Founded in September 2016, Mother Daughter Book Club (MDBC) is a book club for girls in grades 7-9 and their mothers. Our primary goal is to read and discuss all genres of children’s literature in an effort to foster a life-long passion for reading. Members of MDBC read the monthly book club selection prior to the meeting. Discussion is followed by a thematically related activity or craft. MDBC meets the second Tuesday of the month at the 4S Ranch Branch Library.
Read more about Mother Daughter Book Club here: “Club Spotlight: Mother-Daughter Book Club promotes literature and bonding” from The Pomerado News.
MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK BOOK LIST
YEAR 1
THEME: Explore Different Genres
SEPTEBER 2016 INFORMATIONAL MEETING
OCTOBER 2016 Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Roxie and the Hooligans.
NOVEMBER 2016 Sage, Angie. My Haunted House.
DECEMBER 2016 Clements, Andrew. Frindle.
JANUARY 2017 Hale, Bruce. Big Bad Detective Agency.
FEBRUARY 2017 Creech, Sharon. Hate That Cat.
MARCH 2017 Gannett, Ruth. My Father’s Dragon.
APRIL 2017 Ryan, Pam Munoz. Riding Freedom.
MAY 2017 Klise, Kate. Dying to Meet You.
JUNE 2017 Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars.
JULY 2017 Jamieson, Victoria. Roller Girl.
AUGUST 2017 Tunnell, Michael. Candy Bomber.
YEAR 2
THEME: Multicultural
SEPTEMER 2017 Han, Jenny. Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream.
OCTOBER 2017 Marsden, Carolyn. The Gold Threaded Dress.
NOVEMBER 2017 Marsden, Carolyn. The Quail Club.
DECEMBER 2017 MacLachlan, Patricia. The True Gift.
JANUARY 2018 Krishnaswami, Uma. Book Uncle and Me.
FEBRUARY 2018 Lai, Thanhha. Inside Out and Back Again.
MARCH 2018 Florence, Debbi Michiko. Jasmine Toguchi: Super Sleuth.
APRIL 2018 Deutch, Barry. How Mirka Got Her Sword.
MAY 2018 Lord, Cynthia. A Handful of Stars.
JUNE 2018 Khan, Helen. Amina’s Voice.
JULY 2018 Applegate, Katherine. Wishtree.
AUGUST 2018 Bell, Cece. El Deafo.
YEAR 3
THEME: Friends and Family
SEPTEMBER 2018 O’Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog.
OCTOBER 2018 Telgemeier, Raina. Ghosts.
NOVEMBER 2018 Yep, Lawrence. A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans.
DECEMBER 2018 Carlson, Natalie Savage. The Family Under the Bridge.
JANUARY 2019 Torres, Jennifer. Flora & Miranda Steal the Show.
FEBRUARY 2019 Sachar, Louise. Fuzzy Mud.
MARCH 2019 Wissinger, Tamera. Gone Fishing.
APRIL 2019 Krull, Kathleen. Frenemies in the Family
MAY 2019 Cervantes, Angela. Allie, First at Last.
JUNE 2019 Mahoney, Kristin. Annie’s Life in Lists.
JULY 2019 NO MEETING
AUGUST 2019 Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
YEAR 4
THEME: Banned Books
SEPTEMBER 2019 Gratz, Alan. Ban This Book.
OCTOBER 2019 Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
NOVEMBER 2019 Gaiman, Neil. Coraline.
DECEMBER 2019 Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
JANUARY 2020 Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot.
FEBRUARY 2020 Patterson, Katherine. The Bridge to Terabithia.
MARCH 2020 Folman, Ari. Anne Frank’s Diary.
APRIL 2020 Cushman, Karen. The Midwife’s Apprentice.
MAY 2020 Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.
JUNE 2020 Gino, Alex. George.
JULY 2020 Patron, Susan. The Higher Power of Lucky.
AUGUST 2020 Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted.
YEAR 5
THEME: Different Like Me
SEPTEMBER 2020 Jamieson, Victoria and Omar Mohamed. When Stars Are Scattered.
OCTOBER 2020 Venkatramen, Padma. The Bridge Home.
NOVEMBER 2020 Reynolds, Jason. Ghost.
DECEMBER 2020 Kim, Jessica. Stand Up, Yumi Chung!
JANUARY 2021 Connor, Leslie. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle.
FEBRUARY 2021 Bowling, Dusti. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus.
MARCH 2021 Hoge, Robert. Ugly.
APRIL 2021 LeZotte, Ann Clare. Show Me A Sign.
MAY 2021 Terry, Ellie. Forget Me Not.
JUNE 2021 Harrell, Rob. Wink.
JULY 2021 Pérez, Celia. The First Rule of Punk.
AUGUST 2021 DuPrau, Jeanne. City of Ember.
YEAR 6
THEME: Historical Fiction
SEPTEMBER 2021 Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793.
OCTOBER 2021 Berg, Ann E. Unbound.
NOVEMBER 2021 Park, Linda Sue. Prairie Lotus.
DECEMBER 2021 Avi. Catch You Later, Traitor.
JANUARY 2022 Copeland, Cindy. Cub.
FEBRUARY 2022 Blankman, Anne. Blackbird Girls.
MARCH 2022 Day, Christine. I Can Make This Promise.
APRIL 2022 Parker Rhodes, Jewell. Ghost Boys.
MAY 2022 Patrick, Denise Lewis. Finding Someplace.
JUNE 2022 Bermudez, Alyssa. Big Apple Diaries.
YEAR 7
THEME: Choose Your Own Adventure
SEPTEMBER 2022 Dee, Barbara. Maybe He Just Likes You.
OCTOBER 2022 Hughes, Kiku. Displacement.
NOVEMBER 2022 Kelly, Erin Entrada. Hello Universe.
DECEMBER 2022 Ostertag, Molly Knox. Witch Boy.
JANUARY 2023 Morrison, Lori. Up for Air.
FEBRUARY 2023 Higuera, Donna Barba. The Last Cuentista.
MARCH 2023 Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese.
APRIL 2023 Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. The Little Prince.
MAY 2023 Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover.
JUNE 2023 Freeman, Megan. Alone.
YEAR 8
THEME: Choose Your Own Adventure
SEPTEMBER 2023 Watson, Renee. Piecing Me Together.
OCTOBER 2023 Henry, April. Two Truths and a Lie.
NOVEMBER 2023 Lord, Emma. Tweet Cute.
DECEMBER 2023 Acevedo, Elizabeth. The Poet X.
JANUARY 2024 Gier, Kerstin. A Castle in the Clouds.
FEBRUARY 2024 Tamaki, Mariko. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.
MARCH 2024 Ngyuen, Trung Le. The Magic Fish.
APRIL 2024 Satpari, Marjane. Persepolis.