JML Youth Blog

The 5/6 Boys book club also read Hoot by Carl Hiassen in November. Here are their thoughts on the book.

“Exciting, Funny and Interesting” – Eben

” This book is cool and it really is a hoot.” – Sam

“A really fun, exciting book. Anyone can enjoy.” – Matt

“Humorous read. Moral”

“It is a humorous read. It is a moral book.”

“An insightful look into the dilemmas of modern development and urban co-existence with nature. ” -Rob

Next month the group will be reading City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau.

The 7/8 boys Book Club read Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja. Buddha Boy tells the story of Justin and his unlikely friendship with the school’s ” weird” kid, Jinsen, who was named by his Buddhist teacher.

Students were asked give one or two words or a short statement that they felt described the book. This is what they came up with.

“Not my kind of book. 3 stars” – Micheal

“Believable”

“Surprisingly honest” -Dave

“I really liked this book. I liked how Justin stuck up for Jinsen. I thought that was nice and if he didn’t Jinsen would have been in a lot of trouble.”

Next month the group will be reading Peak by Ronald Smith.

The 5th and 6th grade girls book club read the book Hoot by Carl Hiassen. The book tells the struggle of a boy and his friends fighting to save a group of burrowing owls threatened by urban development. Below are their thoughts on the book.

Tina- “Determination”

Lilly- “weirdly cool”, very interesting, environmentally inspiring”

Hanna- “Inspiring”

Ashlee- “Encouraging”

Sally- “The characters were really neat!”

“Fast paced”

“Adventurous with weirdness. Cool”

Lilli- “upbeat, great characters”

Next month, the 5/6 grade group will be reading Rules by Cythia Lord. Check back to see what they think of Rules.

The 7th and 8th grade girls read Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. See their thoughts below.

“Thought-provoking”

“Eye-opening”

Sarah-”Sad”

Meghan- “Educational”

Lindsey-”Shocking”

Dawn- “Fascinating”

“unbelivable”.

Next months book is Hope was Here by Joan Bauer. Check back to see the girl’s review.

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to JML’s new Youth Blog.  This is a place to view book reviews from your peers, see what our book clubs are reading, and view upcoming activities. If your interested in posting to this blog, please contact me at emily.worm@gmail.com and I’d be happy to set you up.

Emily Worm

Everyone had a great time at the Boys and Girls Book Club Kickoff. We will be meeting once a month at the library to discuss that months books and share a potluck supper. During the kickoff, we played some games ate pizza and got to know the other particpates of the club.  Here are some pictures from the event.