JUNIOR BOOK CLUB (Grades 7-9)
Our first book is the thrilling Across the Universe by Beth Revis. This science fiction novel has all of the dystopian elements we crave and a dash of romance. Here's the synopsis...
Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed. She expects to wake up on a new planet, 300 years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed's scheduled landing, Amy's cryo chamber is unplugged, and she is
Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed's passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader, and Elder, his rebellious and brilliant teenage heir.
Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she? All she knows is that she must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again.
We'll meet at lunch in the library on Friday, October 11th to discuss the first half, then we'll meet at lunch on Friday, November 1st to finish exploring the novel while munching on pizza. Oh, and at each meeting we'll have a draw for free books. What could be a better way to spend your lunch break?
SENIOR BOOK CLUB (Grades 10-12)
This group meets in the library after school on Fridays until about 4:30. The first book is a modern classic set in Germany in 1939. In The Book Thief, author Marcus Zusak uses a very unusual narrator to bring a fresh perspective to the Holocaust. By the way, this novel fulfills the requirements for Mr. LaFontaine's Social Studies 11 and History 12 courses.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
This group will meet on Friday, October 11th to discuss the first half and then on Friday, November 1st to explore the entire novel. Afterschool snacks will be provided and there will be draws for free books!
COME DOWN TO THE LIBRARY TO PICK UP YOUR COPY!!! The books are going quickly.
