🙌 All students receive a carefully crafted bookmark students can print and use to help them think deeply about the literature and then have intelligent discussions! 

“Words', he said, 'is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to be patient and stop squibbling. As I am telling you before, I know exactly what words I am wanting to say, but somehow or other they is always getting squiff-squiddled around.”
― Roald Dahl, The BFG

Get ready to discover the squiff-squiddled around words, magical places, fantastic characters, and twitch-tickling conflicts in the novels Roald Dahl wrote. These books will delight you, make you think, and entertain you while your own imagination is set loose. 

We discuss a new book during each class, so the novel should be read before class. Feel free to join us for all the books, or just the ones you want. Pop in and out of the class as you wish. This class is ongoing! 

👉ALL BOOK CLULB SECTIONS WILL MEET EVERY OTHER WEEK. You are not charged for the weeks we do not meet. This gives students the chance to read the book before class. 👈

CLASS EXPERIENCE: 
Students will learn reading strategies, how to analyze, who they are as readers, and how to communicate about literature and life! They will begin to develop their own criteria for evaluating the books they read, and they will begin to understand the type of readers they are. To do this, each student takes a turn in talking about the book and the teacher will probe a bit to get each learner to do a little deeper thinking. Because it's a discussion class, we encourage students to leave their cameras on, to use the chatbox to expand the discussion, and to think about what they want to say before class begins. This isn't your average book club! Feel free to join us for all the books, or just the ones you want. Pop in and out of the class as you wish, or transfer to different sections if your schedule changes. Sometimes students don't quite finish the book, but they are still welcome to attend--they can tell me they would like to pass on the discussion and just want to listen; however, we also ask questions that are applicable to reading in general, and these topics can be discussed whether they read the book or not. This book club will be ongoing until we finish! Students will earn a badge for each book they complete. 

🎥TEACHER BIOS & INTRO VIDEOS: 
To see teacher introduction videos, go to the Lemons-Aid profile page where you can view the video and also read bios. 
https://outschool.com/teachers/Karen-Lemons?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&authTrigger=follow_teacher&follow=true&utm_campaign=share_leader_link

🗓️ THERE ARE MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF THIS CLASS. If a section is sold out, keep your eye out as students tend to move in and out based on vacations, etc. You can transfer from one section to another without missing any discussions about novels. Students can send a transfer request for a different section week to week. This class will continue year-round so long as enrollment stays strong; sections may be merged at some point.  

👉 SCHEDULE (The books are read from oldest to newest): IF YOU LIVE IN AN ASIAN TIME ZONE, YOU WILL SEE A SUNDAY SECTION. SINCE THAT CLASS IS A SATURDAY CLASS IN THE U.S, LOOK AT THE BOOK LISTED FOR THE PRIOR WEEK.


Sept 8-14: 1981 –The Witches
Sept 15-21: NO CLASS
Sept 22-28: 1982 – The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Sept 29-Oct 5: NO CLASS
Oct 6-12: 1983 – Matilda
Oct 13-19: NO CLASS
Oct 20-26: 1985 – Esio Trot
Oct 27-Nov 2: NO CLASS
Nov 3-9: 1988 – The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (Posthumously)
Nov 10-16: NO CLASS
Nov 17-Nov 23: 1990 – The Minpins (Posthumously)
Nov 24-30: NO CLASS

Dec 1-7: NO CLASS
Dec 8-14: 1991 –Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dec 15-21: NO CLASS
Dec 22-28: NO CLASS
Dec 29-Jan 4: NO CLASS
Jan 5-11: NO CLASS
Jan 12-18: 1961 - The Magic Finger
*Dates coming soon...
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (Posthumously)
NO CLASS
1991 – The Minpins (Posthumously)
NO CLASS
1961 - James and the Giant Peach 
NO CLASS
1964 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 
NO CLASS
The Magic Finger 
NO CLASS
1970 - Fantastic Mr. Fox 
NO CLASS 
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
NO CLASS 
Danny, the Champion of the World 
NO CLASS
1972 – The Enormous Crocodile
NO CLASS
1975 – The Twits
NO CLASS
1978 – George’s Marvellous Medicine
NO CLASS
1980 – The BFG
NO CLASS