July 2012: The Search for Wondla

For July’s Book Club, we read The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi. Here were our thoughts…

Let's talk about how this book is sci-fi, quite different from what we usually read. Did you like the genre?

Emma: I like sci-fi. I read A Wrinkle in Time in school.

Did you like the fact that the book was partially illustrated, so that DiTerlizzi gave you a visual for most of the characters and places?:

Emma: Yes, because it's kind of so much out there that you don't know where to start. It's like movies where you have an idea but then see the movie and you can't remember what you had thought they looked like. +Re: Harry Potter. A great book to film.


If I could be a character from this book, it would be:

Emma: I don't know. Probably Eva because there's no one else like me.

If I could change one scene in the book, it would be:

Emma: In the beginning, they could have made it more understandable. It was a little confusing. I thought that you were thrown a little too quickly into the new world. The hook in the beginning was great.


Were you confused by all of the characters and locations?

Emma: Not really. When they met up with Rovender Kitt, the fact that he had the translator made everything easier to understand.

The one character I would want to happy forever is:

Emma: Otto. He was strange but sweet.  

Please rate this book from 1-5, with 5 being the best:

Emma: I would rate this a 3.5. It's a good book but I've read a lot of other really good books.

 

Create your own alternate Earth. Who would populate it and what would it look like?:

Emma: A jungle of all plants. No rock ground; mossy ground. There would be a variety of creatures and there would be humans as well. The creatures would be mutated animals. Kind of like Egyptian creatures but more flowing, less strange. 

August 2012: The Mysterious Benedict Society

For August’s Book Club, we read The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Steward. Here were our thoughts…

If I could change one scene in the book, it would be:

Cam: I wouldn’t change anything about the book.

The character I wouldn’t want to share a bunk bed with is:

Cam: Constance because she’s pudgy and annoying.

If I could be a character from this book it would be:

Cam: I would want to be Kate because I want a bucket with everything in it. I want to Rainey because he’s a leader and he’s cool (and I like his hair) and I want to be Mr. Benedict because he’s smart and psychic-y.

Were you confused by anything in this book?

L: In the beginning, I was wondering why Sticky is all bald and why Milligan seems so sad. Also, is Milligan a shape-shifter?

The one character I would want to happy forever is:

C: I hope that Constance is happy forever.

Please rate this book from 1-5, with 5 being the best:

C: 4 ½

Create your own “Society”. What would it have in it?:

C: I would make a Society  of soccer players consisting of my friends. It would be called Society of Cool-y Cooperative Extravagent Runners (S.O.C.C.E.R.). We would play soccer. If we were in England we’d play football. If you got bored of soccer, David Beckham would come from a secret passageway in order to motivate you.

Any more thoughts?:

I felt bad for Constance because she’s annoying but then people were won over because she finally yelled out something that made sense. This often happens with characters in books.

I think that Mr. Curtain’s plan is very well-thought out and planned in advance. He didn’t know what was going to happen but he was ready for it. The Benedict Society is going to kick some butt.

The book for the next Book Club meeting is The Aviary by Kathleen O'Dell. We will be meeting on Wednesday, September 5th.