We are reading The Emerald Atlas!

After a bit of discussion and a secret ballot, the book club has selected by overwhelming majority to read The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens.  to find out more about this little gem (pun intended), click here for a website dedicated to the book with a promotional trailer.  Now, we begin the process of trying to dig up enough copies for all of us!  Everyone in book club is assigned the task of locating copies-- ask your teachers who have classroom libraries, check the public library closest to you, used book stores, etc.  I'm pretty sure we can get five copies through ILL in the district; we need at least 13.  Can we do it?!

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Mrs. P

Hey Bookies, what shall we read next?

We finished The Book Thief, and we are ready to move on to our next book!  What are we in the mood for?  Here are some of the titles I threw out there when you guys CHOSE The Book Thief (note the emphasis-- I'm still pretty disappointed that so many of you didn't stick it out after you voted!):


Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jason Sonnenblick
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Schooled (or really any title by Gordon Korman!)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Those are all linked to Amazon so you can look at the summaries and reviews to see what you think.  Anyone have any other suggestions?  Let's try to find a title that no one has read yet.  If there's something you've been meaning to read but haven't gotten around to yet, post it!  Once you guys have posted responses here, I'll know we're ready to meet and discuss.

:)
Mrs. P

Meet this Thursday, 1/17!

There are a few students reading this book (I'm so proud of you guys for not quitting, BTW-- you'll be so glad that you stuck with it going forward!), so we are still meeting to discuss it this Thursday @ 12:05 in Mr. Thibault's room.  The page goal for this week is p. 497.  If you're reading The Book Thief, come on in to discuss!

:)
Mrs. P

Who's in for a meeting this Thursday?

Who's still in for a meeting to discuss up to Part 8 this Thursday?  I sent you guys an email... Let me know ASAP!

:)
Mrs. P