Virtual Book Club

Virtual Book Club

I am hosting a virtual book club for students. Choose one of the books from the list and read by May 31st.
Below are the discussion times on Zoom for the first week of June.
I will draw a raffle for two $25 Amazon gift cards out of all the names who participate.
In addition, I will give each participant a little token of participation.

Book choices. You can choose any grade level book... I just grouped them by age.

Recommended for 1st and 2nd
Lucy on the Loose by Ilene Cooper June 5, 9:00am
Marvin Redpost: Class President by Louis Sachar June 5, 9:30am

Recommended for 3rd-5th
Frindle by Andrew Clements June 1, 1:00pm
The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop June 1, 1:30pm
Remarkable by Lizzie K. Foley June 1, 2:00pm

Recommended for 5th-Middle School
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein June 3, 12:00pm
Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies June 3, 12:30pm
Gollywopper Games by Jody Feldman June 3, 1:00pm

Here are a few questions to think about as you read… the questions will help prepare to discuss the book.


  1. If you could give the book another title, what would it be? 
  2. Which characters would you like to meet in real life? Why?
  3. What do you wish was different about the ending?
  4. Would the book make a cool movie? Video game? TV show? 
  5. What is one thing you could ask the author if you could talk to him or her?
  6. What did you like best and least about the book?
  7. What is something that happened in the book that is similar to something that happened to you?
  8. Grade this book on a scale of 1-5 (5 is the best, 1 is the worst). 

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