Me Before You created a great group discussion. We started with the meaning of the title, talked about the author's intent, personalities of the main characters and what we would do in that setting. This is a book that you do not want to put down.

Tell the Wolves I\\\'m Home is appropriate for both adults and young adults. It covers a time in the late 80\\\'s when Aids was very much in the news and being gay was a badge of shame. Although this is central to the story, the issues and how they are faced by family members are more important. It isn\\\'t a perfect book but it does raise some very good discussion points that kept our group going and on task for longer than usual. We had a lot of questions so brainstorming for answers was really helpful.

Our discussion was held on the same day Anthony Doerr received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Everyone enjoyed this book, often for different reasons. A general feeling was that it bogged down a bit in the middle. So many questions and so many insightful reflections on interpretations of light and dark contrasts in the story. This is a great book for discussion.

The novel is based on a historic event that occurred over a period if years in the early twentieth century. Children from New York City and other major east coast cities who were considered to be orphaned or abandoned were sent by train to the Midwest to be "adopted" by families. The story is told through the relationship between a troubled teenager in a foster care setting and an elderly woman who is trying to put her life in order. The foster care portrayal is somewhat stereotypical but aside from that, this is a very good telling of an event that was meant to be benevolent but did not always turn out as intended.

This novel tells the story of an elderly woman who trained with the Women's Airforce Service and the young girl whom she hires to write her memoirs. The chapters go back and forth between the two characters. I had difficulty at first sorting out the characters but after the first few chapters it became easier to follow. The elderly woman made agonizing choices in her life and these choices were the basis of a good discussion. An interesting and informative read.