Aardbaark will read Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Harcourt\, $17.00). When a meteor hits the moon\, Miranda must learn to survive the unimaginable. Told in journal entries\, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar ...
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T224415Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100519T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100520T000000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/william-reichard-will-sign-sin-eater-and-james-cihlar-will-sign-undoing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/william-reichard-will-sign-sin-eater-and-james-cihlar-will-sign-undoing SUMMARY:William Reichard will sign Sin Eater and James Cihlar will sign Undoing DESCRIPTION:The overriding theme of Sin Eater\, Reichard’s fourth collection of poetry\, is one of creating balance in our lives between public brightness and private shadow. Cihlar’s poetry collection\, Undoing\, displays an emotional richness and range authenticated by details of domestic disarray.(Sin Eater\, Mid-List Press\, $13.00\; Undoing\, Little Pear Press\, $15.00)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T224415Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100520T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100521T010000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/worm-turns-book-discussion-group-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/worm-turns-book-discussion-group-2 SUMMARY:As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:The As the Worm Turns Book Discussion Group will discuss Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (Penguin\, $15.00). When the recently orphaned socialite Flora Poste descends on her relatives at the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm in deepest Sussex\, she finds a singularly miserable group and proceeds to organize everyone out of their romantic tragedies into the pleasures of normal life. Jackie Byers will facilitate the discussion. Space is limited\, so please call to reserve your place.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T224415Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100521T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100522T000000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/meredith-efken-will-sign-lucky-baby URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/meredith-efken-will-sign-lucky-baby SUMMARY:Meredith Efken will sign Lucky Baby DESCRIPTION:All her life\, Meg Lindsay's mother told her what a disappointment she was. In Meg's opinion\, no one could be a worse mother than the woman who gave birth to her\, until Meg has a child of her own to care for. After Meg and her husband\, Lewis\, adopt a girl from an orphanage in China\, Meg's love for her new daughter grows daily\, but the tension\, fear\, and uncertainty of motherhood drive Meg to the brink of despair. Fearing that she is becoming the kind of mother she hates\, she fights circumstance\, rebellion\, a loving but at times tense marriage\, setbacks\, and the native selfishness that lives in all of us.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T224415Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100524T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100524T200000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/world-war-ii-history-book-discussion-group-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/world-war-ii-history-book-discussion-group-1 SUMMARY:World War II History Book Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:The World War II History Book Discussion Group will discuss The Forgotten 500\: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory Freeman (NAL Caliber\, $15.00). In 1944\, the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen who had been trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons\, the full account of this unforgettable story of loyalty\, self-sacrifice\, and bravery is now being told for the first time.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T224415Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100602T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100602T180000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/what-are-you-reading-book-chat-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/what-are-you-reading-book-chat-2 SUMMARY:What Are You Reading? book chat DESCRIPTION:Join us to chat about favorite reads\, books that changed our lives\, or the book we just couldn’t put down. No need to make reservations--just come and enjoy a little conversation about books. Carol Lynch will facilitate the discussion.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T224415Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100609T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100610T000000Z UID:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/craig-johnson-will-sign-junkyard-dogs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookwormomaha.com/event/craig-johnson-will-sign-junkyard-dogs SUMMARY:Craig Johnson will sign Junkyard Dogs DESCRIPTION:It's a volatile new economy in Durant\, Wyoming\, where the owners of a multi-million dollar development of ranchettes want to get rid of the adjacent junkyard. When a severed thumb is discovered in the yard\, conflicts erupt\, and Walt Longmire\, his trusty companion Dog\, life-long friend Henry Standing Bear\, and deputies Santiago Saizarbitoria and Victoria Moretti find themselves in a small town that feels more and more like a high plains pressure cooker.
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