The Mother-Daughter Book Club
The book club is about to get a makeover.... Even if Megan would rather be at the mall, Cassidy is late for hockey practice, Emma's already read every book in existence, and Jess is missing her mother too much to care, the new book club is scheduled to meet every month. But what begins as a mom-imposed ritual of reading Little Women soon helps four unlikely friends navigate the drama of middle school. From stolen journals, to secret crushes, to a fashion-fiasco first dance, the girls are up to their Wellie boots in drama. They can't help but wonder: What would Jo March do? Acclaimed author Heather Vogel Frederick will delight daughters of all ages in a novel about the fabulousness of fiction, family, and friendship.
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The Mother-Daughter Book Club Reviews
The characters are simple and a little typical of children books. This was a quaint read. . I would have liked it if the story talked more about how sections of Little Women compared to their lives, but it was only done in small doses, and most of the story was about what the girls have to go through in there lives.But maybe I need to read Little Women again, there could be more connections. This did make me want to give Little Women another read; it's been a long time for me. I liked this one enough that I would read the second one. The second book in the mother-daughter book club is called Much Ado About Anne, and it just recently came out in the stores.
There are 4 girls. This book goes through the girls relationships, forming and changing as rapidly as they are these days in their teenage years. Who couldn't love a book about a book club reading Little Women.
This book was awesome. This whole book club started out as the mothers talking after yoga (the girls say when the mothers talk after yoga it is NEVER good) they decided to start a mother/daughter book club. Different personalities makes it very interesting.
There is also Becca who is the leader of the Fab Four and is not nice. I love the whole theme of mothers and daughters sharing the love of reading. I couldn't resist and I am so glad I didn't.
I think that the Mother Daughter Book Club was a fabulous book. Claire 12 (With moms OK) Joe March. When they can't fight their battles alone whoever will they turn to. What starts out to be some boring old lame book club that mothers force their daughters into, ends up to be a club filled with life long memories, best of friends, and tofu loving, star studded, book reading, top modelled Mothers. It combines the world of sweet Louisa May Alcott's creativity in Little Women mixed with how Joe March helped 6th grade girls battle drama and hardships.
The backdrop to the novel is also quite appealing. Told through the voices of the four middle-school girls, Megan, Jess, Cassidy and Emma, it follows their adventures from the time they realize they are being "forced" to participate in the club to the end of their first year together.
The Mother-Daughter Book Club would be great to read with your own book club, because you can discuss similarities and differences between the fictional club and yours, as well as possibly find things you'd like to incorporate into your own group. The stories relating events in Little Women to similarities in the lives of people in the group tied in really well, illustrating how timeless Little Women is and how clever Frederick is in tying them together.
The girls are far from being best friends, and inevitably there is conflict. But what's surprising here is that conflict arises between the moms as well as the girls.
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick tells the tale of four girls and their moms who start a new mother-daughter book club in Concord, Massachusetts. In honor of Alcott, the club chooses one book to read during it's first year, Little Women; they read only a few chapters at a time, and so they are able to go more in-depth into the book as they go along.
Watching them all work through the issues that come up is very interesting, and you may find yourself thinking, "I wish I could handle conflict so directly.". Concord is where Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote.
Tag along as Meghan, Jess, Cassidy, and Emma find themselves enjoying Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little Women", while their own lives twist and turn just like the March girls. This book is a highly entertaining read for preteens and teens alike. This book truly tells how reading can bond people together, while at the same time is an intriguing rendition of "Mean Girls", for the younger audience.
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