Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem : A complete guide to starting and running your own mother-daughter book group

Written by four girls and their moms (and illustrated by the girls), Magic, Mystery and Mayhem was written to help others start mother-daughter book groups and keep them fun and exciting.

Written from personal experience after years of being together as a group, this book was written for both moms AND daughters. It combines hundreds of practical ideas for running a book group with personal reflections from the authors. It answers such questions as:

--How do you choose books, and what do you do when the book you want doesn't get chosen?

--How do you get young girls excited about participating in the discussion?

--What do you do when the moms try to talk the girls out of a book they all want?

--What activities are appropriate for different ages?

--How many members should you have?

The final section, "Book group for a year", outlines complete book group meetings, including food, activities, and discussion questions, for 12 of the authors' favorite books.

Proceeds from the sales of this book are shared with three Seattle nonprofit literacy groups. This book was written primarily as a service project, to help all children learn to love reading.