Read & Lead Book Club meets in the Library to read during our Smart Block time. Please join us for any or all book discussions!
We'll start with a Kickoff Meeting celebrating Harry Potter on Monday, September 28, October 5th! NOTE date change!
We'll meet every other Monday, working around holidays/workdays. There is a calendar at the very bottom of this page to see the books and dates, watch it to fill soon!
Listen for announcements and sign up in All Timely the week before, we make plenty of room for everyone to come!
Look for our display in the library of all the books we're going to read this year. If you have a book you love, you may choose to share it with others by promoting it and leading the discussion, simply sign up here to lead!
We don't keep a roster but we will take a club photo in January so listen for our time and location January 13!
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KOR
High School bully, Chase, has a head injury and amnesia. Could this be a chance to start over?
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BAR
Avery wins a mysterious inheritance worth billions but she must move into the house with 4 grandsons for a year to receive it.
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MES
Keeper Series: eBooks and Audiobooks
Sophie is our heroine caught between real life and a magical Elvin world.
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LOW
eBooks and Audiobooks
Jonas lives in a pain-free and perfect society until he starts to question what really matters.
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SLO
Friendship and resilience are key themes after Willow's adoptive parents die in a devastating accident.
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HIG
Earth is being hit by a comet and Petra and her family are chosen to colonize a distant planet.
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ODA
The best-selling manga series in history following the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates as they sail the seas in search of the legendary "One Piece" treasure to claim the title of Pirate King.
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WEI
Read the Young Readers Edition at our School Library
Mark Watney has been unintentionally left behind on Mars, how will he survive?
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COL
Series: eBooks and Audiobooks
Led by their Fairy Godmother, Alex and Connor travel through classic fairy tales.
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VAN
The Cross Country team bus has an accident after a meet and Jessica has to cope with her new reality.
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RHO
eBook and Audiobook
Jerome is shot and killed but comes back to comfort and encourage the living.
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REI
Series:
eBooks and Audiobooks
Survival and winning is the goal for Emmett in this book that could be called, " Hunger Games goes to space!"
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NIE
When the Berlin wall goes up overnight in 1961, Gerta and her family are cut off from each other permanently.
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GIB
SpySchool Series: eBooks and Audiobooks
Another great series about a young operative on secret missions!
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PAL
Graphic Novel Historical Fiction from World War 2 written by the author of Wonder.
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CON
eBook and Audio Book Link
Mason tries to solve the mystery of his best friend's death.
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GRA
Best friends Frank and Stanley try to survive Pearl Harbor and cope with life afterwards.
December 18th
GN and Manga Favorites
For our student-led book club to be the best it can be, take the time to plan a full 30 minutes of activity with the readers. You could print out this agenda, use the white board, or make a slideshow to run on the Promethean Board. (Email Mrs. Thrash at ethrash @ wcpss.net if you need access to the slideshow.)
Here are is a sample agenda:
9:23 - Welcome
Remind everyone of the next few books on the website list to be ready to discuss.
Introduce yourself
Tell us some favorite things you love about the books and series and why you chose this book to lead!
9:25-9:35 - Have 3-5 really good and deep discussion questions.
Depending on the number of students, discussions could be everyone who comes, if we're less than 10, or could be at tables so 4 are discussing together.
You can find good questions on the authors or publishers websites.
An example might be not just "Who is your favorite character?" but "Which character do you identify with the most and why?"
Keep the discussion going, don't go off on too many tangents or side conversations!
9:35-9:52 - Do an activity that is fun and related to the books.
Arts and Crafts - make bookmarks or origami related to the book
Make a display to promote this book in the library
Role Play
Read Aloud of a favorite scene while Characters act it out
Read Fan Fiction you have written
Make a trivia game