What We're Reading 2017-2018:
Our thoughts, discussion questions, curriculum connections, and related reading suggestions can be found by clicking on each title below:
- Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
- Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
- The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
- Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
- Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
What We're Reading 2016-2017:
Book 7 - Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson
Discussion Date: May 9, 2017
Our Rating: ? out of 5
- Discussion questions are here.
- Learn about author John David Anderson and the other books he has written.
Book 6 - Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein
Discussion Date: April 11, 2017
Our Rating: 4.2 out of 5
- Discussion questions are here.
- Visit Chris Grabenstein's web site. He writes many funny books for kids, shares pictures of his office and cats, and even tells you how to pronounce his last name.
Book 5 - The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
Discussion Date: March 7, 2017- Discussion questions are here.
- Learn more about author Ali Benjamin.
- Check out the amazing Diana Nyad who swam from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage when she was 64 years old!
- See the real Dr. Jamie Seymour talk about the Jellyfish Invasion on this National Geographic Explorer video clip.
- Watch the TED video Suzy and Justin saw when eating lunch in Mrs. Turston's room entitled "The Hidden Beauty of Pollination".
- Listen to Neil DeGrasse Tyson's comments and see amazing images takend by the Hubble Space Telescope in Max Schlickenmeyer's video entitled "The Most Astounding Fact":
Book 4 - It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Discussion Date: January 31, 2017
Our Rating: 4.8 out of 5
- Discussion questions are here.
- Read about author Firoozeh Dumas who really did move to California from Iran when she was seven years old.
- Listen to some of the music mentioned in the book.
- Learn more about the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979.
Book 3 - When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin
Discussion Date: December 13, 2016
Our Rating: 4.25 out of 5
- Discussion questions can be found here.
- Learn about author Paul Griffin here.
- Learn about Coney Island in New York.
- Read more about therapy dogs and children reading to dogs in the "Tail Waggin' Tutors" program.
Book 2 - The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman
Discussion Date: November 15, 2016
Our Rating: 4.0 out of 5
- Discussion questions can be found here.
- Learn about author Dan Gutman.
- Visit the real Kid President's web site.
Book 1 - Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Discussion Date: October 18, 2016Our Rating: 4.88 out of 5
- Click here for discussion questions.
- Learn more about Gordon Korman on his web site.
- Do you have a question or a message for Gordon Korman about the book? You can do that on his "Reader's Forum," and he is very likely to respond to your message.
- Check out the video trailer for Masterminds: Criminal Destiny, the second book in the series.
- Book 3 in the series, Masterminds: Payback Time, is due out in March 2017!
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Book 7 - Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Discussion Date: May 10, 2016
Our Rating: 4.5 out of 5
- Discussion questions can be found here.
- Learn more about author Clare Vanderpool.
- How did Clare Vanderpool get the idea for Moon Over Manifest? Click here to find out.
- Learn more about orphan trains and the Great Depression.
Book 6 - A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius by Stacey Matson
Discussion Date: April 12, 2016
Our Rating: 4.2 out of 5
- Click here for discussion questions.
- Learn more about author Stacey Matson on her web site.
- Who was Shakespeare? Watch this BrainPOP video to learn more.
- Check out these common sayings that came from Shakespeare's plays.
- Like the main character, Arthur Bean, and his father, are you or someone you know dealing with grief? Here is a web site with information that may help.
Book 5 - Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Discussion Date: March 8, 2016Our Rating: 5 out of 5
- Click here for discussion questions.
- Learn more about Gordon Korman on his web site.
- Do you have a question or a message for Gordon Korman about the book? You can do that on his "Reader's Forum," and he is very likely to respond to your message.
- Check out the video trailer for Masterminds: Criminal Destiny, the second book in the series.
Book 4 - Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
Discussion Date: February 2, 2016Our Rating: 3.75 out of 5
- Click here for discussion questions/topics and links to organizations that combat childhood hunger and homelessness
- No Kid Hungry - national organization combating childhood hunger
- Global Youth Service Day - national organization encouraging ways to impact a cause such as homelessness or childhood hunger
- Hopelink - Seattle/King County organization to help people in our community who need shelter and/or food on their tables
- Project Cool - local organization that ensures homeless children have the school supplies they need
Book 3 - Crispin - The Cross of Lead by Avi
Discussion Date: December 15, 2015Our Rating: 3.9 out of 5
- Discussion questions and background information can be found here.
- Listen to Avi read from Crispin: The Cross of Lead
- Read about the next two books in the Crispin series and other books Avi has written.
- Learn about the Black Death (also called the Plague) and how it spread so quickly through Europe with this interactive map
- What was the feudal system? See how kings, knights, and serfs measured up to each other.
- To learn more about the Middle Ages, click here.
- Why did the Peasants Revolt of 1381 happen?
Book 2 - One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Discussion Date: November 17, 2015
Our Rating: 4.25 out of 5
- Discussion questions can be found here.
- Interested in author Lynda Mullaly Hunt's answers to Frequently Asked Questions?
- Click here to share YOUR thoughts on One for the Murphys.
Book 1 - Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
Discussion Date: October 20, 2015Our Rating: 4 out of 5
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