May's Newsletter

~~~~Stockton Book Club Newsletter ~~~~

May 2011

Edition #5
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His Name is Guck by Clyde A. Landon (May’s Book Choice)

Book was chosen by Donna Wilde.

About the book:
At the age of ten, Clyde Landon's world revolved around slingshots, marbles, and talking his way out of trouble. But that all changed the day he met Guck, a motley colored shepherd dog. The bond between them was immediate, and when Guck needed a new home, it was Clyde who quickly assumed responsibility, convincing his parents to allow him a pet, despite the family already having too many mouths to feed. Guck was ours. I could hardly believe it. There wasn't another dog in the whole wide world like him...'You're ours!' I told him. 'You're mine. Mom said I could keep you.' For some strange reason, I felt as though I was telling him something he already knew, but he listened intently while I carried on...'Guck Landon.' It sounded perfect, just perfect. In His Name is Guck: A Story of a Boy and His Dog author Clyde Landon recounts his unforgettable memories with this special dog, one who displayed the ultimate in love, courage, and devotion. Landon uses his knack for description to transport readers to 1940s Colorado, where a boy and his dog roamed the mountainside together, sharing incredible adventures and an undying bond of friendship.

Editor’s Note: The Author, Clyde Landon will come and speak to us about the book at May’s Book Club Meeting. If you would like to order the book before hand. The book is available on Amazon for $20.99 (new) and $12.00 (used). Book is also available at Barnes and Noble and Hastings in Ogden, Utah.   

****April’s and May’s Meeting will be combined and will be on May28th @ 1:00pm at the Stockton Fire Station (207 N/ Conner, Stockton, Utah). We'll be having a Potluck Lunch, please feel free to bring a Potluck Dish of your choice.  The Author, Clyde A. Landon will be present and will be discussing his book with us.***

Fun Facts about Clyde A. Landon

• He now resides in Ogden, Utah.
• While growing he was quite the rebel, but with help of Duane Wilderman he turned his life around and helped him stop smoking.
• He is employed with the Standard Examiner as a district manager.

Pictures of Tabernash, Colorado

Like Father, Like Son?, by Roger T. Muir and Greg D. Boyd June’s Book Choice

We’ll be reading Like Father, Like Son?, by Roger T. Muir and Greg D. Boyd in honor of Fathers Day. We’ll be able to get the author to come in and talk about the book.   The meeting will be on Tueday, June 28th at 7:00pm, but the place will be announced at a later day.  We would like to get as many people as we can involved. The majority of our club is Women and Mothers, we would like to get Fathers and Men involved in the discussion. We’ll be also joining another book club in Stockton, the South Rim Book Club.
Book chosen by Ronnalee Hesford.

About the Book:
Co-authored by Roger T. Muir and Greg D. Boyle, this quick read retales the true stories of two young boys who grew up in very different circumstances. One had a dad in the home, the other did not. Both find paths to success, but at what cost, and how can you ensure you're on the right track?Concerned with the staggering statistics that 85% of all imprisoned youth and 63% of all youth suicides come from children of fatherless homes, this book explores a very serious topic with the greatest of integrity and compassion, combining tough realities with a great blend of humor, hope and inspiration.

***Richard Paul Evans, NY Times #1 best selling author of The Christmas Box stated, “In their book, Like Father, Like Son?, Muir and Boyle examine the impact a good father can have on his son – and the damaging effects his absence can create. As you contemplate the stories and recommendations shared, I believe you will find a sense of healing and renewed potential."***

Book’s website - http://www.fixthefathers.com/

Note:  An interview of Roger T. Muir will be on Sunday May 22nd. at 9:00 am on Channel 5 KSL. Also, Deseret News will have a news article on May 22nd’s edition about the author.  

Future Reading

For the Summer Months we were thinking of having a small break and we’ll meet in September.  So we will be off through July and August, through that time we have some book titles to read and we will talk about them in September.  Just chose from one or all to read.

Book Titles are:


Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and depicts the experiences of Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner who must use every means at her disposal to come out of the poverty that she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea. The novel is the source of the extremely popular 1939 film of the same name.

The Hunger Games bu Suzanne Collins
It is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy.  It introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalypticworld in the country of Panem where North America once stood. This is where a powerful government working in a central city called the Capitol holds power. In the book, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses one boy and one girl from each district to fight to the death. The Hunger Games exist to demonstrate not even children are beyond the reach of the Capitol's power.

Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray
With her suddenly unemployed husband, her elderly mother, and a petulant teenage daughter sharing space under her roof, Ruth has enough stress already. Then she gets the phone call saying her father, a bar-hopping piano player, has broken both wrists and needs someone to take care of him. Since dear old Dad and Ruth’s mother are sworn enemies, it looks like stormy territory ahead.
Ruth reverts to her favorite stress-reduction technique, visualizing herself sitting in the warm, safe haven in the center of a bundt cake. She feels protected there, open to the universe but safe from it. Ruth’s husband Sam, a former hospital administrator, thinks he needs a career change and dreams of buying old sailboats, refurbishing them, and selling them for profit. Jarred by the risk-taking and potential for financial ruin, Ruth wonders if she could launch a mid-life career as a cake baker. She bakes all the time anyway, why not do it for profit?
The whole family gets into the act. Daughter Camille makes business cards that say “Eat Cake”, and thus a name is chosen. Ruth’s father contacts old cronies in fine restaurant service and offers them samples. Ruth’s mother sews elaborate presentation boxes for the cakes. Even Sam is enlisted into service on the production end. When Ruth loses the nerve to approach businesses to buy her cakes, Camille steps in, asking for double the price her mother had contemplated. Business takes off, and family happiness ensues.

****Note: If you have another book title that you think the Book Club would like to read, please let us know.***

Recipes

Rustic Cabbage Soup

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

a big pinch of salt

1/2 pound potatoes, skin on, cut 1/4-inch pieces

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 large yellow onion, thinly sliced

5 cups stock (see head notes)

1 1/2 cups white beans, precooked or canned (drained & rinsed well)

1/2 medium cabbage, cored and sliced into 1/4-inch ribbons

more good-quality extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Warm the olive oil in a large thick-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the salt and potatoes. Cover and cook until they are a bit tender and starting to brown a bit, about 5 minutes - it's o.k. to uncover to stir a couple times. Stir in the garlic and onion and cook for another minute or two. Add the stock and the beans and bring the pot to a simmer. Stir in the cabbage and cook for a couple more minutes, until the cabbage softens up a bit. Now adjust the seasoning - getting the seasoning right is important or your soup will taste flat and uninteresting. Taste and add more salt if needed, the amount of salt you will need to add will depend on how salty your stock is (varying widely between brands, homemade, etc)...

Serve drizzled with a bit of olive oil and a generous dusting of cheese.

Serves 4.

Fabulous Homemade Bread

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup bread flour
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 cups quick cooking oats
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 4 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 10 cups bread flour

Directions

1. In the mixing bowl of an electric mixer, stir together 1/2 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup bread flour, and yeast. Let grow for about 5 minutes. It will bubble almost immediately.
2. Measure oats, 4 1/2 cups warm water, whole wheat flour, salt, 2/3 cup sugar, and 2/3 cup oil into the mixing bowl. Mix on low speed with a dough hook for 1 to 2 minutes. Increase speed slightly, and begin adding bread flour 1/2 to 1 cup at a time until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Humidity determines how much flour you need before the bread pulls away from the edge of the bowl. It is normal for the dough to be sticky.
3. Place dough in an oiled bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
4. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Shape loaves, and place in greased 8 x 4 inch pans. Let rise until dough is 1 inch above rim of pans, usually 1 hour.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until tops are browned. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

If you have an idea for a recipe that coordinates with the book, please let us know. stocktonbookclubut@yahoo.com.


Current Stockton Book Club Members
RonnaLee Hesford - Founder
Jamie West - Co-Founder
Nadine West
Kathleen Memmot
Lela Anderson
Mary Durtschi
Debbie Rusk
Suzanne Thompson
Jim Wilde
Donna Wilde
Don West Jr.
Josie West
Jill Bartholmew
Doralee Speakman
Joyce Grogan

Books We Have Read in the Past Months
2009 -
Sept. - To Kill a Mocking Bird by Lee Harper
Oct. - Peyton Place by Grace Metalicous
Nov. - Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson
Dec. - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2010-
Jan. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffennegger
Feb. The Importance of Being Eanest by Oscar Wilde
Mar. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Apr. The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini
May. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Jun. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Jul. Agent Bishop by Mike Peters
Aug. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Sept. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lighting Thief by Rick Riodan
Oct. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Lerouix
Nov. The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
Dec. Collection of Christmas Stories by Various Authors
2011-
Jan. Fried Green Tomatoes of the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg.
Feb. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Mar. Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Apr. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
May. His Name is Guck by Clyde A. Landon

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Happy Reading!!!!!

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