For September's Book Club, we read The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Caitlin, Cameron, Kaitlyn, Lucy, Matt, Micah, Mira and Rileigh were present. Please read some of the comments about the book below.
Please use one word to describe your first impression of Roz:
-excited
-explorer
-wild
-smart
-robot
-skinny
-curious
-helpful
Who was your favorite character in The Wild Robot? Least favorite? Why?:
-Roz because I liked what she did. She was very helpful. My least favorite was the human who shot the birds.
-The owl because she was funny. Then she got more comfortable with Roz and became more friendly.
-Broadfoot was my favorite because he's a giant moose. The fox ate most of the animals so you didn't like him so much.
-Roz because she explored everything. She's very curious, just like me.
-My least favorite was Roz because I liked the old cat more.
-My favorite character was the fox because he wanted to eat everything. I'm always hungry so I can relate to him.
-I liked it when Roz first got to the island. The otters didn't know what to make of her.
-The first scene was good.
-The first scene.
-My favorite scene was when RECO 1 was shot. He was the last one to be "alive" and try to capture Roz. Or when Roz jumped off the cliff and ended up "killing" some of the eggs. Only Brightbill survived.
-The first scene.
-When Roz rescued Brightbill when the nest fell down. She saved Brightbill's life.
-When the fox was on the log and he was like "help me" because he had porcupine quills on his face. Roz helped him.
-When the man came into the greenhouse where all of the ducks were "hanging out" and shot one of them. This was my least favorite scene.
Do you think that there was a message in this book, beyond the story it told? What might the message be?:
-Don't judge a book by its cover. Like Roz being a monster.
-Anyone can survive in the wilderness.
-To be helpful.
-To be curious.
-She wouldn't have survived if she hadn't helped the others out.
What did you think about the ending of the book? Do you think there will be a sequel?:
-Yes.
-She made a good choice to go and try to figure out where she came from.
Please use one word to describe your last impression of Roz:
-helpful
-brave
-courageous
-amazing
-talkative
-when she got to the island (it's the last part I read)
Please rate this book from 1-5, with 5 being the best:
-One 1
-Three 3s
-Three 4s
Nightbooks by J.A. White
A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending—and a way out of this twisted place.
We will be meeting on Wednesday, October 9 at 3:00 p.m. Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk. Please be sure to sign up for book club so that Miss Lisa can buy enough snacks!
