book clubs (discussion groups)

"A ripped from the headlines middle grade novel about a group of students who must fight book banning at their school to save their club...and their world as they know it. No matter what was going on in Molly's life at home, she always had book club at school. Whether she's dealing with a death in the family or her parent's breaking the news they want to move she is able to read a new book and escape life...even if it is just for a little bit. But when someone anonymously notifies school boards about a controversial book in the classroom, her favorite teacher Ms. Lewsiton is suspended...and book club is a banned for the immediate future. With weeks until graduation, Molly has never felt more lost. She knows she needs to do something--anything--to prove to everyone that the books they read with Ms. Lewsiton are more important than the adults may realize. With her group of friends, Molly will fight to save her book club from writing their favorite author to protests on the football field. Molly will discover that standing up for what you believe in is only half the battle...but will she find she is fully ready to make a change for readers just like her?"--Provided by publisher.

"April and Mae are best friends (and so are their pets). When they are late to book club, they use their individual talents to get back on track"--Provided by publisher.

"This book helps teachers launch and maintain effective book club experiences in grades 2 through 6, by highlighting assessment and instructional practices that support the dual goals of stronger comprehension (thinking) and better conversations (talk)"--Provided by publisher.

Talking Texts is a guide for teachers to the steps and strategies of implementing text clubs in many forms? fiction and nonfiction book clubs, textbook clubs, article clubs, and even poetry clubs?in the classroom. All strategies presented are applicable to any discipline so that text clubs can be employed across the curriculum in any grade level.

"After accepting a free bookmark from a stranger, Mara is in danger of being forced into a ghoulish book club unless the Librarian can rescue her"--OCLC.

Presents seventy-one creative ideas for community book clubs based on an online survey completed by library professionals and others as well as research by the authors.

"A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious stranger who turns out to be a real monster"--Provided by publisher.

"Three Army wives--and estranged friends--must set aside their differences when one of them sends out a cry for help"--Provided by publisher.

"In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club"--Provided by publisher.

"[The authors] take on teachers' doubts and concerns about book clubs, and build a . . . case for their value in every classroom. They provide the nuts and bolts for creating and managing successful books clubs"--Provided by publisher.