The Hate U Give

 

Gracefully Grayson

Well-- we can't be FULLY back to regular book club-- but at least we were in person!
All distanced 8 feet apart!

This is our last book club before these girls start turning 13... cannot believe it.

To Nightowl From Dogfish

January Book pick:

From Common Sense Media:

"Tweens will easily relate to the authentic, distinct voices of Avery and Bett as they explore what family and friendship mean through their dads' romance, and reunite with long-lost and distant loved ones. The plot is well constructed to keep the pages turning. Be sure to have a tissue handy for Avery and Bett's wedding toast."

2019 Throwdown!

Our movie this month is Little Women (the newest one--we're going to see it in the theater over winter break).
Meanwhile, we had our throwdown!
Head over to our Book Log to see the final picks for 2020! 

Beyond the Bright Sea

The daughters are now almost halfway through 7th grade and decided they wanted to make some changes.

Super understandable that things can't (and shouldn't!) stay the same since 3rd grade.

The changes we made:

• The blog is too overwhelming to keep up with with all their other responsibilities.  One of the moms will take over posting and it truly will be more of a log-- just the book we read + 3 questions
• Instead of a different girl leading the entire discussion (which includes prep), each girl will come with 1 question to ask each month.
• We will shift from the moms choosing most of the books for the throwdown to the daughters choosing about 75% of the books for throwdown.  Each daughter will suggest 3-4 books every November.

On to the book!

Questions

Norah:
What do you think this means: “Because that’s what people do when they think something doesn’t belong to you. Like taking the treasure because it was buried on a state land, even if it belonged to someone else before that. And claiming a little island that nobody else could have thought of wanting, until someone else wanted it.”

Kaia:
Why do you think the author made the choice for Crow to never meet her brother?

Zoe:
On page 209, Osh said "People don't want much until they have plenty, then they want more and more." Where do we see this in society?

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Questions:
1.  Why is Carmen the narrator?
2.  Which of the 4 girls are you most like?
3.  Do you think 10 years from now they will still be friends?
4.  How does Bridget feel at the end of the book versus the beginning/middle?  Why?

Wishtree

Questions

1.  Which character do you most relate to?

2.  Red says of Sumar and of him/herself that they need to “stand tall, reach deep.” What does that mean to you? Have you ever had to stand tall and reach deep?

3. What wish would you tie on the wishtree?

4.Red likes to make others feel safe. Are there things in nature that make you feel safe?