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Oct 7, 2024 · Play Book Tag: West With Giraffes / Lynda Rutledge - 4**** Book Concierg… 1 11: Feb 11, 2023 01:38PM Play Book Tag: West With Giraffes - Lynda Rutledge - 4 stars: Shelly: 1 28: Jun 18, 2022 06:22PM Play Book Tag: West with Giraffes 2.5 stars: Susan: 1 30: May 17, 2022 04:57PM Virago Book Club : Did you finish the December book already ...
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In the year 2025, at age 105, Woodrow Wilson Nickel reads that giraffes are becoming extinct, and suddenly memories come rushing back. In 1938, the Great Depression is not yet a memory in the United States, and Hitler is becoming a major threat in Europe. Two giraffes miraculously survive a dangerous Atlantic crossing during a hurricane, and young ...
The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, endangered and extinct species, human’s relationships to animals, how childhood shapes us as people, treatment of the elderly, the power of storytelling
Before you launch into your discussion, it might be helpful to come up with an icebreaker question to help get the conversation flowing. These can be silly or fun, and are not meant to be taken too seriously. For this discussion, try asking: What is your favorite road trip memory? Whether it was a relatively short drive or a long one like Woodrow’s...
Woody was looking for a way to get to California when he found out the giraffes needed a driver. Having already escaped the West (the Texas panhandle) and the Dust Bowl, what do you think Woody exp...Red is the young reporter who follows the giraffe truck across the country. She is married to a much older man, and Woody is just beginning his life, although they are close in age. Do you think th...Red has a bucket list, including famous people she’d like to meet before she dies. Do you have a list like that? If you do (or if you were to write one), who would be on your list?The Old Man, who is driving the truck with Woody, is a complicated character. What do you think he and Woody learned from each other?Jump start your discussion of West with Giraffes: A Novel with thought-provoking book club questions from Bookclubs, the best app and website for organizing.
Jul 13, 2023 · Our next Book Club Zoom Meet up will be on August 22nd 7pm BST, 2pm EDT, 11am PDT. Author Lynda Rutledge will join us for a discussion about West with Giraffes.
Sep 1, 2021 · Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Aug 30, 2024 · We share all our best tips and tricks for running a book club discussion here, including how to prepare, how to structure and facilitate the discussion, and how to deal with some common meeting and discussion challenges.
Apr 8, 2024 · If Lynda Rutledge’s historical adventure novel, “ West with Giraffes ” captured your heart, you’re in for a treat! We have crafted some thought-provoking questions to spark a lively book club discussion.
