Talk about Books!
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Talk about Books!

A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4-8

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Talk about Books!

A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4-8

About this book

Book clubs, literature circles, and reading groups are great ways to promote literacy and books to young readers. This new guide provides everything you need to run a dynamic, no-fuss book discussion group with elementary and middle school students. Featuring 15 titles of diverse genres, it offers discussion topics and activity ideas for some of the best new reads for kids. Brought to you by the authors of the highly acclaimed Reading Rules! Motivating Teens to Read, this guide is an outstanding resource for starting and running a stellar literary discussion group—whether it's in a school, public library, or community center. Grades 4-8.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. 1: Night Hoops by Carl Deuker—Basketball
  4. 2: Heart to Heart edited by Jan Greenberg—Poetry and Art
  5. 3: Flippedby Wendelin Van Draanen—Relationships and Friendships
  6. 4: A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck—The Great Depression
  7. 5: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix—The Future
  8. 6: A Time Apart by Diane Stanley—Archaeology
  9. 7: Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester—Ancient Egypt
  10. 8: Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda—Dragons and Quests
  11. 9: William Shakespeareby Michael Rosen and illustrated by Robert Ingpen—William Shakespeare
  12. 10: Williwaw! by Tom Bodett-Alaska
  13. 11: Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac—Native American Legends
  14. 12: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka-China
  15. 13: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo—Dogs and Pets
  16. 14: Lord of the Deep by Graham Salisbury—Honesty and Values
  17. 15: Monster by Walter Dean Myers—Crime and Moviemaking
  18. Annotated Professional Resources
  19. Index of Titles and Authors