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#ReviveBAB!
Way back in April or so I made a CB book club! It was actually pretty successful, and we all chose a book to start reading. Unfortunetely, I sort of had a low key breakdown around that time and despawned from the CB for three months. Whoops. Anyway, Lumi reminded me of the idea so I thought I'd start it up again as part of the #ReviveBAB movement!
The concept is kind of like school book clubs, except the books will be chosen by us (I'm looking at you, Catcher in the Rye sitting on my desk). First, we can vote on a book (suggest down below!). Then, we can all get the book to read. I know a lot of libraries are closed, so I would recommend Overdrive/Sora/Libby or Kindle if you have it. Next, we'll decide on how much we want to read each week. On a certain day, we can get together to discuss what happened!
Because I'm kind of inconsistent, If anyone wants to help me lead that would be awesome!
I also want to implement a new idea that's different from last time. I'm thinking that every week we could have a discussion leader that creates discussion questions we could answer!
Here's the sign up if you're interested!
Name:
Favorite genres:
Book suggestions:
Would you be interested in being a discussion leader?:
<3 Fidelity
submitted by Fidelity
(October 16, 2020 - 10:58 pm)
(October 16, 2020 - 10:58 pm)
More book suggestions:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Grace Lin), The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl (Stacy McAnulty), The Candymakers (Wendy Mass), Everything Sad Is Untrue (Daniel Nayeri), The Silver Arrow (Lev Grossman), The Giver Quartet (Lois Lowry), A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle), The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall), The Wishing Spell (Land of Stories, Book #1) (Chris Colfer), Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Dusti Bowlings)
(October 19, 2020 - 9:22 pm)
THE PENDERWICKS YES
I vote for that
(October 20, 2020 - 1:05 pm)
ooh, I love The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl!
(October 23, 2020 - 4:57 pm)
Ok, here are my book recommendations:
- Valiant by Sarah McGuire
- Greenglass House by Kate Milford (I never finished this book because my time ran out, but I would love to try it again)
- Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by Christina Uss
- Wish by Barbara O'Connor
- Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus (so good!!)
I'm stopping myself here, before I get carried away. Can't wait to start!
(October 19, 2020 - 6:47 pm)
Lucinda says "feoyt" Feo means ugly in Spanish... she's insulting me!
I'm afraid we can't allow recommendations to specific outside sites besides YWP. Sorry about that. There's always the library! --admin
(October 20, 2020 - 8:21 am)
I can't guarantee that I'll actually be able to keep up with this, but I'll see what I can do...
Name: Kitten
Favorite genres: Fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction... I'm rather flexible
Book suggestions: I just read Jane, Unlimited and it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and I need someone to discuss it with. However, I'm not entirely sure if it's appropriate for younger CBers... there's nothing explicit or anything, but it's more aimed toward older kids/teens, I think. Has anyone else read it to weigh in?
Would you be interested in being a discussion leader? Possibly? I didn't read through all the other replies, so I'm not sure if someone else replied, but if not, I might be interested. Like I said before, though, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep up with this...
(October 20, 2020 - 7:49 pm)
Name: NerdFace
Favorite genres: real-fi, dystopian, adventure, mystery, paranormal, horror, i could go on forever, it really doesn't matter
Book suggestions: to kill a mocking bird, around the world in 80 days, anything agatha christe, i'm open to anything, though.
Would you be interested in being a discussion leader?: depends on the book, but most likely. :)
(October 21, 2020 - 12:29 pm)
Yes To Kill A Mockingbird is sooooo good!
(October 25, 2020 - 6:30 pm)
Wow, thanks to everyone who signed up! I'm going to look over the recommendations and put out a voting poll later today. Hopefully we can start reading next week! Feel free to sign up if you haven't already, there's no limit!
<3 Fidelity
(October 21, 2020 - 10:10 pm)
AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I spent 30 minutes writing out descriptions for all the books and then I accidently hit a button and my entire page REFRESHED. I've never been so annoyed. D:<
Here it goes again. The descriptions are going to be kind of quick, sorry! I would recommend doing a little extra research if you want a better idea of the books.
The Penderwicks, Jeanne Birdsall
The Penderwicks follows four sisters: Rosalind, Skye, Jane, and Batty as they take a summer vacation at the Arundel estate. A lot of YA books these days have kind of toxic families, and it's nice to read about a family that is super healthy and fun like the Penderwicks. This book is aimed towards younger readers, but I think anyone can enjoy it. My mom loves these books!
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
This is probably on of the most classic historical fiction books, and I'm super suprised I haven't read it yet. It's about a girl who discovers her love of reading in Nazi Germany. It's a fascinating look at the holocaust and censorship. I've heard its very well written and poignant. Also recommended by our lovely Chasey!
Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell
One of the most underrrated middle grade books ever. In Rooftoppers, a girl named Sophie travels to Paris to search for her mother, a cello player who supposedly died in a shipwreck when Sophie was a baby. One day, Sophie is playing cello on the roof of the hotel when she meets a boy named Mateo who lives on the rooftops of Paris. She discovers the whole community of rooftoppers, orphans who survive by living and traveling on rooftops. It's technically a realistic fiction book, but it reads like an adventure or fantastical type book.
The Sun is also a Star, Nicola Yoon
Oooh, it's a romance! This is one of my favorite YA romances of all time because it features a unique, interracial couple and an elaborate one day plot. The book is very well planned out, and everything connects so well! It's not overly romantic if you aren't into that. A lot of the book has to do with the characters and their identities. It also subtly tackles day to day racism in a great way. Highly recommended if you liked Nicola Yoon's other book, Everything, Everything.
Wow, now that you're done, please rate each book from 1-5 on the how-much-I-want-to-read-this scale. Sorry there are so many realistic fiction books, I'm not that familiar with fantasy and dystopian. :P Next time I'm going to have someone else do the book options so we can have a better variety.
Read you around!
<3 Fidelity
(October 22, 2020 - 8:24 am)
The Penderwicks-- 5!! I've already read it, but the Penderwicks is just the best thing ever.
The Book Thief-- 3-4. I really do want to read this book, but can someone please let me know what age you would recommend it for? The internet says thirteen and I'm only twelve, so yeah.
Rooftoppers-- 5! I've never read this before, and I need more good middle grade fiction. Plus, it sounds awesome.
The Sun is also a Star-- 3. Romance has never really been my thing, and I have the same concerns as with the Book Thief.
(October 22, 2020 - 11:53 am)
There is nothing exactly inappropriate in the Book Thief, just some deep themes, sorrow, and death. I think that you would be mature enough to handle it, I think 11 or 12 is the youngest I would reccomend it for.
(October 22, 2020 - 2:05 pm)
Okay, thanks, Pygmy. Here are my new ratings:
The Penderwicks-- 4. I still think it's the best thing ever but I've read it more times than I can count.
The Book Thief-- 5. I read a fuller description of this book and it seems amazing!
Rooftoppers-- still 5 for reasons listed above.
The Sun is Also a Star-- 2-4. For reasons listed above.
(October 23, 2020 - 10:47 am)
Penderwicks: 5
Book Thief: 5 (I tried to read this before but it expired on my kindle)
Rooftoppers: 4
The Sun Is Also a Star: 1 (It sounds good, I'm just not really into romance...?)
(October 22, 2020 - 12:16 pm)
The Penderwicks: 4. One of the best ever, but I've read the entire series a million times, so it's not my top choice, although it's (extremely) high up there.
The Book Thief: 5, only because there's nothing higher. This is my favorite book in the universe, and I don't like the idea of favorites. It's really, really good, and I think that my enjoyment of it would actually be higher with a discussion group, which I can't say for a lot of books.
Rooftoppers: 3. It sounds really good, Paris is incredible. But I can't give every book on this list a 4 or a 5, this will even it out a bit.
The Sun is Also a Star: 4. I'm not incredibly into romance as a genre, but I do love one day plots, and it sounds like the romance is only a part of the story, not the entire thing, which I don't have a problem with.
(October 22, 2020 - 2:11 pm)