Winter 2024 Pageturners Books
January 2024
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Book discussion (Location BTC 120) - Thursday, January 25, 2024 | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Movie Screening of Ratatouille (Location MC 100 B&C)
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Book Details
Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for “Bake Week” but also the childhood home of the show’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin.
The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as “America’s Grandmother,” Betsy Martin isn’t as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection, and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it’s merely sabotage—sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high—but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect.
A sharp and suspenseful thriller for mystery buffs and avid bakers alike, The Golden Spoon is a brilliant puzzle filled with shocking twists and turns that will keep you reading late into the night until you turn the very last page of this incredible debut.
- Publisher: Atria Books (March 7, 2023)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1668008009
- ISBN-13: 978-1668008003
February 2024
D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins
- Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Book discussion (Location BTC 120) - Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Film Happiest Season (Location MC 100 B&C)
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Book Details
D’Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding. Their whole relationship is fake.
Instant I Do could be Kris Zavala’s big break. She’s right on the cusp of really making it as an influencer, so a stint on reality TV is the perfect chance to elevate her brand. And $100,000 wouldn’t hurt, either.
D’Vaughn Miller is just trying to break out of her shell. She’s sort of neglected to come out to her mom for years, so a big splashy fake wedding is just the excuse she needs.
All they have to do is convince their friends and family they’re getting married in six weeks. If anyone guesses they’re not for real, they’re out. Selling their chemistry on camera is surprisingly easy, and it’s still there when no one else is watching, which is an unexpected bonus. Winning this competition is going to be a piece of wedding cake.
But each week of the competition brings new challenges, and soon the prize money’s not the only thing at stake. A reality show isn’t the best place to create a solid foundation, and their fake wedding might just derail their relationship before it even starts.
- Publisher: Carina Adores; Original edition (January 25, 2022)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 1335534946
- ISBN-13: 978-1335534941
March 2024
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Book discussion (Location BTC 120) - Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Film Songs My Brothers Taught Me (MC 100 B&C)
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Book Details
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team.
Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.
Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims.
Now, as the deceptions―and deaths―keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.
- Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); International Edition (March 16, 2021)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 496 pages
- ISBN-10: 1250766567
- ISBN-13: 978-1250766564
April 9, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Meet-the-Author Virtual Event: Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper’s Daughter is her debut novel.
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