The next book to be discussed will be Thanhha Lai's Listen, Slowly. Many students will be able to empathize with the female protagonist that is struggling to fully understand her identity and culture. This is sure to be a great book for discussion! Best of all, our very own DMS students will be one of the student leader groups at the November 5th book discussion! If you'd like to read an excerpt from the book as well as the numerous critical praise, check out Harper Collins website! |
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Our first Howard County Middle School Book Club meeting was today at The Miller Library. We discussed Jordan Sonnenblick's Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pies. Using humor to deal with very serious issues, Sonnenblick brings 8th grade, Steven Alper, and the earth shattering news of his five-year old brother, Jeffrey's diagnosis of leukemia to relatable terms for young adult readers. Our in school discussion of the book became deeply personal and involvement students sharing many touching moments. The countywide book club was a lively meeting with Clarksville Middle, Glenwood Middle, and Hammond Middle leading group discussions. We had five of our very own DMS students attend tonight. As always, it was so much fun talking with students who love reading and most everyone enjoyed the book tremendously. How exciting for a new year of learning and a new year of books to read and discuss! This year's list of Howard County Middle School Book Club books looks AMAZING. Check it out!
We had a wonderful meeting yesterday during period 2 discussing the book, Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal. It was so nice to see students from all grade levels able to talk about the book and get excited about reading.
Tonight, students from all over the county will be coming to The Miller Library on Frederick Road in Ellicott City and discussing the book together. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and conclude by 8:00 pm. This is a student only area. Parents are welcome to stay and explore all of the services the library has to offer. The room will be monitored by Howard County teachers and staff. We hope to see you there! Every year, a committee of G/T Resource teachers previews books that are of high interest to middle school readers. This is a very challenging job; but every year, our books get better and better. Here is a list of Howard County Middle School Book Club Book List for the 2013 - 2014 school year (last year).
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AuthorAs the instructional seminar progresses, we hope to have student book reviews published here. Come back and check it out! Archives
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