Newbery Book Club for Gifted Tweens

Join us for a fun and challenging book club where we meet every week to discuss our book. I will lead a round-table discussion for each book we read, and every student in the class will have an opportunity to share their opinion with their peers. I will be fostering a love for books, and students in the class will be asked to think about what they read, form an opinion on what they read, and then share that opinion with others. We will also have fun rating each book we read and comparing them to past reads. 

Over the course of eight weeks, students will read and discuss various Newbery Honor books. The books for this book club are well written and thought-provoking leading to many spirited discussions among the students. I have chosen these books to get kids excited and engaged with the writing, making them want to share their thoughts with others.

Meeting 1 - Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee

Meeting 2 - Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Meeting 3 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Meeting 4 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat

Meeting 5 - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

Meeting 6 - All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

Meeting 7 - Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

Meeting 8 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Please note that we need a minimum of 5 students for this class to run. Therefore, if you enroll your student, please share the class with others that may be interested. Thank you!