[aisle] High School Book Club

Thu Nov 18 11:45:31 CST 2021

I've done a variety of things for my book club over the years.

One year we selected a book for each semester and participated in, assisted with, and ran activities/programs related to the book.  Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick we focused on anti-bullying and suicide prevention.  The Fault in Our Stars by John Green we focused on Childhood Cancer Awareness and collected pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities, collected and donated toys for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, Pennies for Patients, etc.

One year my students completed a "Triple-Threat Challenge" where they selected a fiction, memoir/biography, and a non-fiction book to read within the year.  All three books had to have a similar theme.  For example, one student read This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp, Choosing Hope: Moving forward through life's darkest hours by Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, and Columbine by Dave Cullen.  Another student read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, All But My Life by Gerda Weissman Klein, and Born Survivors: Three young mothers and their extraordinary story of courage, defiance, and hope by Wendy Holden.

Throughout the year we would do different activities, crafts, games, run discussions, a fundraiser, book talks, promote reading and highlight books we've read.  Every year is different depending on the group of students.

Jennifer A. Siemann

 Lincoln-Way East High School

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Subject: [aisle] High School Book Club

I am attempting to start a book club at the high school level.  This is my first year in this particular district, so I don't currently have a go-to group of students I can tap into getting this off the ground; I'm hoping this club will help me foster some strong relationships.  For those of you who have spear-headed and lead a teen book club, please drop all of your advice in this thread.  My plan is to recruit, promote, and choose our first title before the end of this semester and hold our first meeting in late January.  Thanks in advance for the advice!

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