We each brought with us a huge stack of books, talked about the themes from Her Next Chapter, and then stacked the books in different categories. We came up with a great stack of books that cover different cultures, different issues middle schoolers face, different time periods, and more.
We also really want to jump into some of the stuff our daughters will start wading into in middle school--
so we decided we would ALSO read one chapter of Mayim Bialik's Girling Up from
January-June--- this way we'll finish it right before they enter middle school. Our hope is that in exploring these topics together in the safety of our book club, the girls will know they have 3 adults they can trust and 2 other peers who are getting the same information they can talk with about stuff that comes up for them-- or just ask questions!
So! We have 18 books... 7 of them will be voted out in December... which 11 will make our 2018 books? Check back in December to find out!
2018 Throwdown books (only 11 will make it!):
Midwife’s Apprentice
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Lions of Little Park
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Counting on Grace
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Walk Two Moons
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Kira Kira
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Power of Lucky
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
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The War that Saved My Life
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My Mixed Up Berry Blue Summer
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Breadcrumbs by Ursu
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Three Times Lucky
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Brown Girl Dreaming
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Sylvia & Aki
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Operation Redwood
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Finding Mighty
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Story Thieves
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Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret
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Posted (by John Anderson)
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