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?

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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.

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?

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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.

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?

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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.

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.”?

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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.

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?

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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.

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?

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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.

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!