Blind Date With a Book

Blind Date:

A "blind date" is a date between two people who have not previously met. Usually you will get set up by a friend who knows the person. For this activity I had students pick up their favorite book they read that year to "set up" a friend with. For 3-5 minutes they try to convince their friend to "check out" their suggestion. Then they switch and their friend tries to set them up with their favorite.

Resources:

• Blind Date Scoring Sheet by Mrs. GRU

• Blind Date With a Book by Mrs. ReaderPants $7.00

There are also some libraries who make a display of books wrapped in brown paper so it is a surprise what the patron checks out. They post their reviews on a blog.