[aisle] [External] Re: HS Book Club Group Reads?

Thu Mar 24 13:25:47 CDT 2022

The "We Are Bookish" team at NetGalley has published a few book club kits
that are actually really good. Not sure if the titles are what you're
looking for, but it might be worth looking into, too.

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 11:01 AM Kathy McCoy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We did *The Inheritance Games*, *Not If I Save You First* and *Long Way
> Down* this year.
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> Mrs. Kathy McCoy
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 10:29 AM Claire Wrobel via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 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 <
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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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>>>> TF South High School
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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
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>>>> 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
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>>>> Library Media Specialist
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