November Grades 3-4 Book Club: Just Like Jackie

For November's Book Club, we read Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard. Please read some of the comments about the book below.

Please use one word to describe your first impression of Robbie:

-nice
-violent
-bad language
-not religious
-very violent and cares about her grandpa
-violent and kind
-she always does the first thing on her mind
-sorta violent



Please use one word to describe your first impression of Alex:

-mean
-jerkface
-rude
-bully
-always acts innocent
-crybaby
-jerk and acts innocent
-tattletale
-Momma's boy


Was there any character in Group Guidance who you could relate to or empathize with?:

-I might react the same way as Alex if something had to one of my parents
-I felt bad for Robbie because her Mom died (and she never knew her Dad)
-I felt bad for Austin
-I felt bad for Alex at the end, when it was revealed that his dad had cancer



Who was your favorite character in Just Like Jackie? Least favorite? Why?:


-Grandpa was my favorite. Alex was my least favorite.
-Favorite was Robbie. Least favorite was Alex.
-Favorite was Oscar. Least was Robbie.
-Favorite was Robbie. Alex was my least favorite.
-Favorite was Robbie. Least favorite was Robbie's mom.

What's your favorite scene of the story?:

-When Robbie punched Alex in the face.
-Robbie's mom.
-In Group Guidance, when Oscar and the other people in Guidance when they agreed with Robbie about the Family Tree idea.
-When Robbie punched Alex in the face.
-When Alex cried like a baby.



Do you think that there was a message in this book, beyond the story it told? What might the message be?:

-If someone is acting odd, like something is wrong, something might be happening at home or another personal problem.
-Don't bully people because their name is a different name or they are different from you.
-Don't judge a book by its cover.
-Everyone has challenges in life.
-Don't ever punch someone when you feel like its the right thing to do.

What did you think about the ending of the book? Did it make you happy, sad, etc?:  

-The end of the story made me feel happy and sad.
-Sappy (sad AND happy together)

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

-Three 3
-One 4
-Three 5

For December's Book Club, we will be reading Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff.

"Followed by a wolf, a huntsman, and a porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red embarks on a quest to find a magical cure for her ailing grandmother."-summary

 Please be sure to register for Book Club and pick up your library copy of the book at the Circulation Desk!

We will be meeting on Wednesday, December 11 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!

December Grades 3-4 Book Club Suggestions

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.



Knights vs. Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan

Let me tell you a secret about the Knights of the Round Table: they don’t have much to do. The realm is at peace and dragons are few and far between. So Merlin decides to send the knights out on a real adventure to a world filled with the most terrible lizards of all: DINOSAURS!

Knights vs. Dinosaurs is a highly illustrated, fast-paced adventure full of uproarious knightly hijinks, surprising secrets, and terrifying dinosaurs. 

Red: The (Fairly) True Story of Red Riding Hood by Leisl Shurtliff

Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic. But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness.

With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman—two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. . . .