Mineola Library's 2012 FALL Reading Challenge discussion

Happy, Happy, Happy


The Secret Society of Happy People, established in 1998, celebrates "Admit You're Happy Day" on August 8. The purpose of the group is to find joy in what makes you and others happy and not to rain on other people's parades.

For this task, identify something that makes you happy, then read a fiction or non-fiction book where that thing is the focal point of the story, narrative, or of a primary character in the book. Book about happiness in general will work, too. Examples: The Happiness Project, Stumbling on Happiness, The Art of Happiness A Handbook for Living.

Required: Identify the inspiration for your book choice when you post.

Sam and I are nappers, so we read A Cat Nap: Book 1, short a. (9 pages)

2.1."Stories for the Heart" ,compiled by Alice Gray,pp.288. Alice Grey is an inspirational conference speaker. There are over 100 short stories to encourage one to lead a Christian life. Some topic covered are compassion, encouragement, virtues, faith and love.

I love my sister as much as you can, and I read the "Good Sister" by Drusilla Campbell. It was 317 pages & was this months book club read. It was a great book!

Sarah Arcand
Occasionally Sarah will take a nap, so she also read A Cat Nap: Book 1, short a. (9 pages)

The Cat, the Professor, and the Poison
(Cats in Trouble Mystery #2))
Sweeney, Leann 275 pages


This series contains two of the best things in life: cats and a quilter!

For this challenge I read a book called "The Book of Bright Ideas" by Sandra Kring. It has 370 pages and I gave it 5 stars. Family and friendship and the mysteries of life. The book is about two girls who meet and become close friends and Winnalee a feisty
little girl who carries her Mother's ashes in an urn and has a silver book in which she records everything she learns which are the answers to the mysteries of life. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read this in August.