Watertown Middle School Reading Club

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Nonfiction book titles + field trip info

April 13, 2012 by · No Comments · Club Happenings

Thanks to everyone who shared their nonfiction books this morning! What a wide variety of stories we had:

SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
J.K. Rowling: Author of Harry Potter by Karen Harmin
Dateable: Are You? Are They? by Justin Lookadoo and Hayley DiMarco
Pompeii: Exploring a Roman Ghost Town by Ron and Nancy Goor
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

For our meeting next month on May 11, we will be going on our field trip to More Than Words. Your permission slips need to be turned in by Friday, May 4.

Until then, happy reading! :-)

Book choice for next month . . . nonfiction books!

March 9, 2012 by · No Comments · Club Happenings

Thanks to those of you who attended the discussion this morning!  We had a good chat about Loser, especially what a great character Donald is.  If only we could all keep our “kid eyes” when we look at the world!

For next month we will be reading nonfiction books.  Read any nonfiction book by any author and bring it to the next meeting on Friday, April 13.

At the April meeting, we will also be handing out permission slips for our field trip in May and discussing the details of that trip.

Until then, happy reading!  :-)

Book chat titles + next month’s book . . .

February 8, 2012 by · No Comments · Club Happenings

Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting this morning!  A good variety of books were shared, and we all got some new ideas for novels to read.  Here are the books we discussed:

  • Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
  • The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan
  • Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
  • Don’t Die My Love by Lurlene McDaniel
  • Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card (Part of the Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow series)
  • The Tiger’s Egg by John Berkeley (book 2 in The Wednesday Tales series)
  • February by Gabrielle Lord (book 2 of the Conspiracy 365 series)
  • Leaving by Karen Kingsbury (book 1 of the Bailey Flanigan series)

Next month we will be discussing Loser by Jerry Spinelli.  See you then!

Until then, happy reading!  :-)

 

Student book review – Leaving

February 6, 2012 by · No Comments · Book Reviews

Leaving by Karen Kingsbury
Review by Patricia H.
Grade 8

Leaving is about a young woman named Bailey Flanigan. She has a wonderful, God-loving family. Bailey used to date a man named Cody Coleman, but as her mother said he didn’t pursue her like a dying man in the desert. He has always ran away, and Bailey has asked God to help her get over him. But she believes he was the one. Until she gets a part in the Broadway show Hairspray, and her former co-star Brandon Paul comes into her life again. Her faith is tested at a whole new level in New York. Bailey is lucky enough to have amazing people in her life that help her through all of it.

I loved this book. It is all about testing your faith and trusting in God. I learned a lot about many different things. It is also very fun to keep up with this woman’s life. Her family, her troubles, and best of all, her accomplishments. All in all it is an AMAZING book and I would recommend it to everyone. :)

Student book review – Don’t Die, My Love

February 3, 2012 by · No Comments · Book Reviews

Don’t Die, My Love By Lurlene McDaniel
By: Maggie T.
Grade:8

Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower have been dating since the 7th grade, and finally in high school they have become more serious in their relationship. But as soon as Luke gets what he thinks is just a virus and says he doesn’t need to see a doctor, Julie finally convinces him to see one. When he goes to see the local doctor at Waterton, the doctors admit him to the hospital. Luke is put thorough testing and the results are alarming. After getting put through chemo treatments, Luke asks Julie to marry him. But as soon as he asks her that, more tests results and more treatments are being done to Luke. Will Luke survive to go through his promise of marrying Julie? And will love survive, now and forever?

Meeting date change for February

January 16, 2012 by · No Comments · Club Happenings

Our February meeting will be held on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8 instead of our usual Friday meeting. Sorry about the change!

Next month . . . book chat!

January 13, 2012 by · No Comments · Club Happenings

Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting this morning to discuss The Thief Lord. It was fun to watch a clip from the movie and see the characters in action. The movie is available at the public library if you want to see the whole thing.

For next month, we are doing a book chat. Choose any book by any author to read for our meeting on February 8. Bring the book with you to the meeting and be ready to share a little bit about the novel. We will all get some great ideas for new books to read!

Until then, happy reading! :-)

The wizard knows the truth! :-)

January 10, 2012 by · No Comments · Book News

Next book pick . . . The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

December 16, 2011 by · No Comments · Club Happenings

For our next book pick we will be reading The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke.  We will meet on January 13 to discuss the book and watch a clip from the movie.

Until then, happy holidays, and happy reading!  :-)

Mary Downing Hahn books

December 16, 2011 by · 1 Comment · Book Reviews, Club Happenings

Thanks to everyone for sharing your great books by Mary Downing Hahn this morning!  We had a great variety of books, and they all sound fantastic.  Here are the books that were shared:

  • December Stillness
  • Deep and Dark and Dangerous (several people read this one!)
  • Promises to the Dead
  • The Wind Blows Backward
  • Closed for the Season
  • All the Lovely Bad Ones
  • Wait Till Helen Comes
  • The Dead Man in Indian Creek

We decided that if you are a fan of ghost stories or mysteries, Mary Downing Hahn is a good choice!