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The Mother-Daughter Book Club How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading Author: Shireen Dodson Combining the practical with the personal, The Mother-Daughter Book Club tells the story of 10 mothers and their preteen daughters and how their relationships were enriched through a monthly reading club. With step-by-step guidelines, stories, anecdotes, reading lists, sample themes and related activities, it offers practical instructions...  more » for starting a book club while encouraging mothers and daughters to learn to talk openly with one another. At a key stage of their daughter's development, mothers will find a hopeful antidote to depression, eating disorders, self-destructive behavior and other problems facing adolescent girls. Most important, The Mother-Daughter Book Club shows that reading, learning and spending time together helps girls build self-esteem. With suggested reading lists from authors and experts ranging from Kaye Gibbons, Joyce Carol Oates and Tipper Gore to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Beth Winship and Ann Martin, The Mother-Daughter Book Club has the potential to inspire whole networks of reading clubs nationwide.  « less Post This Book + Reminder Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780060952426 ISBN-10: 0060952423 Publication Date: 5/7/1997 Pages: 304 Rating: Currently 3.6/5 Stars.  9 3.6 stars, based on 9 ratings Publisher: Perennial Currents Book Type: Paperback Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

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Stephanie H. (livingwilde) - Huntsville, AL reviewed The Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading on 4/2/2007 + 12 more book reviews

This is a great idea! We really enjoyed doing this.

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Rachel J. (bibliosopher) reviewed The Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading on 1/15/2006 + 92 more book reviews

Great ideas for book-related activities. A nurturing and thoughtful book.

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