Book Talks
A book talk is a short, casual presentation about a book with the goal of engaging the listener and convincing other people to read it. It’s not a formal book report or review. Have fun and get creative to 'sell' the book to other readers.
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Changes Monthly. Check {Pages} website for details.
Changes Monthly. Check {Pages} website for details.
https://www.pagesabookstore.com/store-book-clubs
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Changes Monthly. Check {Pages} website for details.Â
Changes Monthly. Check {Pages} website for details.Â
https://www.pagesabookstore.com/store-book-clubs
Information:
Information:
Pages: a bookstore // Middle-Grade Book Club
Pages: a bookstore // Middle-Grade Book Club
MIDDLE-GRADE BOOK CLUB:Â
MIDDLE-GRADE BOOK CLUB:Â
Meets monthly, generally on the third Wednesday of each month at 4:30 pm. Meetings are currently over Zoom or in the {Pages} Courtyard for safety.
Meets monthly, generally on the third Wednesday of each month at 4:30 pm. Meetings are currently over Zoom or in the {Pages} Courtyard for safety.
Focus is on middle-grade fiction. Book selection is done by voting prior to each meeting so that the following month’s book will be available at the preceding month’s meeting.
Focus is on middle-grade fiction. Book selection is done by voting prior to each meeting so that the following month’s book will be available at the preceding month’s meeting.
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Pages: a bookstore //Â
Pages: a bookstore //Â
Page Turners Book Club
Page Turners Book Club
PAGE TURNERS BOOK CLUB: (Check with Pages for status of this particular book club).
A book club just for 8th and 9th graders. Meets monthly, generally on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:00 pm. Meetings may be over Zoom or in-person in the {Pages} Courtyard for safety. Â
Participants meet to read and talk about books from all genres, selected by group members from books suggested by a {Pages} staff member. Join your friends, meet new friends, and enjoy an hour of “book talk” in the {Pages} courtyard.
WANTED: Students to create their own Book Talks! Â
WANTED: Students to create their own Book Talks! Â
Engage with your fellow MBMS classmates and make a 2-3 minute Book Talk on your favorite titles.  Please email the MBMS Librarian at comeara@mbusd.org to chat about making your own video to post on this site. Thanks!
Engage with your fellow MBMS classmates and make a 2-3 minute Book Talk on your favorite titles.  Please email the MBMS Librarian at comeara@mbusd.org to chat about making your own video to post on this site. Thanks!
12/5/20: Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
12/5/20: Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
12/14/20:Â Yara's Spring by Jamal Saeed
12/14/20:Â Yara's Spring by Jamal Saeed
1/12/21: Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
1/12/21: Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
10/1/20: Red Fox Road by Frances Greenslade
10/1/20: Red Fox Road by Frances Greenslade
*Short Story Collection
*Short Story Collection
11/30/20:Â Don't Turn Out the Lights by Johnathan Maberry
11/30/20:Â Don't Turn Out the Lights by Johnathan Maberry
7/24/20: Something to say by Lisa Moore Ramée
7/24/20: Something to say by Lisa Moore Ramée
OR
1/7/21; 5/21/20: Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
1/7/21; 5/21/20: Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
11/12/20: Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
11/12/20: Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
9/29/20:Â My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee
9/29/20:Â My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee
*Written synopsis; not a video.
A Song Only I Can Hear by Barry Jonsberg
A Song Only I Can Hear by Barry Jonsberg
*Written synopsis; not a video.
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelley
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelley
or
or
9/30/30: Curse of the Night Witch ~ Emblem Island by Alex Aster
9/30/30: Curse of the Night Witch ~ Emblem Island by Alex Aster
or
or
(animated trailer)
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8/28/20: City of Secrets (Graphic Novel) by Victoria Ying
8/28/20: City of Secrets (Graphic Novel) by Victoria Ying
*Written synopsis; not a video.
Fins: A Sharks Incorporated Novel by Randy Wayne White
Fins: A Sharks Incorporated Novel by Randy Wayne White
4/7/20:Â Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
4/7/20:Â Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
6/9/20: What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado
6/9/20: What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado
3/30/30: Beast: Face-to-Face with the Florida Bigfoot by Watt Key
3/30/30: Beast: Face-to-Face with the Florida Bigfoot by Watt Key
*Written synopsis; not a video.
A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson Levine
A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson Levine
9/2/20:Â Tornado Brain by Cat Patrick
9/2/20:Â Tornado Brain by Cat Patrick
*Written synopsis; not a video.
Kiko's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono
Kiko's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono
10/23/20:Â Not Your All American Girl by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang
10/23/20:Â Not Your All American Girl by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang
2/7/20: Wink by Rob Harrell
2/7/20: Wink by Rob Harrell
9/26/19: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang
9/26/19: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang
9/17/20: The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
9/17/20: The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
7/13/20: Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein
7/13/20: Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein
10/27/20: The Puppet's Payback by Mary Downing Hahn
10/27/20: The Puppet's Payback by Mary Downing Hahn
*Written synopsis; not a video.
It's Girls Like You, Mikey by Patti Kim
It's Girls Like You, Mikey by Patti Kim
9/4/20: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
9/4/20: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
*Written synopsis; not a video.
City of Gold by Will Hobbs
City of Gold by Will Hobbs
7/21/20: American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar
7/21/20: American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar
10/29/20: Seance Tea Party by Reimena Lee (Graphic Novel)
10/29/20: Seance Tea Party by Reimena Lee (Graphic Novel)
*Written synopsis; not a video.
How to Disappear Completely by Ali Standish
How to Disappear Completely by Ali Standish
3/2/20 -- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
3/2/20 -- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
9/10/20 -- Parked by Danielle Svetcov
9/10/20 -- Parked by Danielle Svetcov
6/2/20 -- The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street by Lauren Oliver
6/2/20 -- The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street by Lauren Oliver
4/26/20 -- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
4/26/20 -- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
8/16/19 -- The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent
8/16/19 -- The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent
6/20/20 -- Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
6/20/20 -- Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
10/9/20 -- The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
10/9/20 -- The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
8/31/20 -- Show Me A Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
8/31/20 -- Show Me A Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
8/10/20 -- Catherine's War; Clean Getaway
8/10/20 -- Catherine's War; Clean Getaway
6/23/20 -- Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome
6/23/20 -- Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome
1/17/20 -- Castaway by Naomi Shihab Nye
1/17/20 -- Castaway by Naomi Shihab Nye
9/17/20 -- All Together Now (Graphic Novel); In the Red (Science Fiction); Home for Goddesses and Dogs (Realistic Fiction)
9/17/20 -- All Together Now (Graphic Novel); In the Red (Science Fiction); Home for Goddesses and Dogs (Realistic Fiction)
9/15/20 -- The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora; Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
9/15/20 -- The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora; Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
9/7/20 -- 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin
9/7/20 -- 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin
9/6/20 -- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
9/6/20 -- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
*There are several more videos by the Author about this title to view if desired.
8/16/20 -- The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
8/16/20 -- The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
8/4/20 -- From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
8/4/20 -- From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
6/2020 -- The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
6/2020 -- The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
6/23/20 -- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
6/23/20 -- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
5/18/20 -- Suzanne Collins reads from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
5/18/20 -- Suzanne Collins reads from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
5/16/20 -- The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
5/16/20 -- The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
5/17/20 -- Gloom Town
5/17/20 -- Gloom Town
4/10/20 -- Things You Can't Say by Jenn Bishop
4/10/20 -- Things You Can't Say by Jenn Bishop
11/12/19 -- Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
11/12/19 -- Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
10/17/19 -- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
10/17/19 -- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
8/1/19 -- Allies Book Talk by Alan Gratz
8/1/19 -- Allies Book Talk by Alan Gratz
2/11/19 --Â New Kid Book Talk by Jerry Craft
2/11/19 --Â New Kid Book Talk by Jerry Craft
OR
OR
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park