Book Club Receives The Running Dream

I met with the Book Club this past week to give them their third book of the year….Wendelin Van Draanen’s The Running Dream. The selection is realistic fiction and I hope they like it as much as I do. Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She’s [...]

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So B. It by Sarah Weeks

So B. It by Sarah Weeks After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is. Very good book from www.nancykeane.com Discussion Questions

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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

What if everyone automatically became “pretty” when they turned 16?  Scott Westerfeld explores this concept in his book Uglies.  Listen to the booktalk below. Excellent book from www.nancykeane.com Can’t see the video below? Try this link.

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City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. from www.nancykeane.com Excellent book Can’t see the video below? Try this link.

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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

India Opal’s lonely when she moves to Florida. Her mom’s left, her father’s busy and won’t talk about her mother, and she has no friends. But you don’t have a chance to feel sorry for her because her entire life changes when she goes to the grocery store one day. At the Winn-Dixie she meets [...]

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The Gadget by Paul Zindel

In 1945, Stephen moves from London to Los Alamos, New Mexico to live with his scientist father who is working on a secret project. Stephen’s curiosity is piqued regarding the high level of security and mystery shrouding the military base and its occupants. Dr. Soifer, a hospitalized scientist, alerts Stephen to the dangers involved in [...]

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