Happy Friday to my book club members!  Tell me about the chapters you have read in your book this week.  Give me an overview of what is happening and how you feel about the book.

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Describe Mib's relationship with her parents and siblings.  How is it complicated by their savvies?  Do you think the inheritance of a savvy is a curse or a blessing?  Why? What have you inherited from your family?

The Hunger Games Trilogy

Reality TV has seen tremendous growth in the 21st century with competitive shows and survival shows. Discuss this phenomenon with respect to The Hunger Games. How does the "entertainment value" of the games impact the tributes in the novel? How does it affect them to know they are being manipulated to make the Games more exciting for the gamblers and viewers? Does knowing they are on live TV make Katniss and Peeta behave differently? What other aspects of our popular culture do you see reflected in this story?

Independent Reading Selection

Tell me all about the book you are currently reading and why we should all read it too (or not).

YA Lit

Explore the Book Club LibGuide and discuss authors and books that look interesting and why. Who are some of your favorite Young Adult authors?

Unbroken - Blog #1

Laura Hillenbrand gives us a moving story, one that brings to life the suffering and courage of not just one man, but thousands whose stories are untold. What is it about Hillenbrand's writing that saves her book from feeling melodramatic? What do you admire most about Louis Zamperini? What enables him to survive the plane crash and POW ordeal? Does he possess special strengths-personal or physical? Did his training in track, for instance, make a difference in his resilience? What do you find most horrifying about Zamperini's experiences so far?

The Wednesday Wars - The Turbulent 1960's

The novel, The Wednesday Wars, is set in the decade of the 1960s. Many important historical events and social as well as political movements occurred during during this turbulent time. Go online and research two or more of the following topics. Your blog this week should include a discussion about what you learned and how your topics are discussed in the novel.
Topics:

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Kennedy
Civil Rights movement
hippies
space program
atomic bomb
Vietnam War
Mickey Mantle