Tree House Children's Bookstore - Ashland, Oregon

February Secret Book Club

LadyJane

Hello Booklins, February is the month of Heroes, Goddesses and Princesses. Take your own hero's journey this month while you read about others' journeys in the books that we have chosen for you this month.

Email us your book choice for the Secret Book Club at treehouse@ashlandhome.net and we will send you a message every week, plus when you are active in our club, you get a 15% discount on the books that you buy in that month!!! (You have to come in to the store to sign up or email us to qualify for the club discount.)

Final Friday is February 24th this month, when we meet in the Secret World from 5:30pm to 6:30pm for our book discussions, magic crafts and party. In the meantime, let the potent messages of the Hero, Goddess, and Princess rule your February days on Earth.

OUR FEBRUARY BOOKLIST

Advanced Readers

The Heroes of Olympus

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Goddess Girls

All Mythology Books

Emerging Readers

Mirror Mirror

There’s a Princess in the Palace

The Princess and the Pig

Beauty and the Beast

Rapunzel

The Princess and the Dragon

The King and the Dragon

The Salmon Princess

January Secret Book Club: Wizards & Dragons

LadyJane

January is now a home-read month as we are waiting for early Spring to resume our in-store book club meetings. We have listed many inspiring books below that will take your imagination on adventures with Dragons and Wizards! Have fun, and remember to ask your personal dragon guide for help this month in all that you do.

1/6: First Friday Celebration - Come your as most Inspired Self!

Our book list choices:

Emerging Readers
How to Train Your Dragon
My Father’s Dragon
The Wizard of Oz
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Oregon Battle of the Books selection)
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Oregon Battle of the Books selection)

Advanced Readers
The Eyes of the Dragon, by Stephen King (Oregon Battle of the Books selection)
Harry Potter
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Dragon Rider

Secret Book Club Mayan Mystery Friday #3

LadyJane

This Friday, October 28th 2011, was the final night of our 3 week book club featuring Christy Raedeke's book Prophecy of Days. Thank you Christy for making it an extra-special time.

November is the month of Gnomes, Elves, (good)Trolls & Fairies!

LadyJane

Hello my dear Booklin's! (That's my name for lovers of books!)

While we won't have any official book club meetings this month, The Secret Book Club is hosting a Lantern Making Party on November 18th at Pioneer Hall from 5pm to 8pm. We can all talk about the books that we're reading for the month. We've made a list of some of our favorites for you to check out!

Fablehaven Series - ages 7-12

Little Fur Series - ages 8-11

The Neverending Story - ages 10-13

The Fairies Promise Series - ages 7-10

The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz - ages 7-11 *LadyJane's Book of the Month Selection

The Fairie Wars Chronicles - ages 11-15

Elf Realm Series - ages 10-13

The Chronicles of Faerie - ages 12-17

The Faire Folk Trilogy - ages 12-17

The Hobbit - ages 12-17

Secret Book Club New Year New You!

LadyJane

Come to TreeHouse on Friday evening, December 30th from 6pm to 7pm to create your very own Book of Secrets for the New Year. We'll create a special book for keeping track of your dreams, goals and creative projects, as well as a journal for recording your thoughts, favorite books, celebrations...

Start 2012 with a little bit of extra magic to make it the best year of your life (so far) !!!

In January we will choose books about Dragons to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon, beginning January 23rd and continuing for 15 days. We'll list the book clubs soon...watch here for more details!

Secret Santa's Workshop

December Secret Book Club: Secret Santa Giftmaking (please RSVP to reserve your spot!)

Join us 6-7 pm every Friday for a special Crafty Club ($5 materials fee)

12/9: Secret Superpower Bathsalts and Misters

12/16: Secret Super Scrumptious Elixirs (Hot Chocolate and Tea blends)

12/23: Secret Storytime with the Secret Book Club

12/30: New Year, New YOU!

December Book Club - Secret Santa's Workshop!

LadyJane

HI Booklins, Every Friday in December holds something fun for kids at TreeHouse in the Secret World. Check back here for our December Calendar, which will be ready by November 30th!

October's Book of the Month

LadyJane

October 14th marks the date of this Fall's first Secret Book Club meeting for kids 11 and older. Our book selection is Prophecy of Days, by local, international-selling author Christy Raedeke of Ashland. We are so excited to welcome Christy as our co-host for this session of our Secret Book Club.

Come to Tree House on First Friday, October 7th to meet Christy if you can! She will be giving mayan horoscope readings to all, as well as answering our questions about her books.

Dates for A Daykeeper's Grimoire -Prophecy of Days #1 will be: October 14th, 21st and 28th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Email LadyJane at treehouse@ashlandhome.net to preregister-it's free! Bring a friend who likes to read as much as you do!

A quick synopsis: More than 2000 years ago the Maya were building immense cities and practicing advanced math and astronomy. After their great culture disappeared, one cryptic legacy was left: a set of 20 prophetic calendars. The most important of these, the "long Count' calendar, ends mysteriously on Dec 21, 2012. For thousands of years the surviving Maya have had their Daykeepers tracking the Long County daily, all leading up to this end date.

What is meant to happen between now and Dec 21, 2012? This is where Christy’s mysterious thrillers pick up.

Readers will journey around the world on a treasure hunt for clues to the Mayan mystery in the company of Caity MacFireland, a fun, tech savvy teen from San Francisco. Caity is helped along the way by a Feng Shui master, a castle groundskeeper, a Mayan elder and Mr Papers, a pet monkey that communicates through origami.

The target age group for these books is 12 - 17, but some advanced 11 year old readers may enjoy the book club selection as well.

LadyJane's Booklist for Fall

Our book clubs will start up again in October, but in the meantime, we have a lot of great book selections in the store. Here are a few for you to check out that we like.

LadyJane Modern Fairy and Gypsy Witch are the Book Club Hosts. They are assisted by their dear friends, one of whom is LadyLaura (not her "real" secret name!)