kokomo Havens Auditorium. Tickets are free, but you must have one to attend. Pick up your tickets beginning on Sept. 1 at any KHCPL location, the Greentown Public Library, or the IUK Library.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Nine

Read-Along Day 9:   Chapters 17-18 pg. 174-197

Well, we have almost made it through the second week of our read-along!  I hope you have been enjoying the book, or at the very least finding it interesting.  I love the chapters we are reading today, because it gives you some nice insight into both CeeCee and Oletta.  I also adore meeting Aunt Sapphire--she and the other ladies at Green Hills were a riot.




Discussion Starters:

  1. At Green Hills, CeeCee experiences the saddest 5 seconds of her life. Have you ever had an experience like that?
  2. When Sapphire sees that CeeCee is white, she tells her to “sit in the shade so you don’t hurt my eyes”. Have you found other clever phrases in the book so far that you have enjoyed?
  3. Would you enjoy living at Green Hills?
  4. What do you think of Miz Goodpepper’s use for duct tape?
  5. Why doesn’t CeeCee like parades?
  6. What finally caused Oletta to change her mind about using the swimming pool?

Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 19-20 pg.  198-216

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Eight

Read-Along Day 8:   Chapters 15-16 pg. 149-173

I can't believe we are almost half way through our read-along!  Remember our last day of reading will be October 19th, the date the author visits us here in Kokomo!  Come to meet her and hear her speak at IUK's Havens Auditorium at 7:00pm October 19th.  I really can't wait to meet her and hear all about how she came up with this remarkable story.

Now that we have reached the half way point, what do you think of this novel?


Discussion Starters:

  1. The story of Chessie’s stones is really quite beautiful. How did the story help great great great grandmother Omu and her descendants? How do they help CeeCee?
  2. How does the racial situation of the 1960’s affect the outcome of the assault on Nadine ?
  3. What information does CeeCee gain by reading the crumpled up newspaper?
  4. CeeCee asks the eternal question—“Why does God allow bad things to happen?” Do you have an answer?
Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 17-18 pgs. 174-197

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Seven

Read-Along Day 7:   Chapters 13-14 pg. 133-148

Welcome back for our second week of the the read-along!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and a chance to catch up on your reading if you needed it.  In this section, CeeCee's father makes an unexpected appearance. 






Discussion Starters:
  1. When CeeCee’s Dad shows up, she asks him for the truth. If he had been more forthcoming, do you think that she could have forgiven him?
  2. Do you think that’s her Dad’s admissions may have helped her to forgive her mother?
  3. What are your first memories of the ocean?
  4. Has Nadine ever had a car accident?
Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 15-16 pgs. 149-173

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Six

Read-Along Day 6:   Chapters 11-12 pgs. 116-132

Welcome back for our second week of the the read-along!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and a chance to catch up on your reading if you needed it. 







Discussion Starters:

  1. How did the “black boomerang of karma” play out on the moonlight Thursday evening? Was there also good karma?
  2. How does Miz Goodpepper rationalize the use of living things in the slug catapulting?
  3. What does CeeCee fear most if she is arrested for the “death” of Miz Hobbs?
  4. Compare and contrast Tootie and Oletta’s reactions to the news of Miz Hobbs accident.
  5. What do the objects in Oletta’s house reveal about her life? How did she deal with her grief over her daughter’s death?
  6. What is the new relationship between CeeCee and Thelma Rae Goodpepper?
Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 13-14 pgs. 133-148

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Five

Read-Along Day 5:   Chapters 9-10 pgs. 92-115

We made it through the week!  I hope you are enjoying this book as much as we have.  If you have kept up with the reading you have now finished 10 chapters of this remarkable book.  If you haven't, don't worry.  We won't be reading over the weekend so you will have plenty of time to catch up.  Happy reading and we look forward to seeing you back here on Monday!
 
 
 
 
Discussion Starters:
  1. How does Oletta compare her experience of losing her Pappy with CeeCee’s reaction to losing her mother?
  2. Tootie believes that they are living in a “throwaway society”. Have things changed in 50 years?
  3. Does CeeCee think that the old house is worth saving?
  4. CeeCee ponders her mother’s fate; if she had found her fire would she still be alive?
  5. CeeCee receives a letter from Mrs. O and a camera from Aunt Tootie. How did each contribute to her healing?
  6. Why is Rosa’s purple velvet sofa a symbol of freedom? Why was it a good place to get over the Stan experience?
 
Other comments on this section...

For Monday we will be reading Chapters 11-12 pgs. 116-132

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together. After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book. The more input, the better this works! Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss. Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Four

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together.  After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book.  The more input, the better this works!  Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss.  Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!


Read-Along Day 4:   Chapters 7-8 pgs. 65-91

Welcome back to day four of our read-along!  You've almost made it the whole week!  We have met some really amazing characters so far, and in these chapters we get to meet Miz Goodpepper one of our many unique and amazing women.  Remember tomorrow is the last day for the Read-Along this week.  You have the weekend to catch up on any parts you might have missed.  See you again tomorrow!
 
Discussion Starters:
  1. What is Miz Violene Hobbs opinion of Northerners? Is it justified?
  2. Compare the situations in which both Oletta and Miz Hobbes lost their husbands.
  3. How does CeeCee react to receiving a fancy white party dress?
    What did you think of Miz Culpepper’s revenge on her husband (i.e. wearing the red dress to court)?
  4. Do you believe in karma? The big black boomerang of karma?
  5. Was the “strange perfumed world” entirely run by women, as CeeCee perceives?

Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 9-10 pgs. 92-115

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Three

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together.  After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book.  The more input, the better this works!  Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss.  Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!


Read-Along Day 3:  Chapters 5-6 pgs. 45-64

Hope you are enjoying our read-along!  This book has to be one of my favorite Howard County Read books of all time.  I adore CeeCee and her love of reading, but now she is learning all about the remarkable women of Savannah.  In this section we meet one of my favorite characters in this novel, Oletta.  Just thinking about her cinnamon rolls makes my mouth water.  Sure wish I had her recipe! 
 
Discussion Starters:
  1. Have you ever shared CeeCee’s experience of watching out the back window while you pulled away from someone, or somewhere?
  2. With 6 bedrooms in the Savannah house to choose from, why did CeeCee choose the sleeping porch?
  3. What is CeeCee’s first impression of Oletta? How long does it to take for it to change?
  4. What is Oletta’s prescription for healing CeeCee?
  5. When did CeeCee know that she had “a girlfriend in Savannah?"

Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 7-8 pgs. 65-91

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Day Two

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together.  After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book.  The more input, the better this works!  Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss.  Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!


Read-Along Day 2:  Chapters 3-4 pgs. 27-44

Welcome to our second day of reading and thank you for joining us!  I hope you enjoyed the first two chapters of our book.  In today's reading we find out what happened to CeeCee's mother, and the plans her father has for her to go to Savannah.
Discussion Starters:
  1. CeeCee seems to have a very visual memory, remembering details such as her mother’s red shoes lying in the street, but she can’t actually picture her mother dead. What image finally helped her to do that? Where did CeeCee place God in relation to her mother’s death?
  2. Camille’s illness left CeeCee filled with shame and despair. If she had told Mrs. Odell more of what was going on inside the house, could the elderly woman have done something? Were there any incidents in your own youth that you were afraid to discuss with an adult?
  3. Mrs Odell gave CeeCee some good advice and memorable experiences. What do you think was Mrs. Odell’s best gift to CeeCee? 
  4. CeeCee’s father does not immediately decide to let her go south with Aunt Tallulah. Do you think that he could have made a better choice?
Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 5-6 pgs. 45-64

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

Monday, October 1, 2012

Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt Read-Along Day One

How the Read-Along Works

Each day we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together.  After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book.  The more input, the better this works!  Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss.  Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together!

 

Read-Along Day1:  Chapters 1 and 2 pgs. 1-26

Welcome to our first day of reading and thank you for joining us!  I hope you enjoy yourself as we read Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman.  In the first two chapters we are introduced to CeeCee, her mother, Mrs. Odell and even CeeCee's father.  The first two chapters offer us a bit of a flashback so we can see the situation in CeeCee's home.

Discussion Starters:
  1. What do you think of CeeCee?
  2. What is CeeCee’s relationship like with her mother, Camille? How does her mother see Ceecee? In the second chapter, CeeCee asks her mother “What’s my name?” and Camille has a flicker of reality.  What does that tell you about their relationship?
  3. CeeCee’s only experience with church is radio services with Mrs. Odell, until the day she visited a Saturday fund raising festival.  What did you think of CeeCee’s adaptation of the prayer that she observed in the church? 
  4. CeeCee's father is a northerner, and much older than her mother. Does this explain his behavior?
  5. CeeCee escapes the realities of her mother's illness by immersing herself in the pages of her books.  I have spoken with many people who use books as "comfort reads" to escape for a little while.  What do you do when you need a break from life's stresses?  Do you have any "comfort reads?"  What are some of your "comfort reads?" 
  6. What were some of the books that you loved as a child ?  Did you read any of the same books CeeCee mentioned?
Other comments on this section...

For tomorrow we will be reading Chapters 3-4 pgs. 27-44

***Please note that page numbers come from the paperback version of the book.  Other versions may have different page numbers.  

Friday, September 28, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read Along Starts Monday October 1st!

The Online Read-Along for Saving CeeCee Honeycutt will begin here on Monday.  Please join us as we read this amazing book together!

How the Read-Along Works

We will start the book on October 1st and finish on October 19th, the night Beth Hoffman comes to Kokomo!  Each day (Monday-Friday) we will read a section of the book Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman together.  After reading each section, please feel free to comment, and add your thoughts about the book.  The more input, the better this works!  Comment as little or as much as you want, and feel free to stray from the discussion starters if you have something else about the book you really want to discuss.  Most importantly, have fun as we read this book together! 

For Read-Along Day1 we will read Chapters 1 and 2 pgs. 1-26.  Please join us on Monday!

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Enjoy Live Music and Food at "My Sweet Savannah"

Friday, October 5, 6:30pm at Elite Banquet & Conference Center, 2820 S. Lafountain St, Kokomo

Enjoy Southern hors d’oeuvres and blues music featuring Cherresa Lawson as we’re transported to Savannah, Georgia, for the evening. Take home a sweet dessert and other sweet things from the silent auction. Tickets are $15 per person. Cash bar. Purchase tickets at any KHCPL location or the Greentown Public Library.


WARNING: You are about to drool. Here is the menu: Flame-grilled shrimp and smokey corn grits. Southern Georgia pulled pork. Brown sugar chicken with peach BBQ sauce. Garden-seasoned fried ...okra. Watermelon salad. Miss Carol's fresh corn and blueberry salad. Yeast rolls with orange marmalade. Southern pecan pie, blackberry cobbler, and apple crisp. Southern sweet tea spritzers. We told you you'd drool. BUY A TICKET TODAY!!!
 
 

Monday, September 24, 2012

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Read-Along Starts October 1st!

The Online Read-Along for Saving CeeCee Honeycutt our 2013 Howard County Reads selection begins Monday, October 1st.  Don't forget to get you copy this week!  We look forward to seeing what you think of this year's book!

The first day's discussion starters will cover chapters 1 and 2 of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.


Friday, July 20, 2012

Kokomo Tribune Editorial: Get Involved with 'Reads'

Check out this wonderful editorial from the Kokomo Tribune--recommending that you join us this year as we read Saving CeeCee Honeycutt!

Editorial - July 18, 2012: Get involved with ‘Reads’

Thank you Kokomo Tribune!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

HOWARD COUNTY READS 2012 BOOK CHOSEN!

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

You nominated your favorite books and a committee reviewed those books and chose Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman as the book for Howard County Reads 2012.

For years, 12-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt has taken care of her mother, Camille, a crown-wearing laughingstock who thinks it’s 1951 and she’s Vidalia Onion Queen of Georgia. When tragedy strikes in their Ohio town, CeeCee is whisked off to Savannah, Ga., by her great-aunt Tootie Caldwell. CeeCee is soon catapulted into a world of prosperity and Southern eccentricities. CeeCee’s world view is challenged with secrets to keep, injustices to face, and loyalties to uphold. Just as she begins to feel like she belongs, her newfound joy collides with the long-held fear that her mother’s legacy has left her destined for destruction.

Several events are planned to celebrate Howard County Reads 2012, including author Beth Hoffman visiting Kokomo.

More Information to come!

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Howard County Reads 2012 Is Coming Soon!

Soon we will be announcing the book for 2012!  The read along will be back too, so I hope you enjoyed the fun last year. 

Stay tuned for more information!