Murder and a Victory Garden Gift Ideas –

These ideas are based on events in the book.

1.  Include packets of vegetable seeds.

2. Add a box of Duncan Hines Banana Cake mix. Also, you may want to include a container of vanilla cream frosting, banana extract and several bananas.

3. Wrap the book with a 6-pack of Dr. Pepper, in classic cans if you can find them.

4. Put the book and ingredients for a classic lime daiquiri in a box: rum, lime juice, soda and a lime.

5. Include a gift certificate for green yarn to knit Ellen’s scarf.

Murder and a Victory Garden Book Club Ideas –

If you are meeting in person or via Zoom, enjoy food from the celebration event, play Irving Berlin songs, and wear clothing from the 1940s. 

Questions from the book:

1. What is the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture?

2. What are some of the classic elements of Tudor homes?

3. What are some of the classic elements of ranch homes?

4. What are the names of Colorado’s two state songs? (Bonus points: which of these songs were    banned temporarily from radio and why?)

5. What are the three music artists referred to in the book? What are the names of some of their    most popular songs?

6. What did Meryl and L.B. use to cook dinner on the Prairie Creek Trail?

7. What is the name of Dungaree’s hat?

8. What three roses did Dungaree plant in Ellen’s garden?

9. How did Ellen’s front yard differ from Pat’s and why?

10. What breed of dog is Buttercup? What are some of the traits of this breed?

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