If I had a Book Club

I have not been in a book club for years.  Not for lack of desire.  We just do not have one in our ward (which I admit has always been the nucleus of my social life wherever we move).

But, a comment by my Aunt Christy about what books I would choose if I were in a club led me to a little introspection.

So, if I had a book club, I might recommend the following list:

Uncle Tom's Cabin (not many people have actually read this book, which, at the time was second to the Bible in readership.  It is the page turner which started the war between the states)

Atlas Shrugged (A little extreme and godless, but it is capitalism in its purity)

Enchanted (from the writer of Ender's Game.  It is a new twist on sleeping beauty)

The Blessing of a Skinned Knee (Using Jewish Tradition to raise self-reliant children)

The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency

The Autobiography of Ben Franklin (it created American Values that we still have today...which I did not notice until I lived in a communist country)

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (my favorite in the trilogy that began with the Newberry winning, "A Wrinkle in Time")

The Color Code (A simple personality profile.  It helped me understand myself and those I loved the most)

Ballet Shoes (optional-along the lines of A Little Princess but not as good.  Three little girls become orphans and are brought together in a house of kind and understanding adults)

Rich Dad Poor Dad-An interesting discussion.  I don't believe in living a leveraged life, but it helps you understand how rich people think.  Maybe a better book would be The Millionaire Mind.

I would choose these books because I loved some of them, some of them changed the world, and I have read and own all of them, so there is no pressure about finishing a book before the meeting.