[aisle] HS Book Club Group Reads?

Thu Mar 24 11:01:09 CDT 2022

We did *The Inheritance Games*, *Not If I Save You First* and *Long Way
Down* this year.

Mrs. Kathy McCoy
Library Media Specialist ~ Teacher
CCUSD #301 | Central Middle School
"Engage the mind, empower the learner, inspire excellence, influence the
world"

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 10:29 AM Claire Wrobel via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Our high school book club really enjoyed Field Guide as well. I would also
> recommend *With the Fire on High* or *Clap When You Land* or *The Poet X* by
> Elizabeth Acevedo. The last two are in verse, and even better if you can
> get the audiobook.
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 10:27 AM Carol Naughton via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Field Guide is a great book. The Hawthorne Games might also be fun!
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>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 9:54 AM Meyer, Gail via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> My book group is meeting today to discuss The Truth Project by Dante
>>> Medema. I had two students come in over the last few weeks to tell me how
>>> much they enjoyed the book… that is NOT something that usually happens.
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>>> Plus it’s in verse/email/texts so it can be a fairly quick read.
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>>> I also personally love The Field Guide to the North American Teacher,
>>> which hits the boxes you’ve listed.
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>>> Gail Meyer, Librarian
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>>> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> * On Behalf Of *Amy
>>> Phillips via AISLE
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 24, 2022 9:50 AM
>>> *To:* AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators
>>> discussion list <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
>>> *Cc:* Amy Phillips <aebromberg at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* [aisle] HS Book Club Group Reads?
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>>>
>>> Good morning!
>>>
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>>>
>>> My book club is interested in doing one last group read before the end
>>> of the year, and they didn't have any ideas. So I'm looking for some
>>> suggestions that have worked for you. The only parameters I got from them
>>> were: no nonfiction, horror, or suspense; something kind of happy (not all
>>> depressing throughout the whole book); and preferably diverse characters
>>> and/or author.
>>>
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>>>
>>> My book clubbers are generally big readers, and their favorites from
>>> this past Lincoln Award list were *Stepsister* and *We Are Not From
>>> Here*.
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>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!
>>>
>>> Amy Phillips
>>>
>>> Riverside Brookfield High School
>>>
>>> Library Media Specialist
>>>
>>> aebromberg at gmail.com
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>>> phillipsa at rbhs208.net
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>>> 847-722-6169
>>>
>>> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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