Book clubs are a fun way to have conversations about the books you're reading & it's great for getting together with friends.
My sister and I started one for ourselves back in January 2015. We decided to try reading one book a month. (Which doesn't always work, because some people read slower than others...) We both read our chosen book. (We're taking turns picking a book) And then we come up with questions and an activity or two that has something to do with the book. (The questions are usually simple like: Favorite Character, Disliked Character, etc.. And our activities differ depending on the book, but we have created word searches and coloring pages.) And if there's a movie based on the book we watch it, and add questions about it.
It's been so much fun! And we're learning things as we go... We didn't have a club name until our 3rd meeting, I suggested one and my sister suggested another, but we eventually chose her idea, The Bound Book Readers Book Club. And we have been refining our "rules" and the way we go about our meetings, etc. Our meeting place also gets chosen by which ever one of us picked the current book, I love going to our local bookstore/cafe... It's a great atmosphere.. :)
We read our questions and answers out loud and discuss the book. We show off our word search or coloring page, etc. And I keep a log of our meetings so we can revisit the time. It's been so interesting... We are now on our 5th book, part of a trilogy (Also something to think about; If your book is a trilogy or a series you have a LOT of reading to do! For someone who reads slower it's probably best to stick with single novels instead of a trilogy or series.) and I can't wait to have our next meeting.
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If you want to join in, I will post the book title on here & the questions in the comments. And if you're really into it, I can email you the activity assignment as well.
Also if you want suggestions on how to create your own book club we'd be happy to help you with that. I definitely encourage it!! :D
Keep Reading Books!!! ^_^
-AMBER
Our current book is: Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce. It is book 2 in the Beka Cooper trilogy. (Definitely read the first book before this one, & let me know if you want the questions or word search for it.)
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10. What do you think of Nestor & Okha? 11.Did you think Hanse and Dale were in on the colemongering? 12. Favorite quote? 13. What did you think of the cage dogs? 14. What do you think about Goodwin's news at the end of the book? 15. How well do you think the future looks for Beka?
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