Young at Heart--YA for Adults Book Club

Love Life and the List by Kasie West What do you do when you’ve fallen for your best friend? Funny and romantic, this effervescent story about family, friendship, and finding yourself is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn’t been able to manage her mother’s growing issues with anxiety. And now she’s been rejected from an art show because her work “has no heart.” So when she gets another opportunity to show her paintings, Abby isn’t going to take any chances. Which is where the list comes in. Abby gives herself one month to do ten things, ranging from face a fear (#3) to learn a stranger’s story (#5) to fall in love (#8). She knows that if she can complete the list, she’ll become the kind of artist she’s always dreamed of being. But as the deadline approaches, Abby realizes that getting through the list isn’t as straightforward as it seems . . . and that maybe—just maybe—she can’t change her art if she isn’t first willing to change herself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meetup details: Arrive early to grab a snack or a drink and visit with the group. We are usually upstairs by the cooking school. Our discussion will start promptly at 7:30 and we'll wrap it up at 9:00. Looking forward to seeing you then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donations are never required to attend this meetup, but gratefully accepted if you would like to help offset the cost of the meetup site. You can donate using paypal on the meetup site, or toss a few bucks in at a meeting if you like.

The book of the month will be selected from highly ranked nominated books. Vote in the Poll for upcoming book of the month (http://www.meetup.com/Young-at-Heart-Book-Club/polls/). (poll will be active 6-8 weeks prior to the meetings) You can make suggestions for future books on the discussion board (http://www.meetup.com/Young-at-Heart-Book-Club/messages/boards/) or email me or leave a comment. The meetup description will be updated with the selected book of the month no later than immediately after the prior month's meeting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meetup details: Arrive early to grab a snack or a drink and visit with the group. We are usually upstairs by the cooking school. Our discussion will start promptly at 7:30 and we'll wrap it up at 9:00. Looking forward to seeing you then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donations are never required to attend this meetup, but gratefully accepted if you would like to help offset the cost of the meetup site. You can donate using paypal on the meetup site, or toss a few bucks in at a meeting if you like.

The book of the month will be selected from highly ranked nominated books. Vote in the Poll for upcoming book of the month (http://www.meetup.com/Young-at-Heart-Book-Club/polls/). (poll will be active 6-8 weeks prior to the meetings) You can make suggestions for future books on the discussion board (http://www.meetup.com/Young-at-Heart-Book-Club/messages/boards/) or email me or leave a comment. The meetup description will be updated with the selected book of the month no later than immediately after the prior month's meeting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meetup details: Arrive early to grab a snack or a drink and visit with the group. We are usually upstairs by the cooking school. Our discussion will start promptly at 7:30 and we'll wrap it up at 9:00. Looking forward to seeing you then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donations are never required to attend this meetup, but gratefully accepted if you would like to help offset the cost of the meetup site. You can donate using paypal on the meetup site, or toss a few bucks in at a meeting if you like.

The book of the month will be selected from highly ranked nominated books. Vote in the Poll for upcoming book of the month (http://www.meetup.com/Young-at-Heart-Book-Club/polls/). (poll will be active 6-8 weeks prior to the meetings) You can make suggestions for future books on the discussion board (http://www.meetup.com/Young-at-Heart-Book-Club/messages/boards/) or email me or leave a comment. The meetup description will be updated with the selected book of the month no later than immediately after the prior month's meeting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meetup details: Arrive early to grab a snack or a drink and visit with the group. We are usually upstairs by the cooking school. Our discussion will start promptly at 7:30 and we'll wrap it up at 9:00. Looking forward to seeing you then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donations are never required to attend this meetup, but gratefully accepted if you would like to help offset the cost of the meetup site. You can donate using paypal on the meetup site, or toss a few bucks in at a meeting if you like.