読書しよう: セリア・C・ペレス著『奇妙な鳥』 - 小説探究、3～5年生

Books take us to new places, but sometimes it's more fun to travel with others. 
In this book club we will build fluency and engage in meaningful discussion, while expanding our understanding of literary devices. We will touch on flashback, foreshadowing, symbolism, false endings, characterization and voice (to name a few). All of the books I have chosen are modern reads, published within the last five years. While I do love the “classics” from my childhood, I also love reading and discovering new things. I believe that diving into a book and reading new, diverse, stories can help us have new conversations with our world and give us the tools we need to understand the people around us. 
Let’s explore some books together and learn how to fly.

This is a multi-day course that meets twice a week for six weeks. We will take turns reading aloud, and spend time getting to know the story and characters. 
You do not need to own the book in order to participate.

For this session of Stories With Wings we will read Strange Birds by Celia C. Perez

When three very different girls find a mysterious invitation to a lavish mansion, the promise of adventure and mischief is too intriguing to pass up.

Ofelia Castillo (a budding journalist), Aster Douglas (a bookish foodie), and Cat Garcia (a rule-abiding birdwatcher) meet the kid behind the invite, Lane DiSanti, and it isn't love at first sight. But they soon bond over a shared mission to get the Floras, their local Scouts, to ditch an outdated tradition. In their quest for justice, independence, and an unforgettable summer, the girls form their own troop and find something they didn't know they needed: sisterhood.